Year 11 Geographers carry out successful fieldwork

This half term the Year 11 geographers have all undertaken 2 days of fieldwork as well as all the associated data presentation and analysis for their data.

Students spent the first day in East Village at Stratford where they carried out a range of techniques to decide if the East Village is a 15 minute neighbourhood or not. They carried out service mapping, pedestrian counts, environmental quality surveys, field sketches and a walkability study. The highlight for all students was the questionnaires which some loved and others found incredibly challenging. All students had a go and experienced the challenge of gathering data from the public.

The second visit was to the Debden Brook where students investigated the change in river characteristics downstream. They visited 3 sites along the river where they were able to collect width, depth and velocity measurements by getting into the river.

The behaviour and attitude to learning was excellent during these trips and students have shown resilience and focus. These skills will be tested in their summer exams and so students have given themselves an excellent opportunity to be successful.