Health and safety restrictions making geography history in schools

The Daily Mail:

Children are being denied the chance to take part in geography field trips because of fears over health and safety, Ofsted has warned.

Inspectors warned of signs that geography is in decline in England's schools as growing numbers of pupils abandon a subject they find "boring and irrelevant".

Ofsted called for a revamp of geography, with more fieldwork and lessons on climate change and fair trade. Chief inspector of education Christine Gilbert said: "Geography is at a crucial period in its development.

"More needs to be done to make the subject relevant and more engaging for pupils."

One key way to make lessons more exciting is through field trips, Ofsted said in a new report.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 18, 2008 1:34 PM
Subscribe to this site via RSS/Atom: Newsletter signup | Send us your ideas