Mid-June and time for the geography southwest Annual Conference, held, once again, at the University of the West of England (UWE) on the northern outskirts of Bristol, but today in a new venue, the Enterprise Park 1 building. Simon Ross, John Davidson, plus Dr Harry West and colleagues at UWE, had done a sterling job of pulling everything together. My …
Geographical Association (GA) Annual Conference and Exhibition 2025
What a busy, engaging, inspiring and stimulating few days; I now need a holiday to recover! It was great to catch up with friends and colleagues, put names to faces of social media connections and meet some new geographers and educators from all over the UK and beyond. It is hard to explain the ‘buzz’ that you gain from the …
How to ‘dig deeper’!
GlosGeog was very fortunate to be able to pin Alan Parkinson down for an afternoon; after all, he is such a busy man juggling so many important roles. With 27 schools from across the UK on board in real time, we had a full house. After formally welcoming and introducing everyone, I handed over to Alan so that we could …
GlosGeog’s virtual Primary Teach Meet is a hit!
This afternoon saw me host GlosGeog’s first virtual Primary Teach Meet. This proved to be a very popular event, with all available places being filled a couple of weeks before the deadline date for bookings. We decided to take the theme of sustainability since it was Earth Day today. Having many hugely experienced and high profile geographers contributing was an …
EYFS Cultural Diversity Training Day
Time to be inducted by David Weatherly and Sheena Wright once again! David Weatherly is a School Improvement Adviser and an accomplished teacher at all stages of learning. He is author of the award-winning Primary Connected History and Primary Connected Geography schemes published by Harper Collins. Sheena Wright is an EYFS Education Consultant and a former Local Authority Early Years Lead Adviser …
Geographical Association (GA) In the Know webinar series
Today’s webinar was the third in a series of six linked to the Geographical Association (GA)’s In the Know online resources. These webinars are a quick, easy and cost-effective means of updating your subject knowlege, whether you are a Geography Subject Leader, experienced classroom teacher, ECT or trainee. Further details about the series can be found by accessing the web-link below: https://www.geography.org.uk/events/In-The-Know-webinar-series/15254?OccId=20745 The aim is to make …
Geographical Association (GA)’s In the Know webinar series
(Webinar 3: Mountains and volcanoes)
Thursday afternoon soon comes around again … time for another ‘In the Know’ webinar. This week the focus was on ‘Mountains and volcanoes’, one of my favourite themes to teach when I was in the classroom. Word seems to have spread about our weekly webinars as our audience continues to grow. If you have yet to attend one of the …
So apt given the ‘geography in the News’ at this moment in time!
Geographical Association (GA) ‘In the Know’ webinar series
Thursday afternoon soon comes around again … time for another ‘In the Know’ webinar. This week, the focus was on ‘Mountains and volcanoes’, one of my favourite themes to teach when I was in the classroom. Word seems to have spread about our weekly webinars as our audience continues to grow, both in real time and for listening/viewing when time …
Geographical Association (GA) ‘In the Know’ webinar series
Thursday afternoon soon comes around again … time for another ‘In the Know’ webinar. This week the focus was on ‘Mountains and volcanoes’, one of my favourite themes to teach when I was in the classroom. Word seems to have spread about our weekly webinars as our audience continues to grow, both in real time and for listening/viewing when time …
A great way to spend a Friday afternoon in lockdown 3! (Primary Humanities Network meeting – Term 4)
It was lovely to see, albeit virtually, many familiar faces, as well as a few new ones, this afternoon. We were also fortunate to be joined by Glenn Carter, the man behind History Rocks (https://www.history-rocks.com/). After welcoming everyone, I outlined the aims and structure of the meeting, namely: As there was so much to get through during the meeting, I …
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