In preparation for their coursework, the students toured The Quays to see how the area had been redeveloped and transformed since the Manchester Docks closed in the 1980s, leaving a derelict and polluted wasteland. They conducted surveys and interviews to collect data and utilised a classroom inside The Lowry to crunch and analyse their numbers.

Head of Geography Mr Grundy said the students had gained the skills they needed to produce their own 3,000-word individual investigation. This piece of work is 20% of the A level and  Geography students must complete 4 days of fieldwork as part of their course.