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 …
Time to be updated!
Two years on and it was time for another Online Safety Mark Assessors Update Training; today was a hybrid version, with some in situ at the Lysaught Institute in Newport, Wales (8 individuals) and others joining online (10 people). Whilst it was lovely to see some familiar faces, it was great to meet a few new ones and do a …
Online Safety Mark Assessors Update Training Day (virtual and Newport, Wales)
How time flies! Two years on and it is time for me to be updated once again by the hugely knowledgeable and competent band at the UK Safer Internet Centre (UK SIC)/South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL), namely Ron Richards, David Wright, Andrew Williams, Ken Corish and Carmel Glassbrook. Whilst some were gathered at the Lysaght Institute in Newport, Wales, several, …
Virtual Primary Humanities Network meeting – Term 6: ‘Reflecting geographies’
Just a handful of the ‘concluding comments’ from those who attended our previous Primary Humanities Network meeting in ‘real time’ or accessed the recording and accompanying resources to review at later date: Thanks for another fab session. Thanks to everyone for their contributions, it’s really good to get to know other Subject Leaders. Many things to investigate further! Full of …
Virtual Primary Humanities Network meeting (Term 5): The power of ‘everyday geographies’
Trying to fit a virtual Primary Humanities Network meeting into Term 5 when the return from the Easter holidays was quite late, there was a Bank Holiday to be taken into account and SATs week to avoid has not been an easy task! However, we managed to find a couple of hours this afternoon to gather together to share best …
Come and join us to find out about the power of everyday geographies! (Primary Humanities Network meeting – Term 5)
Just a handful of the ‘concluding comments’ from those who attended our previous Primary Humanities Network meeting in ‘real time’ or accessed the recording and accompanying resources to review at later date: Gosh, it’s amazing how you manage to fit so much information and help for teachers in such a short space of time! Thank you, very informative. So many …
Time to focus on cultural capital (virtual Primary Humanities Network meeting – Term 4)
A rather apt theme for our fourth Primary Humanities Network meeting of this academic year, and still virtual in format due to the continued uncertainty surrounding Covid-19, the need for a degree of flexibility and our growing numbers from all regions of the UK (and beyond on occasions): ‘What does cultural capital mean?’ and ‘How can geography and history contribute …
One not to miss in March!
Just a handful of the ‘concluding comments’ from those who attended our previous Primary Humanities Network meeting in ‘real time’ or accessed the recording and accompanying resources to review at later date: Full of ideas, reminders and things to explore further! Lots of simple, but adaptable strategies. Very helpful for a new Subject Leader! Informative; inspiring; useful ideas. Enjoyable! Activities …
A little ‘stretch and challenge’ for the New Year!
Virtual Primary Humanities Network meeting (Term 3)
Starting the New Year as we mean to go on! Despite still being virtual in nature, I thought I would still try and provide a little ‘stretch and challenge’ during the third Primary Humanities Network meeting of this academic year. After reviewing the suggestions given towards the end of our last meeting and bearing in mind the themes hitting the …
UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) in partnership with SWGfL, Childnet and IWF: Online Safety Live
Despite attending Online Safety Day 2021 in September, I decided to also sign up to one of the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC)’s (https://saferinternet.org.uk/) Online Safety Live events as they are always so enlightening and engaging. You can never hear enough about staying safe online. It is such a dynamic realm and really important to embrace every opportunity to stay up-to-date …