In the autumn term, the AS and A2 geography students enjoyed a two-day trip to London with a focus on seeing where the 2012 London Olympic sites will be located and the potential impact the event may have on the locality. Some of the areas visited were not what the students expected of one of the wealthiest cities in the world - but they learned a great deal from it!

They also went on a tour of the Thames Flood Barrier in Greenwich, walked up the Isle of Dogs into the Canary Wharf complex and finished with a boat trip up the Thames to have a flight on the London Eye. The students were grateful to Mr Blackwall for organising the trip and to Mr Rose for adding interesting snippets of historical information: a challenge at the best of times!

During the summer term, year 10 students enjoyed two days based in Swanage on a packed field trip. They studied coastal erosion at West Bay, gathered information for coursework at Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door and carried out a series of measurements on Chesil Beach (currently the title of a great new book by Ian McEwan) .

Thankfully the students found time for fish and chips on the sea front inbetween the hard work!

Special mention must go to Jack Todd for winning the photography competition on the trip. His prize is a framed copy of his winning picture.

An enlarged copy of the picture will also be framed and hung in school for all to see. Next year plans are afoot for a GCSE trip to London - watch this space!