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Effective Biodiversity Training and Education Outside the Classroom Training course at Margam Discovery Centre 6th-12th February 2011
Olympic fieldwork in East London The 2012 Olympics is a unique opportunity to investigate geography in action – the transformation of a derelict river valley, urban regeneration on a grand scale, the potential for a sustainable Olympics. It’s all here in east London, to be seen and explored. It’s the sort of geography that excites students and can be turned into a great learning experience.

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WJEC Geography Fieldwork

FSC programmes are fixed length courses with clearly stated outcomes linked to curriculum specification requirements.

Specific programmes have been developed for those studying AS and A2 Geography, following the WJEC specification, to enable teachers to quickly and easily book a residential fieldtrip, safe in the knowledge that it will be directly related to concepts taught in the classroom and will contribute to achieving WJEC specification requirements.

Achieving WJEC AS specification requirements
At AS, students will carry out a fieldwork enquiry for both Unit G1 (Changing Physical Environments) and Unit G2 (Changing Human Environments) as this will be assessed in Question 3 in each of the unit exams.

There is considerable evidence that a fieldwork trip is a highlight of student’s Geography A-level. Therefore, offering a fieldwork experience at AS level may increase recruitment to A2 level

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Changing Environments, 5 days

Changing Physical Environments: Investigating Hydrological Change
Changing Human Environments: Rural Settlements in MEDCs
Changing Human Environments: Urban issues – either CBD or Regeneration
Climate Change: either Glacial or Coastal Landscapes

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Changing Environments, 4 days

This programme extends the fieldwork opportunities of the 3 day programme.

Changing Physical Environments: Investigating Hydrological Change
Changing Human Environments: Rural Settlements in MEDCs
Changing Human Environments: Urban issues – either Central Business District or Regeneration

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Changing Environments, 3 days

This programme is designed to give students the fieldwork experience they need for both AS Unit exams.

Changing Physical Environments: Investigating Hydrological Change
Changing Human Environments: Rural Settlements in MEDCs

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Achieving WJEC A2 specification requirements
At A2, fieldwork and out-of-classroom learning is assessed in Unit G3 (Contemporary Themes and Research in Geography), forming 60% of the marks in A2. For Section B (Individual Research Enquiry) students will carry out individual fieldwork research. One of the themes specified in Section A (‘Landforms and their management’) will also be covered.

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Contemporary Themes and Research, 5 days

This programme covers all the fieldwork needed for Unit 3.

For one of themes Section A (‘Landforms and their management’), students carry out fieldwork on either glacial landforms or coastal landforms.
For Section B, students carry out work to prepare for their Individual Research Enquiry.

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Contemporary Themes, 3 days

This programme covers fieldwork for one of the themes specified for Unit G3

For one of themes Section A (‘Landforms and their management’), students carry out fieldwork on either glacial landforms or coastal landforms.

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The FSC prides itself on being flexible.

If you can't find a programme to meet your exact requirements a course specifically tailored to meet your needs can be developed. To discuss this, contact the centre of your choice.