High-quality fieldwork: shared lessons for science and geography

The Geographical Association (GA) have published a national research report 'High-quality geography fieldwork for all' which provides a vision of fieldwork that is: •Embedded: woven into a planned curriculum which allows for both breadth and depth •Meaningful: connecting real-world and hands-on experiences with the power of knowledge, understanding and skills •Inclusive: equitable and accessible fieldwork for all •Collaborative: with joined up thinking and action across schools and other organisations •Demonstrates progression: providing an holistic and mapped progression of knowledge and skills from EYFS to key stage 5 •Encourages student agency: empowering students to engage in fieldwork independently •Sustainable: providing sustainable fieldwork for active citizens that develops young peoples’ ‘green skills’ In this session, the author of the report will present the key findings and discuss the shared lessons for teachers of science and geography.