The UKRIGS Education Project [Earth Science On-site] uses former aggregates sites to develop and publish examples of high quality Earth Science field teaching activities for schools. They have been produced in collaboration with partners in the Earth Science Teachers’ Association [ESTA], the Earth Science Education Unit [ESEU] and the National Stone Centre [NSC]. The materials have been devised to address the requirements of the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2 [7-11 yrs], KS 3 [11-14 yrs] and KS 4 [14-16 yrs - GCSE].

These are intended as exemplars and may be adapted by teachers for use at other sites.

The Project is funded by DEFRA's Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, administered by English Nature.

The pilot project ran from August 2004 to March 2005 and four sites were chosen:

• The National Stone Centre, Wirksworth, Derbyshire
• Apes Tor / Ecton Hill, Wetton, Staffordshire
• Black Rock, Matlock, Derbyshire
• Park Hall Country Park, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

The follow-on grant ran from May 2005 to March 2007 and a further eight sites have been completed:

• South Elmsall, Doncaster, West Yorkshire
• Dryhill Nature Reserve, Sevenoaks, Kent
• Ercall Quarries, Telford, Shropshire
• Barrow Hill Nature Reserve, Dudley, West Midlands
• Tedbury Camp/Vallis Vale, Frome, Somerset
• Ryton Pools Country Park, Bubbenhall, Warwickshire
• Mungrisdale/Mosedale, Penrith, Cumbria
• Meldon Aplite Quarry, Okehampton, Devon

The current grant from July 2007 to March 2008 will enable us to run several teacher-workshops and to work on two further sites:

• • Snableazes Quarry and Boulmer coast, Alnwick, Northumberland
• Coates Quarry North, Much Wenlock, Shropshire

The selected sites are designated RIGS or SSSI sites, mostly have open access or are owned by public bodies.

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