Day 3 Part 2 Afternoon familiarisation tasks in Aberystwyth. The importance of pilot studies and practicing techniques and a bit of time to enjoy the sites. We even interviewed a parrot 🦜 out for a walk #DRETTeamGeography #NationalFestivalofFieldwork Skegness Grammar School Malcolm Arnold Academy

Day 4 Individual fieldwork data collection, dinner in town and evening quiz/prize giving #CoastalManagement #Regeneration #Tourism #Studentification #YourNEA #YourChoice #DRETTeamGeography #NationalFestivalofFieldwork Skegness Grammar School Malcolm Arnold Academy

Thinking about getting students to create their own version of this… how would they show this information (before sharing the stripes). This would be an awesome addition to one of our schools’ Green Day activities. What do you do with your climate stripes? #ClimateStripes

Some great work Skegness Grammar School working towards Eco-Schools England award and The RHS and NENP grey to green. What a garden! Lovely to spend some time in after fieldwork today. I look forward to tasting some of the food produced from the products grown on site. #Biodiversity #Food

You never work a day in your live when you #LoveWhatYouDo #GeographyTeacher (definitely not the only school out there today). #NationalFestivalofFieldwork with Thomas Middlecott Academy #CoastalManagement #ImpactofTourism and a lovely little QR code and survey from the Environment Agency on the

Very excited to be supporting our first Green Day/Character Day across the trust David Ross Education Trust Charles Read Academy #SustainableDRET I get the pleasure of working with students doing food tasting and planning meals from leftovers today. #SustainableFood

Super Green Day session with Y10s Charles Read Academy exploring how they can make their food consumption more sustainable by food substitution (vegetarian v meat based products - can you tell the difference), buying local, planning to use left overs and eating seasonally.

Nothing better than following the dog through a windy woodland after a long week at work. Then back to some exercise prep for Morocco. (At least I’m starting to get some warm weather training in).

Wonderful to support MalcolmArnoldAcademy with their Morocco 🇲🇦 #WorldChallenge prep today, wonderfully organised in house. And thanks to the extra staff giving up their Sunday to help. Great #TeamWork and #Support, not sure about all of the #MapReading. There were certainly some hills,

Great day reviewing the Trust Wide Curriculum and planning for next year, with a focus next year on greater adaptive use and localisation. There was also a focus on climate change and sustainability for a new unit next year… how would you use mini globe in your lessons to

Awesome afternoon investigating soils and getting a little bit muddy with the GA great opportunity for primary and secondary colleagues to discuss

After a very busy week of subject community meetings, curriculum planning and discussions, Green Day, school visit and a soils project launch I’m very happy to be home with the boy. And an added bonus the new Wolves shirt arrived.

Lovely day on #Fieldwork with #DRETTeamGeography in Hornsea yesterday

Wonderful to have time exploring Skegness Grammar School’s ground with the EcoSchools team looking at the increasing biodiversity and gardening club #SustainableDRET Eco-Schools England