We deliver a range of human and physical fieldwork investigations in London and the South-East region offering opportunities for GCSE, IB and NEA fieldwork.
GFA South-East provides a flexible and mobile fieldwork provision at dynamic areas of change within London, including Battersea and Stratford, whilst also offering urban fieldwork throughout the coastal town of Eastbourne. We deliver physical fieldwork at both Seaford and neighbouring Eastbourne, an iconic landscape separated by the famous white chalk cliffs of England's South Coast.
Our ethos at the Geography Fieldwork Academy is to delivery high quality and affordable fieldwork. We provide a personal service to work with you in advance of your trip to ensure your fieldtrip matches your requirements.
GFA South-East use a range of venues and suitable public spaces to deliver our fieldwork courses and work with local partners and experts to ensure the information we provide is accurate and up-to-date.
We can coordinate course itineraries to suit your transport and timing arrangements and will make every effort to accommodate all bespoke requests you may have.
Our courses are designed to develop student's confidence and understanding of fieldwork whilst also enhancing their understanding of key geographical issues and concepts.
We expose students to a diverse range of traditional and modern methods of data collection in addition to providing ideas for effective data presentation. We ensure students are aware of the importance that sampling, reliability, accuracy, validity and ethical considerations all have within fieldwork.
GFA South-East is led by Emily Brickell, who has over 10 years experience teaching Geography in the UK. She has taught both GCSE and A-level Geography in a range of schools within the South-East region and has led field courses extensively across London, Sussex and Kent. She is a qualified and experienced SENDCO, with expertise in adaptive teaching to meet the diverse needs of young people.
Emily has previously worked for environment and development charities, including WWF and the Overseas Development Institute. Her work focused on influencing UK, EU and global policy decisions, including at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and working with partner organisations in South America, Africa and South-East Asia to protect the environment and alleviate poverty.
Emily is a born and bred Londoner who has lived and worked in London and the South-East for most of her life. She has a love of the outdoors and spends much of her time escaping London in her campervan, often to park up at one of her favourite spots along the South Downs and the Sussex coast.
Emily is First Aid trained. She is also a qualified Forest School Leader.
Students will undertake broad range of traditional and modern methods of data collection in and around a designated urban area. Tuition will focus on enhancing fieldwork skills, common pitfalls and addressing issues of accuracy, validity and reliability. All students will be provided with a detailed support booklet with a broad range of fieldwork methods and ideas.
Price per student - from £25.00
Locations: Battersea, Stratford / Olympic park, Eastbourne
This hands-on practical field course will allow students to experiment with a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. Ranging from traditional techniques such as beach profiling to assessing coastal erosion using the most modern drone photography.
Price per student - from £25.00
Locations: Eastbourne, Seaford
An overnight course which includes a day of coastal focus followed by human fieldwork skills sessions. Ideal for preparing students for independent NEAs and designed to boost confidence and awareness of the different methods of data collection students can use.
Price per student - from £45.00
Locations: Eastbourne, Seaford
This hands-on practical course will allow students to experiment with a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection both in the town and on the beach. Ranging from traditional techniques such as beach profiling to assessing sound quality using smartphones.
Price per student - from £30.00
Locations: Eastbourne, Seaford
All of our GCSE courses are carefully tailored to the relevant requirements of the different exam boards:
An investigation which assesses the effectiveness and impact of the coastal management. A combination of methods are used to gather primary data, complimented by secondary data which is provided. Students will all be provided with a supported data collection booklet and resources to aid the write-up of their fieldwork. All equipment is provided.
Price per student – from £18.00
Locations: Eastbourne, Seaford
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