Teacher Taster Events – Amersham, Buckinghamshire

The biology fieldwork courses at Amersham are tailored to A Level, Higher or IB specifications with relevant syllabus content and practicals. This experience will provide more than a replica of what your pupils will experience and give you top tips on arranging and managing field trips.

• Date: 3 November 2023
• Start time: 10:00
• End time: 16:00
• Location: Amersham
• Deposit: £30 (refunded after attendance)

Itinerary

• 10:00 Arrival
• Welcome and tour of centre
• Setting up investigations linked to assessed practicals, CPACs and PAGs
• Risk assessment
• Coffee Break
• 11:00 Woodland Ecology Fieldwork
• Fieldwork skills including random sampling and systematic sampling, using quadrats, abiotic factors and identifying plants
• Forest Bathing activities- woodland wellbeing
• 13:00 Break for packed lunch
• 13:30 Terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates- build confidence with sampling methods, classification and idenfication
• Choosing a statistical test
• Evaluating methods
• 15:30 Tea Break
• Round up – what’s next and how to book
• 16:00 Depart from centre

What’s included:

• Sample activities and a tour of the centre
• Hot and cold drinks
• Free Wifi

Please bring:

• Warm, comfortable clothing
• Outdoor footwear
• A waterproof jacket
• A packed lunch

Any other detail:

Free parking onsite, the field centre is also accessible by public transport