The official magazine of Wakefield Girls' High School 2019 / 2020

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WAKEFIELD WHERE GIRLS HAVE COMPASSION GEOGRAPHY

Looking back. Looking forward... At the time of writing, thousands of school children across the UK are being taught at home as the Covid-19 pandemic brings the life we knew to a temporary halt. Ordinarily I would include lots of photographs of students enjoying field trips during the summer term but this year these have been replaced by virtual online courses many of which the Field Studies Council have organised. Here are some reminders of what we did last year at Flamborough, Leeds, Malham and Clapham Beck… Last year I wrote about how the Department had integrated Google,

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Firefly and other technologies to enhance the student experience and better meet their individual learning needs. These resources have been so very beneficial recently and as far as possible student learning has been uninterrupted. I am ever so pleased with how each member of the Geography Department has fully embraced a steep learning curve concerning remote teaching and the use of facilities such as Google Meet and Loom. This will enhance learning when we return to school as we have all discovered new ways of working and created many high quality resources.

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