Year 11 geography river field visit - Wycoller

9 November 2024

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REPORT BY MR METCALFE, HEAD OF HUMANITIES

Once again, the GCSE Geography students donned their outdoor gear and prepared themselves for the great outdoors. This time, a visit to Wycoller to complete their fieldwork study to complement Papers 1 & 3 of their GCSE exams this summer.

A couple of great days were had, with the weather holding out on both occasions for two dry and fine days.

Students were able to test the Bradshaw Model of river change and test their own hypotheses to prove what had been learnt in class. Students tested river width, depth, velocity, pebble size and pebble roundness, and compared this against the Bradshaw Model.

Students were also given the opportunity to discuss the fieldwork methods and test the accuracy and reliability of their techniques. This involved group discussions and practical method adaptation live in the field to improve the techniques being used. It was fantastic to see.

We are always really proud of our students when representing Priory and this was no exception. All students showed respect to each other, the environment and the general public on the visit - complimented by several people over the course of the two days.

No fieldwork is complete without a treat for our students and the retired Mr Watters would be unhappy to this day if our students weren’t rewarded at the end of a trip for their impeccable behaviour and outstanding work ethic. Therefore, in true Mr Watters style - a stop off at Greggs was in order on the way home to warm up and sample the delights of their infamous sausage roll. I think Priory cleaned out the shop!

Well done to all the Geographers and I would personally like to thank Mrs Kursitis, Mrs Holland and Mr Eccles for their support over the two days. Without such kind volunteering of their time, trips like this couldn’t happen.

Priory would also like to thank PGHS and Tarleton Academy for their generous loan of an additional minibus on the Monday and Thursday respectively, to support our large numbers of GCSE Geographers.