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Enviromental field studies For schools 2022/2023 0808 271 6776 Over 35 years’ of kingswood.co.uk/efs inspiring adventures
Every area of Inspiring
adventures
the specification was
covered, and students had
opportunities to demonstrate
their knowledge of every point,
which enabled us to assess them
successfully. Give your students an outstanding field work experience! Inspire and
immerse your students in some of the best field studies locations in the UK
Geography Teacher, at Kingswood.
Secondary School
With us your students will explore and investigate key environmental subjects
and they are led by highly trained, specialist tutors who provide your students
with the key skills they need for examinations and research projects.
Full-board accommodation is also included. Along with bonus adventure
activities – for life-long school trip memories!
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Investigation Primary School
Field Studies
overview
For each investigation, students are guided through the geographical enquiry process. Before heading
Explore the environment
Primary School students explore and learn about different
natural landscapes and environments in the great outdoors!
out into the field they recap the topic and learn the techniques they are going to use, with specific focus Students apply critical thinking skills in discussions around
on why that technique helps them answer their enquiry question and what limitations might they face. conservation and sustainability.
We encourage students to also come up with an idea for the alternative topic as well, so that they have a
back-up if their initial idea doesn’t go to plan.
On returning to Kingswood, students are guided through data presentation and analysis in our IT labs
Choose your explore modules
using various graphs as well as GIS Software. Students can also be guided in evaluating their methods,
Explore Woods
data presentation as well as in drawing conclusions. These follow up sessions are tailored to your learning
Pupils discover the wood’s physical features and investigate the
objectives so that they flow seamlessly with lessons back in school; all work completed by the students
intricacies of layering, plant structure and adaption.
and data is made available to you at the end of your stay.
Throughout the investigative process students Explore Coasts
will develop their geographic skills and Explore how human and physical processes interact to
confidence and competence in six strands of influence and change landscapes, including coastline erosion.
geographical enquiry:
Explore Rocky Shore
Geographical skills Search for creatures and wildlife in rock pools, learning about
• Use of qualitative and quantitative data adaption, ecosystems and zone exploration.
• How to formulate an enquiry and argument
• Cartographic, graphical and numerical skills Explore Rivers
Visit a local river to observe, identify and measure the main
Geographical enquiry processes affecting it, looking at width, depth and velocity.
• Identifying a suitable question for geographical
enquiry Explore Ponds
• Selecting, measuring and recording data Discover what lives and grows in our pond environments.
appropriate to the chosen enquiry Work in teams classifying creatures and plants whilst
• Selecting appropriate ways of processing and pond dipping!
presenting field work data
• Describing, analysing and explaining field work Explore Minibeasts
data Uncover what creepy crawlies live in the woods!
• Reaching conclusions Have fun classifying plants and animal in a variety
• Evaluation of geographical enquiry of habitats based on specific characteristics.
Explore Sustainability
Find out how to be more responsible in how we
look after our planet. Learn simple things you
can do to protect the environment. Let’s recycle,
Find out more at reuse and regrow the natural world.
kingswood.co.uk/efs
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KS3 Field GCSE
Studies Geography
Bring fieldwork to life and encourage Our GCSE programmes are delivered
your KS3 Geography and Biology by our specialist environmental
students to discover a range of instructors and are designed and
environments including coasts, tailored to meet the needs of your
woodlands, rivers and urban areas chosen specification and study focus
in preparation for future GCSE’s whether rivers, coasts, urban or rural
investigations. We run GCSE environments. We can tailor your
Geography taster days to help programme to meet your students’
improve Geography uptake. GCSE field-work requirements over
two, three, or four days.
Students get to learn about data
sampling techniques, as well as GCSE & A
getting the chance to have a go at
a choice of over 50 activities from
Level A Level
caving to abseiling as part of their
exciting Kingswood field work
Biology Geography
adventure!
Our GSCE and A level Biology Investigations
programmes are delivered by our
highly trained, specialist instructors Evaluate coastal systems and
and designed to meet the needs rivers, or investigate changing
of your school and the Biology contemporary urban and rural
curriculum. We will tailor your surroundings. We tailor and deliver
studies to suit your exam board full A-Level NEA investigations with
specification, including AQA, the use of IT labs and GIS software.
Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and Cambridge Your A-Level Geography students
iGCSE and others. We will design will carry out independent research
your studies to support classroom collecting all primary data as part
learning and use investigative of their fieldwork. Our A-Level
fieldwork to improve practical skills. programmes are delivered by our
Students will study Freshwater specialist environmental instructors
Ecology, Terrestrial Ecology and from 1 to 5 days long depending
Mark Release Recapture. Contact on your needs. Each residential is
us to discuss your fieldwork with designed to meet the needs of your
one of our specialist environmental chosen specification, including AQA,
instructors. Edexcel B or OCR B and others.
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Our inspiring Discover more at
kingswood.co.uk/locations
locations
Colomendy Isle of Wight
Denbighshire, North Wales Bembridge, Isle of Wight
Stand at the top of our giant Enjoy fun activities with direct
zipwire and gaze across our beach access & sea-based pursuits DUKESHOUSE WOOD
large beautiful adventure centre. from body boarding to kayaking.
Dearne Valley Overstrand Hall
Conisbrough, South Yorkshire Cromer, Norfolk
Experience exciting activities Our unique coastal manor house DEARNE VALLEY
across over 50 acres of has a bit of everything, perfect for
grassland, woodland and exploring nature.
PEAK VENTURE
wetland.
Peak Venture
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Dukeshouse Wood Make a splash in our reservoir COLOMENDY
Hexham, Northumberland and take on our exhilarating WEST RUNTON
Fly through the air on our 3G adventure park.
swing or get closer to nature & OVERSTRAND
build a shelter in the woods. Staffordshire HALL
Near Albrighton,
Wolverhampton STAFFORDSHIRE
Green Park Unleash young explorers in this
Aston Clinton, wonderfully compact adventure
Buckinghamshire centre, our original Kingswood
Immerse your group into site.
NEW! 80-acres of rolling parkland;
luxury woodland and exciting GREEN PARK
adventure activities. West Runton
Cromer, Norfolk GROSVENOR
Fly down our zipwire whilst HALL
Grosvenor Hall overlooking the sea, and
Ashford, Kent
Get the adrenaline pumping with enjoy a host of coastal
a leap of faith & put teamwork to activities.
the test on our lake.
ISLE OF WIGHT
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Teachers Your booking
are saying... journey
Instructors
subject knowledge
is excellent, and their
understanding of the demands
of the exam specification and
Choose an inspiring location
controlled assessments is good.
The instructors are also able to
and select your dates
work flexibly around what you The students and
require. staff loved it and learnt so
much…I was just astounded by
Geography Teacher, what they learnt and could apply
Secondary School from the trip. Thanks so much again
you really made my life so much easier
Tailor a Kingswood experience
knowing that the students were in the
hands of such knowledgeable and
to meet your objectives
personable members of staff.
Geography Teacher,
Tertiary College
Book an outstanding field studies
trip with an Experience Expert
Email efs@kingswood.co.uk,
visit kingswood.co.uk/contact-us,
or call 0808 271 6776
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Email efs@kingswood.co.uk,
visit kingswood.co.uk/efs,
or call 0808 271 6776
Kingswood are part of the Inspiring Learning
family which includes; Camp Beaumont,
In2action, Kingswood Camps China and Skern.
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