By Mrs Page (Geography Teacher)

On Sunday 16th June, the morning marked the departure of all Year 10 geographers to Sheringham in North Norfolk. The purpose of this trip was to engage in fieldwork, which would not only prepare the students for paper 3 of the GCSE exam but also develop their investigatory and data collecting skills.

On arrival at the YHA, the sun was shining and we headed into Sheringham and found some shade beneath the sea wall to have our first classroom session of the day.  Once briefed, students went off in groups to assess the environmental quality of 20 different sites within the central region of Sheringham and completed traffic counts. The students also practised collecting data using Survey 123, a GIS data collection app. 

In the evening, the students began to write up their methodology and presented their data via a variety of graphs. After a long day in the ‘field’ they had achieved a lot.

Monday 17th June brought a fresh focus for the students as they explored how Sheringham's coast has been managed, with a specific emphasis on measuring the impact of longshore drift. In the afternoon we walked up to the top of Beeston Bump to gain a lovely aerial view of the coastal management and erosion along the coastline.  We were lucky to have a warm day so when the tide had receded in the evening and we had finished our classroom session, we returned to the beach, looked at the beautiful sunset and enjoyed an ice cream treat.

On Tuesday 18th June, we arrived at Wells- next- the- Sea and walked to Holkham to look at the sand dunes and enjoy our lunch before returning to BGS.

Hatty Parry (Year 10) commented: “This trip has been the highlight of my year, it was a productive balance between learning and fun. I enjoyed learning about the physical and human geographical aspects of stunning Sheringham, what a wonderful experience.”

Sukhmani Kaur (Year 10) added: “I really enjoyed the trip to Sheringham as it allowed me to learn many new hints which will benefit me in my exams next year. I really liked looking at the sand dunes, as I was able to learn new things and found it very beneficial.”

View photos from the field trip here.