Science Enquiry@The Charles Darwin Forum aims to enrich teachers' pleasure in their subject, thereby helping them enhance the appeal of science to their secondary pupils. The programmes will put investigation at the centre of learning and will encourage close observation and interaction with the natural world to provide an enriched understanding of scientific processes. The programmes will also encourage teachers to adapt QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority) schemes of work with their classes to achieve scientific and cross-curricular goals.

Science Enquiry will stimulate teachers and provide them with tools to encourage pupils to feel that science is not only relevant to their lives but also fascinating.

Science Enquiry programmes will supply a human dimension that is now often lacking in science teaching in schools. Darwin's home and the places where he worked for 40 years provide a connection with thinking about science as Darwin did. The investigations will reflect Darwin's sense of enquiry and close involvement with nature.