Geography field courses developed and delivered by Geography teachers
We offer a wide range of geography field courses for secondary schools, sixth forms and trainee teachers. All courses are developed and delivered by both geography teachers and examiners. All are specific to the new curriculum and can be tailored to the requirements of each of the exam boards – click on the tabs below for information about each of the field courses we provide;
We have a range of different NEA field courses delivered from both Southwold and Skegness, these include:
We run a range of courses in different locations to help your students prepare for the fieldwork element of the AS exams. These courses include free access to our student log-in area to enable students to tailor their own fieldwork before the course. We will also provide you with suggested teaching materials to use prior to these courses and a range of secondary data.
We have a range of physical and human day courses and for the very best value; a selection of double investigation day courses, combining a morning and afternoon session on both a physical and human issue. All courses include a follow-up summary A3 template to prepare students fully for the GCSE exam and secondary data.
Typically, a full day course will involve 2-3 hours of actual fieldwork and a more detailed set of supporting classroom sessions. Before the fieldwork students will consider methods, sampling techniques and risk assessments, whilst afterwards, secondary data will be provided and demonstrations of data presentation including the use of GIS will be covered.
Half day courses are typically 2 hours in length. They involve 1 hour of fieldwork and 30 minutes of classwork either side of the data collection.
Select any 2 to build your customised fieldwork day, including both a human and physical study.
Our key stage 3 courses each last 4-5 hours and are supported with a follow-up assessment. They are designed to embed skills and understanding required for the GCSE course.
For prospective teachers considering applying for a teacher training course in Geography – this is the course for you!
We aim to be as accommodating and flexible as possible and are happy to work with you to create a bespoke field course for your requirements. We are currently working on the following; - A mock NEA project for a sixth form college in central Norwich. This involves a human fieldwork menu, a workshop on ArcGIS, an introduction to the NEA and supporting NEA resources. - A tailored GCSE physical and human day course in Hunstanton for a school from Grimsby. This involves provision of fieldwork booklets, secondary data, use of Hunstanton town hall and A3 write-up sheets. - A bespoke 4 day residential course for an English speaking school from Dubai. This involves our NEA 3 day itinerary, 3 nights accommodation, excursions to Sizewell nuclear power station and RSPB Minsmere nature reserve and return mini-coach transport to Heathrow airport.
Designed to stretch your most capable students our AG&T special events run on selected days often in partnerships with local organisations such as Adnams and the Environment Agency. We encourage participation from a number of schools and each course will usually include a practical challenge where students compete against each other for a prize. We will post details here of all upcoming events which we arrange to support your AG&T students and will also advertise these on our social media feeds. In the meantime, if you have a specific request of any way in which we could help your students with their fieldwork or careers in geography – get in touch or leave your email here for alerts of upcoming events.
From our bases in Southwold and Skegness we deliver either 1 or 2 day courses especially tailored towards the current IB specification. With both human and physical investigation options it is possible to tailor your trip to meet your exact requirements.
