Teacher Training: Planning Successful Fieldwork – setting up your fieldwork enquiry
Education Manager Jo Harris delivered a 90-minute webinar to teachers of the AQA geography specifications on the 3rd July for one of AQA’s…
Our Years at Field Studies Council Malham Tarn
In our 80th year, we handed back the lease of our Malham Tarn centre to the National Trust. It was a sad moment…
Celebrating 80 Years
from CEO Mark Castle The Field Studies Council was created on 10th December 1943 which makes us older than the NHS and…
Practical fieldwork skills key to improving geography education for pupils
As the UK’s leading environmental education charity we welcomed a government report which shows more young people than ever are choosing to study…
What is Forest School
What is Forest School Forest Schools have been growing in the UK since the early 1990s as an innovative educational approach that immerses…
The importance of biology fieldwork trips
Biology fieldwork creates the opportunity for a dynamic and immersive approach to learning, and it plays a pivotal role in shaping the scientific minds…
Pond Dipping
A firm favourite at the Field Studies Council, for all ages and in most seasons, is a pond dipping session! Pond…
Preston Montford welcomes back Shropshire Outdoor Show.
Last August saw Preston Montford Field Centre open it’s grounds to the Shropshire Outdoor Show, and we are thrilled to be welcoming…
How do we save our seas?
Gem Simmons, Tutor at Rhyd-y-Creuau Marine ecosystems occupy over 70% of our planet’s biosphere making it the largest biome in the…
Explore your Neighbourhood with Fieldwork Fortnight!
As geographers we are naturally drawn to adventure and exploring. Opportunities to investigate our environment are regularly undertaken, which is why at FIeld…