This policy is about the use of values in science education not belief systems. All formal science education is imbued by values, even that which attempts to present scientific processes as uninfluenced by human characteristics.
Values are important in all phases of education from early childhood onwards.
The goals of science education should make explicit reference to values issues. Assessment strategies and evaluation of learning concerned with values should be consistent with a values approach. Within their own belief framework, teachers of science should uphold values of integrity, responsibility to learners and other teachers, and respect for the proper conduct of science. The ethos of the institution should encourage the same values in learners. Learners should experience a relevant science curriculum, which puts an understanding of the applications of science in a social and ethical context.