On Friday 30th March myself, the Head of Geography from King Arthurs Community School and a LSA took 30 Year 11 students for a field visit to Whatley Quarry just outside Frome in Somerset. (Frome is where I live :)This is one of the largest limestone quarries in Britain and is at present supplying the materials for the new Olympic developments in London. 
The main objective of the day was to give the students some memorable details to help in their geography GCSE revision and was seen by all students as an opportunity to gain some valuable learning in an extraordinary environment. It is possible that a question on Quarrying may pop on this years exam paper.
The day started with an hour in a classroom within the quarry completing exercises concerned with resource management, sustainability, the quarrying industry and the uses of limestone in everyday life. Did you know for instance that limestone is used in toothpaste? The main part of the day involved the students touring the quarry complex and getting to grips with the huge scale of the operation – completing tasks as they went round the site.
It was a very successful day and all students said they gained a great deal from the experience, despite the fact that there was no blasting that day!
The main objective of the day was to give the students some memorable details to help in their geography GCSE revision and was seen by all students as an opportunity to gain some valuable learning in an extraordinary environment. It is possible that a question on Quarrying may pop on this years exam paper.
The day started with an hour in a classroom within the quarry completing exercises concerned with resource management, sustainability, the quarrying industry and the uses of limestone in everyday life. Did you know for instance that limestone is used in toothpaste? The main part of the day involved the students touring the quarry complex and getting to grips with the huge scale of the operation – completing tasks as they went round the site.
It was a very successful day and all students said they gained a great deal from the experience, despite the fact that there was no blasting that day!
I have the comprehensive risk assessment for this field trip in the hard copy of my field work file. 
