At the beginning of February our year 12 Geography students had the opportunity to learn from an expert in her field. Dr Rachael Unsworth delivered two bespoke sessions to our students on urban regeneration in Leeds as part of their current unit – Contemporary Urban Environments.  

It was a pleasure to welcome Rachael into our virtual classroom and give students the opportunity to learn from her knowledge and expertise. Formally a Lecturer at the School of Geography at the University of Leeds, Rachel now runs Leeds City Walking Tours. In recent years she has also been consulting on the regeneration of Leeds’ South Bank and was involved in the planning of one of our trust partner schools, The Ruth Gorse Academy.  

During the sessions delivered to our year 12 students, Rachael spoke about the about the impact of COVID19 on our cities and how they could and should develop, particularly in the increasingly difficult circumstances of climate change.  

We received some positive feedback after the sessions from our students which included: 

“It was very useful to learn from a person of experience in the expert field” 

“It was really enjoyable and furthered my interest in Human Geography!” 

“Would recommend to other classes in the future as this is useful for our current topic” 

Uni Connect funding supported the delivery of these sessions.