GITEP’s Geography Trainees joined the Y10 GCSE students at Sir William Romney’s School on a field trip. The field trip was part of the Rivers module of study and the students had the opportunity to measure the depth, width and velocity of a river, including.  Armed with lots of kit, each trainee took responsibility for supporting a group of students with their data collection.

Picture the scene… water-logged fields, mud, equipment, a river and a very enthusiastic group of Geographers! The rain held off and the students made the most of the experience, though not everything made it through to the end… there is still a measuring stick somewhere in the river!

Geography trainee Nicola described the experience as invaluable:

“Fieldwork is a staple element of Geography teaching.  Measuring rivers? We were really thrown in at the deep end (excuse the pun!).  We wouldn’t have had it any other way; to see experienced teachers model this in a real situation was invaluable and to see first-hand how students respond to a change of environment was incredibly useful. Geography teaching goes beyond the classroom and this experience really opened our eyes to how good fieldwork should be undertaken.

To find out more about becoming a geography teacher with GITEP including available bursaries, visit gitep.org.uk/geography