30 Days Wild

We've got our pack, and are all set to go wild in June for 30 Days Wild.
The pack has now arrived in school again.
It's created in association with the Wildlife Trusts. I've been a proud member of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust for many years now.


Sign up here to get yours and get outside through June.

Future Food Solutions

Danielle Nierenberg is the latest person I've thought about adding in to our thinking about food.

Here's an article / interview with her.

Food Tank is simply giving a voice to those who are truly making an impact, such as the countless female agricultural workers she’s met all over the world and whose experiences she so ably brings to the table. And that’s exactly what sets the think tank apart: the stories and research it publishes, both original and in partnership with universities and other organisations, are relevant to all those who are looking to make a difference in the global food system, from farmers and producers all the way to businesses, academics and policy-makers.

Outdoor Classroom Day

Very kind, thanks :)

SENECA Learning - OCR B Geography now available

This is good news for Year 11, who may find this as a useful learning resource, and also for Year 10, who can use it to review topics which we have already covered, and help refresh knowledge on the key knowledge that is contained in each topic. Remember that the case studies here will not necessarily be the ones that we are using, taken from our (most excellent) textbook and revision guide.

You may be best to create a free account and login so that your progress through the unit can be tracked.

Plastics Cleanup Image

From Visually.

Remember El Nino - something you needed to be clearer on in the recent exam

Food Unwrapped

We have been exploring food stories as part of our unit on 'You are what you eat' and there are plenty of food stories here on the Food Unwrapped website of the Channel 4 series.

Happisburgh Coastal Defence Video

We watched the first part of this today....

The global journey of a t-shirt

KES Student Science Review

The 2nd edition of the Student Science Review is available to read here. It's published using ISSUU.

It includes an example report from last year's joint Physics / Geography project which explored how Ely might be rebuilt in a more sustainable fashion following its 'destruction' by a fictional tsunami.

Those of you currently in Year 9 will be involved in the running of this project for this year during the Summer term.

Aid - is cash the best medicine?

Interesting short video (and associated Twitter feed to follow) which gives a view on the notion of giving Aid, and which type(s) of aid may be the best in particular circumstances.

The use of cash-based assistance in #humanitarian crises has grown in recent years, especially as a replacement for traditional in-kind food assistance. Here's why 👇 #SmarterAid pic.twitter.com/c7JpmiTzb7

— EU Humanitarian Aid (@eu_echo) May 8, 2018

Plastic in the Oceans

A useful film which has some errors in the animations if you want to be picky, but is designed for a school audience and tells its story engagingly...

Technology in Geography at King's Ely

Just caught up with a piece on Technology in Education which was published in the Spring 2018 issue of Public Schools Magazine. I sent in some information on how we use technology in the Geography department at King's Ely, and heard no more for a few months, but we were featured in the final article.
We feature on pp.42-3 if you want to read it online here. 
My ICT colleague Mr Everest is featured earlier in the article too.

Boyan Slat TedX talk on ocean plastic reduction

Showed this today to Year 8 to inspire their thinking....

Norfolk Coast AONB

Uploaded this document from the AONB website as a reminder of the key issues for managing the Norfolk Coast. This is our Distinctive Landscape for GCSE Geography.
More to come on this...

Norfolk AONB by GeoBlogs on Scribd