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 U4th Weathering Investigation - a short exercise done on the school site to illustrate the process and effects of weathering
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
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)
PLUS: Speakers & trips to outside lectures