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Year 4 have started a new Humanities topic this term, ‘Rivers’. They have been talking about the fact that the water in rivers is flowing and thinking about the impact this has on the contents of the river. To illustrate the point, the pupils mixed sand, soil and stones together, poured them into a bottle…

Students at St Edward’s spend their Year 9 Geography lessons following the GCSE syllabus, in preparation for moving into Upper School. This is a fantastic way to get a taste of the type of concepts that will be covered in depth should they opt to take the subject for GCSE. This year’s cohort are currently…

Our Year 7 Geographers have been learning about Climate Change this term. They have discussed the fact that the climate has been changing since time began, and that it is likely to continue to fluctuate in the future. They have also been looking into the dramatic changes that have taken place since the industrial revolution…

Year 6’s new Geography topic on Earthquakes and Volcanoes is off to a fantastic start. The children were tasked with devising their own way to depict the main four layers of the Earth’s structure, the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. They could use whichever medium they liked and the creativity the pupils displayed…

Last week the Year 12 Geographers visited Bideford, North Devon. During the three-day field trip the students learnt a range of fieldwork techniques, spending time studying the town of Westward Ho! and the pebble ridge along the beach. Challenged by appalling weather, the students acquitted themselves admirably, collecting a range of data which enabled them…