It was time for our first virtual speaker session of this academic year. Dr Chris Spencer, Senior Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Management in the School of Architecture and Environment at the University of the West of England, kindly agreed to give up his time to speak to Key Stage 4 and 5 students about the link between water and …
Just about managed to squeeze in another one!
As a result of further interest and a few technical issues at the hosting school during our last GlosGeog event, it was agreed to try and squeeze in a virtual repeat before the end of Term 4. With schools all having different Easter holidays, it was hard to find a date to suit everyone concerned. Nevertheless, it was decided to …
One more GlosGeog event before Term 4 ends
Today, it was time for another GlosGeog event. Our thanks go to Pate’s Grammar School in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for very kindly offering to host this speaker session with Professor Kenny Lynch, Lecturer in Human Geography and based at the University of Gloucestershire. A livestream option was also organised so that those unable to make their way to the venue or …
A new week-long initiative
Hover over the images to reveal captions. Click on the images to enlarge them. It was a slightly different approach to our workshops this week. Instead of the usual one day, virtual multi-schools event, we decided to trial spreading the content over the course of a week to enable youngsters and teachers to fully engage with the material, have more …
A spot of bespoke CPD (geography)
This week has been devoted to bespoke CPD. Today, it was a session with the Geography Subject Leader at Oliver Tomkins C of E VA Schools near Swindon, Wiltshire (https://www.olivertomkinsschools.co.uk/swindon/primary/olivertomkins). Prior to this morning’s virtual session, there had been a brief conversation and number of e-mails sent between myself, the Headteacher and Geography Subject Leader to share documentation and establish …
Three new themes added
‘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 practise some geographical skills, along with a spot of human geography
‘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 …
A rather ambitious Arctic adventure!
Hover over the images to reveal captions. Click on the images to enlarge them. This week began with a rather ambitious virtual trip to the Arctic. On board today was an enthusiastic bunch of over 330 Upper Key Stage 2 pupils and their teachers from six schools located throughout the UK, namely St. James’ C of E Primary Academy (https://stj.hslt.academy/) …
Another round of bespoke CPD!
I really do enjoy working directly with schools, whether virtually or in situ, to review and develop their whole school curriculum offering for geography. Today, I met via Zoom with the Geography Subject Leader at Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex (https://www.princeavenue.co.uk/) to look at ways to integrate effective fieldwork from EYFS to the end of Key Stage …
Time to travel to the Arctic!
Hover over the images to reveal captions. Click on the images to enlarge them. Another busy week for me, starting with a virtual trip to the Arctic. On board today was an enthusiastic bunch of more than 230 Upper Key Stage 2 pupils and their teachers from three schools, namely The Olive School in Blackburn, Lancashire (https://www.oliveblackburn.com/), Buxton Junior School …