RGS-IBG Fieldwork Survey
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1. Default Section
1
. Please indicate the type of fieldwork your school currently runs with each year group per academic year. (Tick as appropriate)
School-grounds fieldwork
Day Trips
Residential (UK)
Residential (overseas)
No fieldwork
Year 7
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Please indicate the type of fieldwork your school currently runs with each year group per academic year. (Tick as appropriate) Year 7 School-grounds fieldwork
Year 7 Day Trips
Year 7 Residential (UK)
Year 7 Residential (overseas)
Year 7 No fieldwork
Year 8
Year 8 School-grounds fieldwork
Year 8 Day Trips
Year 8 Residential (UK)
Year 8 Residential (overseas)
Year 8 No fieldwork
Year 9
Year 9 School-grounds fieldwork
Year 9 Day Trips
Year 9 Residential (UK)
Year 9 Residential (overseas)
Year 9 No fieldwork
Year 10
Year 10 School-grounds fieldwork
Year 10 Day Trips
Year 10 Residential (UK)
Year 10 Residential (overseas)
Year 10 No fieldwork
Year 11
Year 11 School-grounds fieldwork
Year 11 Day Trips
Year 11 Residential (UK)
Year 11 Residential (overseas)
Year 11 No fieldwork
Year 12
Year 12 School-grounds fieldwork
Year 12 Day Trips
Year 12 Residential (UK)
Year 12 Residential (overseas)
Year 12 No fieldwork
Year 13
Year 13 School-grounds fieldwork
Year 13 Day Trips
Year 13 Residential (UK)
Year 13 Residential (overseas)
Year 13 No fieldwork
Additional comments
2
. Is your school doing more fieldwork than 5 years ago?
Is your school doing more fieldwork than 5 years ago?
Yes
No
If yes, please state why:
3
. Is your school doing less fieldwork than 5 years ago?
Is your school doing less fieldwork than 5 years ago?
Yes
No
If yes, please state why:
4
. What are the main challenges to fieldwork practice in your school?
What are the main challenges to fieldwork practice in your school?
Rarely cover
Cost – too expensive for most pupils
Cost – no money available from school
Health and safety – paperwork
Health and safety – fears of staff and/or parents
Changes in examination methods
Movement from fieldwork projects to controlled assessment
Lack of willing and/or experienced staff
Lack of support for fieldwork from school
Concerns about pupil behaviour off-site
Timetabling/curriculum planning problems
Other (please specify)
5
. Of the challenges listed above, could you pick the three which are most significant and rank them (1 being the most significant challenge)?
1
2
3
Most significant challenges:
Rarely cover
Cost – too expensive for most pupils
Cost – no money available from school
Health and safety – paperwork
Health and safety – fears of staff and/or parents
Changes in examination methods
Movement from fieldwork projects to controlled assessment
Lack of willing and/or experienced staff
Lack of support for fieldwork from school
Concerns about pupil behaviour off-site
Timetabling/curriculum planning problems
Other (outlined above)
Of the challenges listed above, could you pick the three which are most significant and rank them (1 being the most significant challenge)? Most significant challenges: 1
Rarely cover
Cost – too expensive for most pupils
Cost – no money available from school
Health and safety – paperwork
Health and safety – fears of staff and/or parents
Changes in examination methods
Movement from fieldwork projects to controlled assessment
Lack of willing and/or experienced staff
Lack of support for fieldwork from school
Concerns about pupil behaviour off-site
Timetabling/curriculum planning problems
Other (outlined above)
2
Rarely cover
Cost – too expensive for most pupils
Cost – no money available from school
Health and safety – paperwork
Health and safety – fears of staff and/or parents
Changes in examination methods
Movement from fieldwork projects to controlled assessment
Lack of willing and/or experienced staff
Lack of support for fieldwork from school
Concerns about pupil behaviour off-site
Timetabling/curriculum planning problems
Other (outlined above)
3
6
. Please complete the following statement by ticking all the statements that apply:
“My school would benefit from more information from the RGS-IBG about…”
Please complete the following statement by ticking all the statements that apply: “My school would benefit from more information from the RGS-IBG about…”
Local fieldwork
New fieldwork techniques
Fieldwork linked to the new specifications/controlled assessment
Other teachers who can share their good practice with me
Other teachers I can work with
Fieldwork safety management
Advice and information on overseas fieldwork and expeditions
EVC training
Using new technologies in outside the classroom learning
Links with local geography undergraduates to help with fieldwork
Supportive statements from the Society about the value of fieldwork for senior managers, pupils and/or parents
Other (please specify)
7
. Has ‘rarely cover’ impacted on the fieldwork that you undertake? (Tick as appropriate)
Has ‘rarely cover’ impacted on the fieldwork that you undertake? (Tick as appropriate)
No impact
Little impact
Some impact
Significant impact
Not relevant to my school
If you answered 'significant impact', please mention why:
8
. Please use this section to make any additional comments or observations not raised through the questionnaire:
Please use this section to make any additional comments or observations not raised through the questionnaire:
9
. School name and postcode:
School name and postcode:
10
. Number of students taking
a) GCSE Geography (Year 11)
b) A level Geography (Year 13):
Number of students taking a) GCSE Geography (Year 11) b) A level Geography (Year 13):
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