This afternoon saw me venture across the border into Wiltshire to deliver a twilight CPD to all staff at Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery (http://www.lainesmeadprimaryschool.org.uk/) in Swindon. The theme for today’s session was ‘Progression and assessment in geography and history’, something that I have delivered several times before, but am continually updating due to the current changes in education, e.g. …
Ofsted’s new Education Inspection Framework (EIF) and the 3Is (intent; implementation and impact)
It was back to school for me today; time to deliver training, based on Ofsted’s new Education Inspection Framework (EIF) and the 3Is (intent; implementation and impact), to all staff at Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls in Gloucester. Firstly, I introduced the aims of the session: To be more informed about the processes and procedures of inspection now undertaken by …
Sustainability: The New Advantage, The Growth Hub, University of Gloucestershire
Well, a week later and I am back at the University of Gloucestershire’s Oxstalls Campus! However, this time, it is to pay a visit to The Growth Hub and take part in their new ‘Sustainability: The New Advantage’ programme. The programme is scheduled to take place on two consecutive Fridays (5th and 12th July) and features three speakers per day, with …
‘Intent, implementation and impact: History within the broad and balanced curriculum’ (University of Gloucestershire)
Well, it was rather nice to attend a conference today and be able to just sit back and listen, rather than having to present! I have not been to an event like this at the University of Gloucestershire before. However, their flier suggested that we were in for a treat: ‘A one day course for primary teachers (KS1 and KS2), history …
Teach Meet Gloucestershire 2019 (Cleeve School and Sixth Form Centre of Excellence)
I cannot believe a year has passed since the last Teach Meet! The weather this afternoon and evening was just like last year too … warm and sunny, making for a very pleasant drive from Gloucester to Bishops Cleeve. On arrival, we were warmly welcomed by Jerome Garnier, Lead Practitioner and Assistant Head of MFL and organiser of the annual …
Next Primary Humanities Network meeting – come along and be enthused and inspired!
Feedback from attendees included: ‘Informative. Practical. Exciting. Do-able. Pertinent.’ ‘Useful ideas to use with children. Inspiring. Engaging ideas for pupils. Fun.’ ‘Useful resources. Interesting. Emma is lovely. Very enjoyable and helpful. Can we have a longer session, please?’ ‘Wet! Useful resources. Lots to think about.’ https://create2inspire.co.uk/2019/06/12/primary-humanities-network-meeting-tom-roberts-adventure-centre-trac-near-newent-gloucestershire/ Our first session of 2019-2020 will take the theme of ‘Ofsted’s new Education Inspection …
Primary Humanities Network meeting (Tom Roberts Adventure Centre [TRAC], near Newent, Gloucestershire)
Not quite the weather that I had hoped for, but we managed! The theme for our final meeting of this academic year was ‘Taking learning outside the classroom‘. After welcoming individuals, I shared the aims and format of the session. The intention was for majority of this session to be held outside at the Tom Roberts Adventure Centre (TRAC) (https://www.tracnewent.org.uk/); …
CPD workshop (Let’s go on an awesome Arctic adventure, in conjunction with Wicked Weather Watch), The Royal High Preparatory School, Bath
Well, Thursday morning saw the last of our CPD workshops for this academic year. The venue was The Royal High Preparatory School in Bath, and being slightly beyond my usual working territory, meant several new faces. The aims and format of the session were shared with attendees at the outset. We then moved on to the ‘starter’, which looked at …
Primary Humanities Network meeting (Progression and assessment in geography and history – part 2)
Since we did not have time for in-depth sharing and moderation of pupils’ work during our last meeting, it was requested that we gather again purely for this purpose. Despite it being the week after SATs and several teachers committed to previously booked residential visits or day trips, we managed to get a few of us together prior to the …
Year 6 geography day (Tom Roberts Adventure Centre – TRAC)
What a day, and blessed with some warm, fine weather too! After a successful application for funding from the Frederick Soddy Trust (https://www.rgs.org/in-the-field/in-the-field-grants/teacher-grants/frederick-soddy-schools-award/), 54 Year 6 pupils and their teachers from Dunalley Primary School (http://www.dunalley.gloucs.sch.uk/) arrived on Monday 20th May at the Tom Roberts Adventure Centre (TRAC) (https://www.tracnewent.org.uk/) for a ‘geography day’ with a difference. Rather than being in the …