A new ASE report by the outdoor science working group has just been published. The report was launched in Parliament on January 19th 2011. The report outlines 6 key recommendations which were produced from discussions held between over 100 professionals working in the field.
The recommendations (in brief)
1) Increased presence of fieldwork training at all levels of PGCE training
2) A dedicated outdoor science website
3) Performance management and designations should recognise support of, or use of, fieldwork in teaching
4) Awarding bodies should have the flexibility to increase open ended summative assessment that recognises the skills obtained through fieldwork
5) Coordinated research to investigate the impacts of fieldwork in science
6) Combined effort by organisations and high profile supporters to promote the positive attitudes towards fieldwork.
Schools in the Parks was involved in some of the discussions which led to the production of the report, and even got a mention on radio 4 as a result!
The report can be downloaded by clicking here
