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A
field trip to St. George’s House can
help make the
difference with the GCSE and GCE AS/A2 level
requirements for Biology and
Geography.
We
have over twenty five years of experience working with secondary schools from
around the country, our staff include teachers and a graduate with an MSc
in ecology. We have good local knowledge and can work with you to provide
the right programme specific to 'A' Level or GCSE requirements and your needs.
Our programmes have been worked out with the advice and assistance of practising
teachers and the Devon Wildlife Trust.
Study
facilities
The Coach House (built
in 2000) provides 2 large meeting rooms for lectures and smaller study
rooms. A well equipped environmental studies room gives opportunities for
detailed follow up work using microscopes and computers with fieldwork software
to collate data for statistical analysis, giving opportunities for keyskills
requirements to be met.
Quality
and value
An 18th century converted
rectory provides accommodation, dining and recreation space. We can cater
for up to forty students in dormitories, with smaller rooms for teachers.
Activities
Alongside the field
study aspect of your programme we can offer a broad range of outdoor activities
as well as problem solving and team building days, all led by our qualified
staff. We are licensed by the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority.
Biology
A2 
The ecology element
of the specification is ideally completed as part of a field trip. Field study
sessions can be based on the superb variety of habitats found in North Devon.
Rocky shores, salt marshes, ponds, rivers and woodland are within only a few
miles as well as Braunton Burrows, one of the largest dune systems in England,
a UNESCO Biosphere. Exmoor is within half an hour’s
drive. Guidance and transport can be provided to enable students to prepare,
collect data and write up their own projects.
Geography
AS
The salt marshes and outstanding
dune sytems of Braunton Burrows alongside the North Devon coastline, which is
well suited to geological studies,
present a number of possibilities for approved areas of study. Completion of
the AS fieldwork during a course is possible. Woodlands nearby and the Lyn river
systems on Exmoor are a short drive away providing additional sites for study.