Fieldwork & Activities

Fieldwork plays a crucial part of our teaching and is always greatly enjoyed by both pupils and staff.

U6th Birmingham Trip - to study the changes to the rural-urban fringe, the inner city and the CBD

    Download a copy of the letter for parents - Thursday 9th February 2012
L6th Residential Trip to Gower, South Wales - to study coastal geomorphology & carry out an investigation on the Ilston Stream

    Download a copy of the letter for parents - Sunday 2nd-Tues 4th October OR Sunday 16th - Tues 18th October 2011

 

GCSE French Alps Trip based in St Gervais overlooking Mt Blanc - the formation and uses of the Alps,Tourism, Glaciation & Avalanches are all covered.
  Dowload a copy of the letter for the 2012 trip
        (Sunday 22nd - 2pm approx Saturday 28th July 2012)
UR Northern Ireland Trip - Belfast's residential segregation, CBD redevelopment and regeneration of Titanic's shipyards; study of contrasting seaside resorts; coastal features of the Antrim Coast including the Giant's Causeway
UR Fieldwork for GCSE Controlled Assessment - based in the Worcester area

    Download a copy of the letter for parents - Spring / Summer Term
LR Trip to Birmingham's Botanical Gardens - to study the Desert, Mediterranean and Tropical ecosystems

    Download a copy of the letter for parents - Autumn Term

U4th Farming Trip - to understand the Stewardship Scheme and study the workings of a local farm

    Download a copy of the letter for parents - Summer Term (home clothes to be worn)

U4th Weathering Investigation - a short exercise done on the school site to illustrate the process and effects of weathering


 

L4th Microclimate Investigation - a short fieldwork exercise using weather instruments to record variations in wind and temperatures around the School site.

PLUS: Speakers & trips to outside lectures