The curriculum material features videos of the actual members of the government committee on radioactive waste management taking about the issues surrounding the management of radioactive waste in the UK.
Comprehensive support for behaviour management and role play is contained throughout the resource – including teacher guidance videos.
Pilot school case study videos show how London schools have used the RADwaste project to recruit more students into GCSE Geography and help raise attainment in exam classes.
RADwaste project - What did the students think?
‘Outside of lesson time I was able to look at the real life explanations between the COWRM members – which was a real help when constructing my own speeches for the debates we had in class’ - Year 10 Student – Orleans Park School – Twickenham
‘During the class debate – it became clear to me as to why the this subject is so important and why we should be studying it in school’ - Year 10 Student – Orleans Park School – Twickenham
‘Hearing the stakeholder debates in class made me realise why the problem of radioactive waste management was a subject that affects us all’ - Year 10 Student – Orleans Park School – Twickenham
‘I found it challenging to keep in my stake holder group – as I did n’t necessary agree with their perspective in real life. However – it did make me realise the weakness in my own viewpoints’ Year 10 Student – Orleans Park School – Twickenham
‘After the debate in class – we went back to the RADwaste portal and found how closely what we had done in class had been to the real life discussions within the COWRM committee.’ Year 10 Student – Orleans Park School – Twickenham
‘I think it is important that schools should look at the RADwaste project because it gives us views on the way that the government thinks as well as our own. It has helped me understand that radioactive waste management is n’t just a problem for the government – it is a problem for all of us.’ Year 10 Student – Orleans Park School – Twickenham
I think it important for us to do this work in school – as in a few years we will be voting for the first time – and this kind of topic will influence who we vote for.’ Year 10 Student – Orleans Park School – Twickenham