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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2017 Bristol WWQ at Redmaids’ High and ‘three cheers for Rosemary’
Bristol WWQ 2017 report Nine teams from five Bristol schools entered this year’s WorldWise Quiz, hosted at Redmaids’ High School, November 14th 2017. Thanks are due to Tony Wright, who conducted proceedings as quizmaster; Michelle Graffagnino, who organised the event…
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Report from Clifton College about Gill Miller’s lecture on disease
Anouska C-J and Oscar L reporting.. On the 17th October 2017, a small group of Geography A-level students from Clifton College attended a lecture at Bristol University on disease, but specifically the diseases Ebola and Jiggers. The lecturer Gill Miller,…
Maya Tyrrell, Wyedean, reflects on lecture about disease in developing world
Maya Tyrrell, Student at Wyedean School reporting.. Upon arrival after a lively bus journey, the Geographers from Wyedean School alongside students from the region began to settle quickly into the Peel Lecture Theatre, School of Geographical Sciences, Bristol. The much-anticipated…
‘Writing the Earth’: A-level revision skills workshop. Report by Beth Newmarch, PGCE, UWE
Report by Beth Newmarch, PGCE student, University of the West of England The Bristol Branch GA event on the evening of Tuesday 4th April 2017 opened with the students being asked to discuss a picture of the words ‘Writing the…
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KES Bath students report on their win at Bristol GA Competition
Olivia Baxter, Anya Whybrow, Charlotte Ghali and Kate Herridge reporting. On 28th February 2017, schools from Bath and Bristol area came together to participate in the annual GA Decision Making Competition. After a hearty ‘Cheeky Nandos’ in nearby Clifton, we…
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Dispelling urban myths: Sean Fox on cities and development in Africa.
A great crowd arrived last night to see Dr Sean Fox from Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, discuss trends in urbanisation of Africa. It was encouraging to see 120 people fill the lecture theatre, coming from 11 schools across the…
Worldwise Quiz 2016 hosted by Redland High School
Ten teams from 5 locals schools were challenged on their geographical skills on Monday night (14th November 2016). Rounds included: Geographical A to Z, 2016 Olympics, Google Earth, OS Maps, Rivers, Field Studies. Our seasoned quizmaster, Dr. Tony Hoare, posed…
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