London's Geography teachers get lessons in waste online

London's teachers of Key Stage 4 Geography are to benefit from a new online teaching and learning resource designed to address the topical issues surrounding radioactive waste management.

The RADwaste Project, run by the London Grid for Learning (LGfL), uses some of the approaches and resources developed by the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) and helps inform students about the ways industry experts manage the problem in the UK.

The RADwaste Project is available free to London schools via the LGfL portal and to all UK schools through the National Education Network (NEN). It combines both online and offline resources, many based around those used byCoRWM.

These resources include online lesson plans, up to date news items regarding energy use, nuclear power and its impact on the environment and the unresolved issue of nuclear waste management.

Video interviews with industry professionals are also available to help teach this challenging subject. Pilot schools involved in the project included South Camden Community College in Camden, Oaks Park School in Redbridge and Orleans Park School in Richmond.

David Mason, Content Manager from the LGfL, said: "The RADwaste Project is such an exciting prospect for geography teachers. With input from real industry experts, the subject is really brought to life in the room."

"RADwaste will help students to explore the issues involved and the effects that radioactive waste has on the environment. It will also open up channels of communication encouraging discussion and debate between students and teachers."

For further information please visit: www.radwaste.lgfl.net. The RADwaste Project supports the DME (Decision Making Exercise), a key compulsory unit of GCSE geography.

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