A field trip to St. George’s House can help make the difference 
with the GCE AS/A2 level requirements for Biology and Geography. 
‘Our A2 residential at St George’s House was the best 
part of my entire A level course’
(former A2 student, now biology undergraduate at Warwick University) Drawing on over thirty years of experience working with secondary schools from around the country, our staff team has good local knowledge and can work with you to provide the right programme specific to GCE requirements and your needs.  
Our programmes have been worked out with the advice and assistance of practising teachers, and the Devon Wildlife Trust. 
Tailor made for you 
Our staff are able to give you support at whatever level you need, from advising on suitable sites for study and IT support to providing teaching sessions tailored to the requirement of different exam boards. Through combining lectures in a classroom with practical fieldwork, concepts are firmly linked to real life situations. 
Study facilities
The Coach House (built in 2000) provides 2 large meeting rooms for lectures and smaller study rooms. A well equipped environmental studies room gives opportunities for detailed follow up work using microscopes and computers with fieldwork software to collate data for statistical analysis, giving opportunities for cross curriculum key skills requirements to be met. During field study sessions classes are kept to a maximum of twenty students with an emphasis on small group work to encourage full involvement of all students. 
Quality and value 
An 17th century converted rectory provides accommodation, dining and recreation space. We can cater for up to forty students in dormitories, with smaller rooms for teachers. As a charitable trust we rely on support from donations and so are able to offer outstanding value for what we provide. Biology A2 
The ecology element of the specification is ideally completed as part of a field trip. 
Field study sessions can be based on the superb variety of habitats found in North Devon. 
Rocky shores, salt marshes, ponds, rivers and woodland are within only a few miles as well as Braunton Burrows, one of the largest dune systems in England, a UNESCO Biosphere.
Exmoor is within half an hour’s drive. 
Guidance and transport can be provided to enable students to prepare, collect data and write up their own projects. 
Geography AS 
The salt marshes and outstanding dune systems of Braunton Burrows on the North Devon coastline, along with the rocky shores which are well suited to geological studies, present a number of possibilities for approved areas of study. Woodlands nearby and the Lyn river systems on Exmoor are a short drive away providing additional sites for study, while the nearby towns of Ilfracombe and Barnstaple provide scope for studies in human geography. 
Activities 
Alongside the field study aspect of your programme we can offer a broad range of outdoor activities as well as problem solving and team building days, all led by our qualified staff.  We are licensed by the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority for the provision of climbing and watersports activities. 
Contact us 
For further details or to discuss availability or programme content please contact 
Matt Upward BSc:

Telephone us on: (01271) 890755 or email us: fieldstudies@sghdevon.org 
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St. George's House,
Georgeham,
Braunton,
Devon,
EX33 1JN.

Charity Number: 279406

St. Georges House is licensed for watersports and climbing activities by the
AALA: 029 2075 5715