Are we there yet? Getting ready for local fieldwork Our Risk Assessment

Learning Objectives To be able to identify risks to us in our local environment To be able to think of ways to reduce identified risks To know ways to stay safe when working out of doors Discuss these learning objectives. Do you know what they mean? Could you say this in a better way? What do you think the success criteria might be? Geography – sense of place, vocabulary development Literacy -Speaking and Listening & Note taking Citizenship & ECM- Staying safe & taking responsibility for ourselves

To be able to identify risks to us in our local environment

To be able to think of ways to reduce identified risks

To know ways to stay safe when working out of doors

Discuss these learning objectives.

Do you know what they mean?

Could you say this in a better way?

What do you think the success criteria might be?

Geography – sense of place, vocabulary development

Literacy -Speaking and Listening & Note taking

Citizenship & ECM- Staying safe & taking responsibility for ourselves

Look, listen, think, discuss…… You are going to see some photographs of places we will be visiting. Listen while you are told something about each place then spend a couple of minutes discussing the key dangers or risks with your partner and what you could do to keep safe. Note down your key findings. Listen to ideas from others and edit your notes if you want to change or add something.

You are going to see some photographs of places we will be visiting. Listen while you are told something about each place then spend a couple of minutes discussing the key dangers or risks with your partner and what you could do to keep safe.

Note down your key findings. Listen to ideas from others and edit your notes if you want to change or add something.

Notes for teachers The following slides are examples of what you might use and how you might present them as examples of what a ‘risk’ is and what ‘action’ might be taken. Use these or similar examples to develop understanding and then insert your own images showing potential hazards of your intended trip.

The following slides are examples of what you might use and how you might present them as examples of what a ‘risk’ is and what ‘action’ might be taken.

Use these or similar examples to develop understanding and then insert your own images showing potential hazards of your intended trip.

www.multimap.com www.streetmap.co.uk www.earthgoogle.com Use an internet mapping programme to locate places to be visited instead of or as well as your own pictures. Choose either aerial / map view or hybrid (both). Sometimes a different scale and / or view can highlight different risks

Use an internet mapping programme to locate places to be visited instead of or as well as your own pictures.

Choose either aerial / map view or hybrid (both).

Sometimes a different scale and / or view can highlight different risks

Arial view of area with Google 1

What are the risks ? What action can we take to stay safe? Risk : falling over on bumpy, hard car park surface. Action : walk rather than run. Look carefully. Risk : steep, slippery slope Action : keep clear. Risk : moving cars Action : Look, listen & think. Stay close to adults N 1

Arial view via Google of Beach area to be visited 2 Note the end terraced house.

What risks ? What action can we take to stay safe? Risk : sharp objects and other rubbish on beach Action : check carefully before sitting down. Risk : hot sun can burn skin Action : sun cream and hats 2 Here is the same house seen from ground level.

Now write your own risk assessment from your notes Use the writing frame provided or design your own Check with your partner that you are writing the advice as clearly as possible Are you identifying the names of landscape features correctly?

Use the writing frame provided or design your own

Check with your partner that you are writing the advice as clearly as possible

Are you identifying the names of landscape features correctly?

What might be dangerous? What are the risks ? 1_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Keeping Safe How do we stay safe? What action can I take? 1_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Who is responsible? Action? Risk? Where?

Action Risk Action Risk Action Risk

Plenary Swap your finished risk assessment with others on your table. Can you suggest improvements? Would you change yours? How? What is the best example on your table and why? Have you achieved your learning objective? How do you know?

Swap your finished risk assessment with others on your table.

Can you suggest improvements?

Would you change yours? How?

What is the best example on your table and why?

Have you achieved your learning objective?

How do you know?

Finally…. What have we learnt in geography? To be ready and responsible for fieldwork activities – an important part of geography. New, relevant landscape vocabulary How to begin to read the landscape and identify hazards and risks. A greater sense of place through discussions about our locality. SKILLS: using geographical vocabulary, using images, asking questions, planning for fieldwork.

To be ready and responsible for fieldwork activities – an important part of geography.

New, relevant landscape vocabulary

How to begin to read the landscape and identify hazards and risks.

A greater sense of place through discussions about our locality.

SKILLS: using geographical vocabulary, using images, asking questions, planning for fieldwork.