This morning, we welcomed back delegates who had attended our first virtual session in November 2025 for the second of GlosGeog/Met Office/Climate Ambassador‘s climate action planning workshop, led by Nichole (Nicki) Schantz, who is the Climate Ambassador SouthWest Hub Manager, and with a guest appearance from Edd Moore, aka eco edd (https://www.linkedin.com/in/edd-moore-a0369b86/). The Department for Education (DfE) now expects all educational …
GlosGeog collaboration with the Met. Office, University of Reading
Today, it was time for GlosGeog to join forces with Nichole (Nicki) Schantz, who is the Climate Ambassador SouthWest Hub Manager and based at the Met. Office at the University of Reading, to offer one of two FREE CPD workshops centred around climate action planning. There is an expectation from the Department for Education (DfE) that all educational settings should …
Bespoke CPD: Ward End Primary School, Birmingham
I was approached by the Assistant Head Teacher of Years 5 and 6, who is also a regular attendee of our virtual Primary Humanities Network meetings, to see if I could deliver some bespoke CPD for their Humanities Subject Leaders before the end of Term 2. Their initial request was overly ambitious for one afternoon, so it was advised that …
Online Safety Mark assessment goes virtual!
Like many other things over the past year, Online Safety Mark assessing is now being done virtually. This was my first remote assessment, and like several other assessors, I think that there is potential to continue offering virtual and face-to-face assessments once lockdown restrictions are lifted. No very early starts or long-distance travel for me, which was certainly a bonus, …
Regional Primary Geography Conference (Bowden Hall Hotel Gloucestershire)
Well, it was time for David Weatherly to return to Gloucestershire for his annual Regional Primary Geography Conference (www.davidweatherlyeducation.co.uk). David is a School Improvement Adviser and an accomplished teacher with an international reputation as an inspiring trainer. Whether working in schools or at CPD events, he always models practical and achievable approaches to improving engagement and outcomes of pupils. He …
GCSE geography fieldwork revision day (University of the West of England [UWE], Bristol)
What a great experience for Year 11 pupils from Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls in Gloucester! Dr Chris Spencer, a Senior Lecturer in Geology and Physical Geography in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of the West of England (UWE), had worked hard to coordinate a fantastic day for them; perfect revision of their human and …
Online Safety Mark assessment
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Well, today, I had my Online Safety Accredited Assessor’s ‘hat’ on. A couple of month’s ago, Ron Richards, Online Safety Consultant at SWGfL, asked me if I would like to pay a visit to The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great in the centre of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, as they were due for an Online Safety Mark re-assessment. The school …