In February, our A level Geography students went on a four-day trip to Minehead in Somerset to complete field work, which involved students formulating their own unique questions to investigate, and planning, collecting and analysing their own data.

The students studied both the human and physical aspects of geography. They investigated Minehead as a ‘place’ – collating primary data from questionnaires and surveys to understand local people’s perception of Minehead, and how places change over time and space, socially and economically. The students also studied the varied coastline, physical processes and how human interaction has changed the shape of the land through soft and hard engineering methods: collecting data on beach profiles, groynes and completing bio-polar analysis.
The visit provided students with the opportunity to gain invaluable skills and experience consolidating their learning with the real world.