KS3, GCSE, AS and A Level courses

Are you looking for an inspirational centre with excellent field study opportunities in geography, environmental science and biology?

Magdalens’ farm resources, environment and surroundings offer excellent opportunities for a wide range of investigative field and project work for visits from a day visit up to a week.

Our experienced and flexible tutors will liaise with you in designing a course to meet the specific needs of your group. All courses develop students’ use and application of a wide variety of geographical and scientific skills, and broaden and deepen their knowledge and understanding of a range of inspiring environments.

Geography studies at GCSE, AS Level and A Level

River Channel and floodplain management
Water quality, ecosystems and agriculture
Woodland ecosystems and habitats
Rural settlements - past present and future
Changing agricultural systems
Coastal processes and coastal zone management
Weather, Microclimate and energy
Sustainable Development

Key Stage 3 Residential and Day visits

We don’t just offer field studies opportunities to KS3 students. We run fun, challenging curriculum and non curriculum based activities for schools on both residential and day visits throughout the year. We are especially popular during ‘Activities Week’ and with 'Gifted and Talented' groups.

Students are kept busy from 8am until 8pm with a variety of hands on activities, based around the farm, all with relevance to unique ‘real life’ learning approach. Our staff instil awe and wonder into activities to ensure lessons will stay with our students for a lifetime.

Let us come to your school

Our outreach staff can help your students to design and create sustainable, interactive school grounds – including building cob ovens, sensory gardens and edible gardens. To find out more please see the outreach section.

Forest School

Our Forest School programme is highly successful with KS3 students, particularly for those who struggle in mainstream education or need a more hands-on approach to education. The programme builds self-esteem and behaviour management through ongoing conservation and practical tasks in an outdoor setting. We can run Forest School programmes in or near your school grounds or at Magdalen.

"This is education at its best – developing the parts on every pupil, which are largely left untouched until one steps into the Aladdin’s Cave of experiences at The Magdalen Project."