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Schools expeditions including human as well as physical geography in
the plans may apply for this Award Scheme, or may apply as a normal
expedition. Priority will be given
to those that have at least a strong element of human geography.
Preference will be given to those schools applying for funds for
expeditions or field study in the United Kingdom and Ireland as
opposed to countries elsewhere in the world. Schools expeditions
and fieldwork of physical geography would not be precluded in
consideration by the Trustees.
The Frederick Soddy Trust, with the Geographical
Association, will again run a Key Stage 2 Primary competition ,
Go the Extra Mile 2010,
in which there are prizes for the pupils as well as the schools
themselves. Its object is to encourage fieldwork. Winners
for the year are shown on the recent
support page
The Award Scheme
Schools often find it difficult to compete successfully for funds from
the main grant-giving bodies or to allocate their own resources to
field studies. The Trust and the Geographical Association,
www.geography.org.uk,
are keen to encourage field studies by providing financial support
specifically for this work. For several years the Geographical Association has helped
to promote and administer the Frederick Soddy Schools Award Scheme.
Winning schools are invited to receive their awards at the Geographical Association's Annual
Conference.
The total sum available for awards is £2,500. Normally sums
awarded are between £250 and £850, depending on the merits of each
project.
See Recent Support for examples of
successful applications.
Photo by Bryan Ledgard (GA)
The awards are made to teams of pupils between 5 and 18 years of age.
There are two conditions:
1. A report on the project must be submitted to the Geographical Association and to the
Trust by 31 December of the year of the award. Guidance on
reports is given to successful applicants. See
Schools Award Scheme Reports.
2. A statement acknowledging the Trust's support must be included in
the report.
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One of the schools winning the
Award Scheme sets out for their field study, thinking ahead to the day's
work, and to their report for the Trust at the end of a highly
productive day. |
How to apply
There is no prescribed form of application. A case for
an award must meet the Trust's objective of the study being one of
"the whole life of an area" with an emphasis on the human community.
It should be no more than 500 words, but should include brief details
of the plan, administrative arrangements and a budget. A map is
always helpful.
The application, which must be signed by both the person leading the
project and the Head-teacher, must be sent not later than 15 December
to The Frederick Soddy Awards, c/o The Geographical Association, 160
Solly Street, Sheffield S1 4BF, http://www.geography.org.uk/resources/fieldwork/soddyawards/#top
A school camp in tropical rain forest |
A school party in an arid zone
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Judging
A sub-committee of the Geographical Association Council will compile a
short list of potential candidates from which the Frederick Soddy
Trustees will make a final choice.
 Parsloes
Primary School at Dagenham was given a grant to take Year 5 pupils to
the Thames Barrier.
Results
Results are announced to applicants soon after decisions have been
taken, the winners being told by the end of February. The
successful applicants are also announced in GA News at a later stage
and the awards are normally presented at the Annual Conference of the
GA for those who can make it.
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