Student voices from Dr Thomlinson Middle School

1. Geography Student Voice Questionnaire Results! 2008 data collected and collated by Jack Jessop, Alexa Boldy, Philippa Clarke and Charlie Aviston. Your views! Dr Thomlinson Middle School, Rothbury

2. Q1&2 Results: What you like about Geography already… Drawing and labelling maps & graphs Visitors coming in Going on field trips, e.g . river work, traffic survey Finding out how different people live (esp. Brazil & Egypt) Learning about Climate Change Making posters Using I.T. Making notes from videos Field sketches

3. Q3 Results: What you would like more of in Geography… More map work More different activities More field trips More fun games that help learning More practical work More posters / art More internet More Power-Points More about the environment More visitors in

4. Q4 Results: What you would like less of in Geography… Less map work Talk less Less working from text books Less sitting down Less worksheets Less written work

5. Q7 Results: How we could improve the Geography Student Voice Board… Display children’s work Different maps More colourful / eye-catching More interesting facts Say what each year group is doing – look on the wall opposite the SV board! LT More competitions Snappy slogans rather than longer written pieces Suggestions for lessons