Well, it was certainly beyond county for me today; a trip to Kidlington, just north of the city of Oxford, to deliver some bespoke CPD on behalf of the Geographical Association (GA) (https://www.geography.org.uk/) (and not an easy or pleasant one given the snow and localised flooding). The remit that I was given from the GA prior to half-term was ‘To …
British Council Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning: Critical thinking and problem solving course (Day 1)
Well, it was back to the recently refurbished and superb Gloucestershire Heritage Hub today; this time to deliver Day 1 of the British Council Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning: Critical thinking and problem solving course, as opposed to steering a Primary Humanities Network meeting. This was the first time that I have delivered such training in Gloucester, so it was good …
Regional Primary History Conference (David Weatherly Education)
Well, it was once again time to pop alomg to David Weatherly’s annual Regional Primary History Conference. The theme for this academic year was ‘Achieving secure chronological knowledge and understanding through thematic investigations’. For those of you not ‘in the know’, David is a School Improvement Adviser and an accomplished teacher with an international reputation as an inspiring trainer. Whether working …
FREE CPD! (British Council Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning: Critical thinking and problem solving)
Are you keen to promote higher order thinking skills, e.g. critical thinking; problem solving, within your school? Are you wondering how to provide sufficient ‘stretch and challenge’ for those higher attainers within your class? Do you wish to have a positive influence on ‘cultural capital’? If the answer to any of the above questions is ‘Yes!’, then do not miss …
Next Primary Humanities Network meeting (one not to miss if feedback from our last meeting is anything to go by!)
Come and join us! Feedback from attendees included: ‘Informative; helpful; interesting. Thank you.’ ‘Thank you, Emma. I’ve taken on geography and history this year. Very informative and encouraging. I feel that the EIF was explained clearly and lots of ideas given.’ ‘I have a better understanding of the word ‘intent’ and what I need to do within my curriculum area …
Primary Humanities Network meeting (Gloucestershire Heritage Hub)
A different venue to our usual one! At a previous Network meeting, John Putley, Hub Facilities Manager, very kindly offered to host one of our future gatherings at the new Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, so I took him up on this straightaway! I led a HLF WWW1 school and community groups’ project back in 2014-2015 and had a lot of dealings …
Whole staff twilight CPD (Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery, Swindon)
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 …
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 …