GCSE

Visits to Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre can be booked on 01908 227229

GCSE: Urban Geography

£5.00 per student (accompanying adults are free)
10am-1pm (covered lunching area available on request)

Milton Keynes is one of the world's best known case studies of settlement development and as such provides an excellent place for a GCSE study visit.

• Milton Keynes was comprehensively planned and it's development is thoroughly documented
• Copies of many key documents detailing this development are in the library collection here at the Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre
• Accessible GIS database at Milton Keynes intelligence Observatory
• Milton Keynes exemplifies the regional and national challenges facing British settlements at the beginning of the 21st Century

Learning activities for GCSE

People & Place - the quality of life in urban areas
People, Work & Development - changing patterns of employment, industrial location and trading patterns

Three hours comprising a one hour introductory presentation and two hours fieldwork in Milton Keynes

These activities indicate the sort of programme we can deliver. Why not speak to us about arranging a visit that meets the needs of your students. We can organise tours to suit any syllabus

For more information see our education programme Full details of our learning programme (pdf, 637K)