Once again, the Bath round of the GA WorldWise Quiz was held in the lovely setting of the Elwin Room, Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute. Eight teams were entered from Corsham School, Sir Bernard Lovell Academy, Beechen Cliff and…
Yearly Archives: 2018
QEH secure 1st and 2nd in Bristol WorldWise Quiz
13th November 2018 6pm: 12 teams from 8 different schools* in the Bristol region assembled at Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital for the 2018-9 Bristol WorldWise Quiz. A range of geographical skills were put to the test over the course of 2…
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Josh Savory, KESBath, posts on ‘Carbon Cycle and Land Use’ lecture by Dr. House
Dr Jo House, University of Bristol, presented the final lecture of the Bristol GA Autumn Series and focussed on the topic of carbon cycle and forests. She presented compelling arguments about the concerns regarding climate change and increasing levels of…
Reflections on human trafficking lecture by students from Backwell and Badminton Schools
Geographical perspectives on human trafficking, smuggling and security. Report by Lizzie Knowles and Jemima Rogers, Backwell School On Tuesday 16th October 2018, a second GA autumn series lecture for sixth form students was held at the Peel Lecture Theatre, University…
Flavours of volcanic activity in Guatemala and the hazards they present. Matt Watson, University of Bristol
The Peel Lecture Theatre in Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol was packed for the kick-off talk in the GA Autumn Series, with schools from Bristol, Bath, Chepstow, Weston-super-Mare represented. Proceedings started with a brief presentation on ‘Applying for Geography and…
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Report on “Practical strategies for succeeding in geography exams” with Mark Jones, UWE.
On Tuesday 10th April 2018, 6 – 8pm, A level students from a range of secondary schools attended an evening of practical hands-on approaches to revising for their Geography AS and A level examinations. Mark Jones , the PGCE Geography…
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Reflections on GA Geography revision event by Amy Case, UWE PGCE student
Reflections on GA Bristol Branch Post-16 revision event: Practical strategies for succeeding in geography exams. Amy Case, UWE PGCE Geography student Having just returned from this year’s Annual GA conference, where I attended a teacher-to-teacher session on how schools might…
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Bristol team QEH regain WWQ cup in regional final
Queen Elizabeth Hospital School, Bristol, narrowly beat the previous winners, Beechen Cliff School, Bath, at the Geographical Association Worldwise Quiz on Tuesday 20th March. It was an exciting quiz that also featured teams from Bristol Grammar School and our hosts…
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Energy choices for the future. Spring competition 2018
Report by competition winners – Megan Dyke, Caitlin Rees and Ellie Windsor from Backwell School, North Somerset Competition organisers: Chloe Gibson (Gordano), Simon Killen (St. Mary Redcliffe and Temple), Janet Neil (Redmaids High), Garry Atterton (Castle, Thornbury) Judges: Dr. Jenny…
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Energy and Resources: Spring Conference
Thought-provoking material on energy and resources was provided by Alan Terry, Simon Arlidge and James Palmer at the Bristol Branch of the Geographical Association conference for sixth-formers (Jan 30th 2018) Dr. Simon Arlidge kicked-off proceedings by challenging the audience to…
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