Fieldwork
East Midlands Network
East Midlands Network Event
Date: Thursday 25th March 2010, 9.00am-3.30pm
Venue: Attenborough Nature Centre, Nottingham
The next East Midlands Network event will take place on Thursday 25th March 2010 at the Attenborough Nature Centre, Nottingham. This full day of fieldwork CPD will be divided into two sessions. The morning will focus on sharing local fieldwork and planning a ‘best practice' field class around key themes. The afternoon wil be spent in the Nature Reserve, where a member of the Attenborough Education Team will share some of the opportunities for geography fieldwork available at the Reserve and lead a practical session aimed at KS3 level geography students.
To book a place, or for further information, please contact Dr Holly McLaren on h.mclaren@rgs.org
The first meeting of the East Midlands fieldwork network was held on Friday 10th July 2009 at Conkers, a centre at the heart of the National Forest. Twenty two teachers from schools in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire attended the event, which took the form of a day of free fieldwork-based CPD with a particular focus on local and regional sites. A packed timetable for the day included speakers from a range of organisations, including the Field Studies Council and the Peak District National Park Authority. Local teachers also contributed their suggestions for fieldwork in the area, and later in the day the delegates were able to participate in some of the activities available to schools through the Conkers centre.
Many of the resources from the day are available to download:
Session 1: A few quick ideas for fieldwork in your school grounds
Eleanor Coulber, Professional Support Officer: fieldwork and KS3 resources, RGS-IBG
- Download a copy of the session presentation
- Download the fieldwork starter activities
- Download the secondary steering cards
Session 2: Local fieldwork experiences (part 1)
Melanie Barker, Assistant Headteacher at Highfields School, Matlock
- Download a copy of the session presentation
- Download the coursework booklet 2009
- Download the data collection booklet 1
- Download the data collection booklet 2
- Download the mark scheme
Session 3: New GCSE geography and the controlled assessment
Tim Wilson, Assistant Head of Centre at the Field Studies Council's Blencathra Field Centre
- Download the GCSE specification comparison
- Download the summary of GCSE fieldwork opportunities
- Download the guidance on the GCSE geography controlled assessment
- Download the controlled assessment time and word limit guidelines
- Download tips for setting up the controlled assessment
Session 4: Local fieldwork experiences (part 2)
Adrian Taylor, Head of Geography at St Mary's Catholic High School, Chesterfield
Session 5: Fieldwork in the Peak District National Park - developing personal and global geographies
Sarah Wilks, Learning Development Officer, Peak District National Park Authority
- Download the flier about Peak District NPA teacher training opportunities
- Download the geographical enquiry matrix
If you are interested in joining this fieldwork network, please email fieldwork@rgs.org