Straight back to work after the half-term break; a two hour CPD session for staff at Al-Ashraf Secondary School, followed by one and a half hours of teaching (GCSE geography to a quiet, diligent group of Year 11 students)! The remit that I was given by the Head Teacher for the CPD session this morning was ‘report writing and effective …
‘Arctic Alive’ workshop, Christ Church C of E Primary School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
I just love the ‘Arctic Alive’ kit bag with its giant floor map, lesson plans and resources (https://www.canadaukfoundation.org/arctic-alive/), and so did the teachers and children at Christ Church C of E Primary School, Cheltenham in Gloucestershire (http://www.christchurchschool-chelt.co.uk/), judging by the photographs and feedback below! The Canada-UK Foundation (https://www.canadaukfoundation.org/our-story/) aims to foster a greater understanding of Canada in the UK through education. …
SWGfL Online Safety Live, Lakefield C of E Primary School, Gloucestershire
Well, Monday afternoon saw me back at Lakefield C of E Primary School in Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire (https://www.lakefield.gloucs.sch.uk/gloucs/primary/lakefield), this time for a Online Safety Live event (https://swgfl.org.uk/training-events/online-safety-live/) delivered by representatives from SWGfL and not to conduct a grueling Online Safety Mark assessment! Following on from the latter than I carried out last July, it was agreed that one ‘area for development’ …
Teach Meet, Marling School, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Marling School was my port of call this afternoon. A Teach Meet for teachers of geography in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire had been organised by CETA (Cotswold Edge Teaching Alliance) to provide the chance to ‘pool expertise, get inspired and bounce some ideas around, all washed down with plenty of tea, cake and enthusiasm!’. Clare Johnson, Head of Geography at …