This time, it was a slightly upmarket meeting spot for us due to sponsorship from TUI UK (http://www.tui.co.uk). Usually, a local school offers to host a meeting, but this time we were able to venture to a more spacious venue, with ample parking and no interruptions from children, colleagues or parents/carers (TRAC – Tom Roberts Adventure Centre, near Newent in …
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 …
India-themed workshop, Abbeymead Primary School, Gloucester
Well, it was off to Abbeymead Primary School in Gloucester today for my final pupil workshop for this academic year. The theme for the day was ‘India’ and, due to the school using their Global Learning Programme e-credits to fund the event, there was also an element of CPD for staff to deliver (in the form of a working lunch). …
Come and join us! Next Gloucestershire Primary Humanities Subject Leaders Network meeting
One not to be missed! Do join us if you can … you will be made to feel most welcome, I assure you. The more, the merrier!
Primary Humanities/Geography Subject Leaders’ Network meeting
High School for Girls (HSfG) in Gloucester kindly offered to host our second Primary Humanities/Geography Subject Leaders’ Network meeting, and what a warm welcome we received, accompanied by a vast array of delicious refreshments! The turnout was very encouraging, especially for this time of year given that there are so many activities and events taking place both inside and outside …
Al-Ashraf Secondary School, Gloucester
The ongoing school improvement support that I am giving the Head Teacher, Senior Leaders, Governors and staff at Al-Ashraf Secondary School in Gloucester is proving to be incredibly rewarding. This small, Islamic, independent school received a visit from Ofsted last November and a number of areas for improvement were identified. I have been conducting lesson observations and providing feedback to …
Geographical Association (GA) Annual Conference, Sheffield Hallam University (5th to 7th April 2018)
https://www.geography.org.uk/GA-Annual-Conference-and-Exhibition Well, there was certainly a real buzz in the air at the Geographical Association’s Annual Conference, this year held in its home city of Sheffield and celebrating its 125th anniversary. The early start and late finish, plus delayed train travel, was worth it to interact with like-minded people, feel inspired and revitalised about teaching geography and gain many new …
Twilight staff training
Abbeymead Primary School, Gloucester
My task this afternoon was to deliver a twilight training session centred upon ‘taking learning outside the classroom’ for all staff at Abbeymead Primary School on the outskirts of the city of Gloucester. Fortunately, the weather was fine and dry, so we were able to spend some time outside replicating a few of my suggested activities … this does not …