Time

(week beginning)

Task

Staff responsible

17^th February

Investigation to be finalised

Equipment to be purchased.

Staff honoraria to be decided.

Time off timetable to plan investigation to be arranged.

ICT rooms to be booked

JC, MR

JC

JC

JC, MR, LH

MR

Half-term holiday

3^rd March

Cross-curricular links with Science to be checked

Sites to be decided

Fieldwork tasks to be tested

JC

MR, JC

MR, JC

10^th March

ICT activity to be decided

All in dept meeting

17^th March

Fieldwork booklet to be written

JC, MR

24^th March

Investigation write-up instructions and assessment guidelines to be produced.

JC, MR

31^st March

Timetable for classes to be organised.

Digital cameras to be booked/liaise with ICT staff

MR

MR

7^th April

Final arrangements presented in departmental meeting.

Fieldwork booklets and assessment writing guidelines in for photocopying.

MR

MR

Easter holiday

28^th April

Ecosystems module begins:

Lessons on ecosystem basics.

All

6^th May (Tues)

Lessons on characteristics of deciduous woodlands.

Fieldwork begins.

All

12^th May

Fieldwork.

Investigation write-up and ICT.

All

19^th May

Investigation write-up and ICT.

Initial evaluation of project in departmental meeting.

All

All

Half-term

2^nd June

Project to be fully evaluated in departmental meeting.

All, led by MR