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’s first event of the academic year 2025-2026
Our first GlosGeog (Gloucestershire’s local Geographical Association branch) event for the academic year 2025-2026 was kindly hosted by the Teaching School Hub at Balcarras School near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. All places were filled a week or so prior to the event; 20 plus primary and secondary teachers came together from schools within Gloucestershire and neighbouring counties, alongside myself and the two …
Time to get physical!
‘These highly interactive webinars [offered by the Geographical Association (GA)] provide primary teachers with the substantive knowledge to enable them to deliver relevant, engaging and stimulating geography lessons. Focusing on different subjects each session, this course provides practical, transferable ideas to trial before rolling them out in the classroom. Take this knowledge even further by exploring the multiple connections, stereotypes …
Time to get competitive!
Geographical Association (GA) local branch (GlosGeog) WorldWise Quiz heat. It was off to Dean Close School in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (https://www.deanclose.org.uk/) this afternoon/evening for our local Geographical Association (GA) branch (GlosGeog) WorldWise Quiz heat. 20 teams of Key Stage 3 and 4 students from seven comprehensive, grammar and independent schools across the county had turned up to battle it out for …
GlosGeog’s first event of the academic year 2023-2024!
Our first event of this academic year was kindly hosted by Sir Thomas Rich’s School in Gloucester (https://strschool.co.uk/). Dr Harry West, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of the West of England (UWE) offered to give up his time to speak to GCSE and A level students and their teachers, both virtually and …
Virtual Primary Humanities Network (PHN) meeting: The first one for this academic year!
Still virtually, but at least it meant many of us were able to get together again. If things remain positive regarding the current pandemic, then I am hoping to conduct our next meeting face-to-face, as well as offer a repeat virtually via Zoom for those who are unable to make it in real time or are located further afield. The …
Primary Humanities Subject Leaders’ Network meeting, Gloucester Farmers’ Club
Time for our next meeting already? Well, I wished to slot one in before SATs take over and teachers are unable to be released from schools, thus, with Easter being late and the May Bank Holiday fast approaching, the first week of Term 5 seemed to be my only chance. Once again, the Gloucester Farmers’ Club gave us a warm …
Critical Thinking for Achievement, Geographical Association (GA), Sheffield
Well, it was slightly further afield for me last week as I travelled to Sheffield for a two day ‘train the trainer’ event with the Geographical Association (GA). The Department for Education (DfE) recently announced that the GA had been successful in its bid under the Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund (TLIF). Such project funding will enable the GA (with …
Whole staff INSET, Al-Ashraf Secondary School, Gloucester
Well, the summer holidays are finally over! Today, I was, once again, at Al-Ashraf Secondary School in Gloucester, this time to deliver a CPD session to all staff that focused upon ‘differentiation’ (providing effective intervention/support and sufficient stretch and challenge). The overall aim was to address the suggestions for improvement outlined in the school’s recent Ofsted report in relation to …
Primary Humanities/Geography Subject Leaders’ Network meeting
Well, I have finally succeeded in establishing a Primary Humanities/Geography Subject Leaders’ Network for Gloucestershire! Following interest and demand from several schools/individuals, I decided to invest some time and energy into setting up a group once my recent stint back in the classroom had drawn to a close and full-time freelancing activities resumed. Whilst I will coordinate and steer each …
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