Last week some of our Year 8 pupils went along to Carding Mill Valley as part of their Geography trip. It was an opportunity for them to gain first-hand experience of fieldwork by getting into the river and taking various measurements.

The pupils will use this information to produce a coursework style project in which they will write about their hypothesis, a description of what they did, draw some graphs to show their results, and evaluate their work to say what they did well and what they would change.

The students had a fantastic time and really engaged in the activities that they were doing. They displayed fantastic skills of teamwork and spirit, not to mention their determination to complete the climb to the top of the mountain!

Many of the students returned to the coach with a huge sense of achievement stating that:‘it was the best trip they had ever been on’ and ‘that was awesome Miss, can we come back again?’ A great experience had by all.