Our year 11 geographers had an informative and interesting visit to Yaverland and Sandown on Monday. The purpose of their visit was to explore the impact that sea defences have on an area. They looked at the do nothing approach at Yaverland and the hold the line approach at Sandown.
The students looked at the differing management strategies in place and the reasons behind the different approaches. They then collected primary data using techniques such as beach profiles, groyne drops, land use maps and environmental quality surveys.
We were very lucky to have great weather on the day and it was lovely to see how friendly and polite students were with members of the public.
