Exe Estuary Teaching program wins industry award
A teaching resource, to help school children learn all about coastal areas, has won an industry award.
Living with a Changing Coast (LiCCo) is a european project helping coastal communities to better understand, prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change, sea level rise and erosion on the natural and human environment on both sides of the channel.
Its UK partners include the Environment Agency, the Exe Estuary Management Partnership, Devon County Council and the National Trust.
LiCCO has been highly commended at the Geographical Association Publisher's Awards 2015, held in Manchester, for the LiCCo Primary learning and teaching programme.
The free teaching programme for key stage 2 pupils provides nine fully-resourced units in a printed pack with associated resources available on DVD or online.
Judges at this year's awards thought that the well-structured resource was challenging in content and approach. They were most impressed by the enquiry approach, through which pupils are asked to consider real situations and ask important geographical questions.
With its focus on southwest England, the teaching resource is especially useful for schools with access to the area’s coast.
The information includes case studies and photographs, video and news clips, and the programme provides a clear structure for teachers. Most importantly, it provides pupils with a good geographical experience.
The learning and teaching programme is available for Primary, Secondary and A Level studies with site-based activities at the Exe Estuary and Poole Harbour.
The resources were written and created by David Weatherly, School Improvement Adviser and Curriculum Consultant, and designed and illustrated by Mike Hughes.
Further information about the LiCCo project can be found at www.licco.eu with education packs available to download from the Resource Library. DVDs of the accompanying resources can be requested from Stephanie Clark, the Exe Estuary Officer at exeestua@devon.gov.uk.
