The Geography Department at Burgess Hill School for Girls has recently been awarded an Innovative Teaching Grant by the Royal Geographic Society after Roger Tapping, Senior Teacher at the school, and two sixth formers created two free and interactive Roadshows to offer to local schools.

For Year 5 students the Roadshow presented is ‘Why does the world have lumpy bits?’ a presentation linking together the elements of a story that starts with the discovery of fossilised sea creatures on the summit of Mount Everest and ends with the role of Africa in the creation of the Sussex Downs. Then for Year 8 students the topic on offer is ‘The human race – will we win?’ a presentation exploring the causes, results and implications of climate change. Following on from this session Year 8 representatives will be invited to attend a ‘UN’ style conference to be held at Burgess Hill School for Girls this summer.  

The aim of the Innovative Teaching Awards are to reform and develop the Geography curriculum as well as raising the profile of a subject that has never had more relevance for the lives of young people.     

19/01/07     

Geography Roadshows