Never had the opportunity to experience high quality fieldwork or an overseas gap year? Learning & Leading is for you.

See geography come to life - Learn about new world environments -  Develop your skills

Designed to give opportunities to those who have faced challenging circumstances, Learning & Leading provides bursaries for maintained school A-Level students to undertake fieldwork summer schools in the UK or go on a meaningful gap year, fieldwork master-class weekends for teachers, and fieldwork apprenticeships for first year geography undergraduates.

A-Level: Fieldwork Summer Schools »

Fully funded places for AS geographers on August fieldwork summer schools.

Gap Year: Scholarships for A2 geographers »

Grants of up to £4,000 plus support with gap year planning for students wanting to take a gap year before university.

Undergraduate: Fieldwork Apprenticeships »

Opportunities for first year undergraduates to join overseas field research projects. 

Teachers: Fieldwork Master-classes »

Funded places for geography teachers on weekend fieldwork master-classes.

 Places available on 2 teacher masterclass weekends in spring 2012 - London (Investigating Change in a World City) and in Yorkshire.  

Why do fieldwork? » 
Fieldwork is an important part of  geography. It offers a wonderful way of seeing the world, and a chance for personal development.

Meet the Participants »
Find out what previous participants have done and get inspired to undertake fieldwork and well planned gap experiences.