GlosGeog, Gloucestershire’s local Geographical Association (GA) branch, felt that it should act as a role model and lead the way with a fieldwork activity to mark #NationalFestivalofFieldwork during the month of June. The following opportunity was offered FREE to schools, whether they were Geographical Association (GA)/GlosGeog members or not and located in and beyond Gloucestershire, to promote inclusivity and accessibility within geography. Today saw 10 schools and …
One for teachers before the end of Term 2
Another GlosGeog event before the end of Term 2, but this time aimed at teachers. We were very lucky to be able to secure Dr Rebecca Kitchen, Head of Professional Development at the Geographical Association (GA), to update us about Ofsted’s EIF and the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR), contemplating what it means for geography. Becky had delivered an in …
Time for another Primary Geography Subject Leader Network (PGSLN) meeting!
A busy couple of weeks ahead for me, engaging with over 60 schools, either virtually or in situ, as part of the first round of Primary Geography Subject Leader Network (PGSLN) meetings this academic year. Due to Sandra Parker’s growing commitments at GLOSSI (Gloucestershire’s School Improvement Service), the baton for oversight of primary geography has now been handed to the …
GlosGeog stretches to another event due to interest/demand!
GlosGeog, Gloucestershire’s local Geographical Association (GA) branch, felt that it should act as a role model and lead the way with a fieldwork activity to mark #NationalFestivalofFieldwork during the month of June. The following opportunity was offered FREE to schools, whether they were Geographical Association (GA)/GlosGeog members or not and located in and beyond Gloucestershire, to promote inclusivity and accessibility within geography: https://create2inspire.co.uk/2025/06/27/glosgeog-embraces-nationalfestivaloffieldwork/ . This was …
GlosGeog embraces #NationalFestivalofFieldwork
GlosGeog, Gloucestershire’s local Geographical Association (GA) branch, felt that it should act as a role model and lead the way with a fieldwork activity to mark #NationalFestivalofFieldwork during the month of June. The following opportunity was offered FREE to schools, whether they were Geographical Association (GA)/GlosGeog members or not and located in and beyond Gloucestershire, to promote inclusivity and accessibility …
What a fantastic fieldwork week at North Nibley C of E Primary School, Gloucestershire!
Following the successful submission of a Frederick Soddy Schools Award application (https://www.rgs.org/in-the-field/grants/teacher-grants/frederick-soddy-schools-award), North Nibley C of E Primary School were fortunate to receive sufficient funding to facilitate a fieldwork week for all 110 pupils from EYFS to Year 6. The Headteacher, Mr Steve Hodgkinson, and myself met together via Zoom and corresponded by e-mail several times prior to the week …
Dr Rebecca Kitchen visits GlosGeog!
GlosGeog, Gloucestershire’s local Geographical Association (GA) branch, was fortunate to receive a visit from Dr Rebecca Kitchen, Head of Professional Development at the Geographical Association (GA), this afternoon. The event, aimed at secondary teachers, ECTs and trainees, was kindly hosted by Odyssey Teaching School Hub based at Pate’s Grammar School in Cheltenham. After formally welcoming and introducing everybody, I handed …
Twilight CPD session (Oliver Tomkins C of E VA Schools)
This afternoon, it was the turn of staff at Oliver Tomkins C of E VA Schools in Swindon, Wiltshire, to receive some twilight training. Having previously worked with their Geography and History Subject Leaders and had lengthy discussions with the Headteacher, I had a clear insight into their current whole school geography and history curricula, plus cohort and surroundings. Between us, we …
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 …
History’s turn now!
This week has been devoted to bespoke CPD. Today, it was a session with the History Subject Leaders 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 History Subject Leaders to share documentation and establish ‘where they were at’. This …