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Making an Impact with Fieldwork 2016 – a new landscape Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 1

Geography fieldwork What pupils remember Experiential learning not possible in classroom, but. . “Because we have to” “Very hard to get pupils out of school” Cost and time That feeling of deflation – do we enjoy it more than the pupils? Discuss on your tables: 1. Why do we do fieldwork? 2. Best thing about doing fieldwork? 3. Worst thing? Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 2

Geography public exam fieldwork will change significantly in 2016 GCSE AS A Level On a scale of 0 -5, how ready for each of these are you? Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 3

GCSE Draft Specs “Two contrasting environments (outside school grounds? ) including an exploration of human and physical processes, and the interaction between them” (Edexcel 2016 Specification) Not necessarily ‘human’ and ‘physical’ 2 days? Schools to sign a declaration to this effect Primary data collection Assessment Through written exam questions (hang on, but you ‘can’t’ assess fieldwork skills in A Level this way. . but you can in GCSE & AS!) Own fieldwork experience and generic questions Great variety between AOs, but all based on a recognisable ‘enquiry’ process Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 4

GCSE Within a ‘Skills’ paper Each year 2/5 elements will be tested Eduqas Pre-release ‘concept’ (e. g. ‘flows’) and methodology (e. g. ‘transects’) Changes annually; planning issues? OCR Open choice of contrasting environments AQA Pre-released resources for Skills element Edexcel Rivers or Coasts + Urban or Rural Similar to existing IGCSE/Certificate Section C Qs which were also developed by David Holmes Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 5

Physical environments Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 6

Physical environments Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 7

Human environments Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 8

Human environments Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 9

AS 2 days of fieldwork (Specification requirement); likely ‘physical’ and ‘human’ Heads to sign a declaration to this effect Co-teachability with A Level Presumably the 2 days will be part of A Level 4 days, but latter has a very different assessment model “Who’s doing AS or A Level? ” Assessment Through written exam questions (hang on. . . ) As of 11. 04. 15, we have little idea of what this will look like; no Specs or SAMs yet Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 10

A Level 4 days of fieldwork (Specification requirement); clearly not just for ‘project’, but. . Schools to sign a declaration to this effect As of 11. 04. 15, no Specs yet; some confusion here Assessment “Independent Investigation” Word limit (no-one talking about a guillotine) AQA – c. 3000 Edexcel – c. 4000 Eduqas – c. 3000 OCR – c. 3000 -4000 Group data collection? Yes? Individual titles to be approved by AO? No Individual title/question/hypotheses? Yes Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 11

A Level (cont. ) Takes us back to 2000; teachers with experience of supervising such ‘projects’? Reality Individual v semi-Group (CA+) Role of residential field trips? Marking: Centre marked, AO moderated Teacher workload; teacher: pupil relations Who is going to moderate all of these ‘projects’? See IBDP IAs for a clear route to write a tight 2500 word ‘project’ INSET – AO, GA, RGS Alternatives? Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 12

Overseas field trips ‘Field trip’ = exam driven or awe & wonder, or. . ‘Expedition’? = > Geography (e. g. Earthwatch, World Challenge) All of what has gone before applies to overseas field centre-based fieldwork or self-tutored trips Non-exam field trips Compulsory attendance? Timing? Cost? Fund raising, central subsidies? Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 13

Topics for Discussion Time in school year? Hit SMT with the Specs Timing; when? Day or residential? AS v A – co-teach or separate? Field Centre or in-house? Home or overseas? Discuss on your tables and draft a KS 4 & KS 5 Department Fieldwork Programme for 2016 -18, clearly identifying any outstanding issues Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 14

Other Requirements Relevance Outcomes Value for money Awareness of Departmental workload Balancing the needs of pupils, staff and school Certainty (meeting exam requirements) Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 15

Summary Go to INSET 2015 -16 AS/A Level Specs on websites by end of May Draft programming Discuss with Dept Discuss with SMT; what’s coming Budget Book Field Centres – could be busy Alternatives? Peter Price, Head of Geography, Charterhouse Howard Collison, Head of Geography, Oakham GA Conference, Manchester 2015 16