Encouraging an interest in biology beyond the school curriculum.
Stimulating curiosity about the natural world.
Some comments made by teachers at schools which have taken part in the competition:
"Thank you for organising the Challenge. I think it is a wonderful way of broadening the students’ experience and stimulating curiosity about the natural world. Long may it continue!"
"Thank you for organising another successful Biology Challenge. This is our second year doing it and the pupils enjoy it immensely."
"Thanks for all your hard work in giving us such an efficiently run Biology Challenge. The online instructions were clear and precise and we didn’t have any problems at our end. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the challenge."
"Thank you very much for doing this Challenge. It is simply wonderful, and the instructions are very clear and well organised. The students were very positive about it. I have no criticisms whatsoever!"
"Thank you for organising another successful Biology Challenge. This is our second year doing it and the pupils enjoy it immensely."
"Thanks for all your hard work in giving us such an efficiently run Biology Challenge. The online instructions were clear and precise and we didn’t have any problems at our end. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the challenge."
"Thank you very much for doing this Challenge. It is simply wonderful, and the instructions are very clear and well organised. The students were very positive about it. I have no criticisms whatsoever!"
More comments can be found here.
Biology Challenge is open to pupils in Year 9/Year 10 in England and Wales, Year 10/Year 11 in Northern Ireland and S2/S3 in Scotland.
