It was, once again, time to reconvene with the History Subject Leader at Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School in Eastwood, Nottingham (https://www.lawrenceviewprimary.co.uk/) to continue our discussions around their whole school curriculum map for the subject. Following our previous session, the History Subject Leader had revisited my suggested websites, resources and ideas. I was really impressed with the progress that she …
Term 2’s virtual Primary Humanities Network meeting goes European!
The benefits of taking our Primary Humanities Network meetings online are becoming visible … no longer do I simply reach out to teachers in Gloucestershire and neighbouring counties, but educational professionals from as far and wide as the Isles of Scilly and Geneva, Switzerland were able to join us this afternoon! The foci for today’s meeting were very welcome in …
Term 6’s Primary Humanities Network meeting goes virtual once again and well beyond Gloucestershire!
Well, Zoom certainly brought a buzz to my study on Wednesday afternoon! Not only did I have several ‘regulars’ in attendance at our virtual Primary Humanities Network meeting, but also many new participants; I think we had teachers from as far afield as Cumbria in the north to Dorset in the south and Nottinghamshire in the east to Greater Manchester in …
Primary Humanities Network meeting (Term 4)
A meeting with a difference! Held virtually with the aid of Zoom software, rather than in situ as planned due to the coronavirus outbreak. I debated whether to go ahead with our meeting, but several teachers were self-isolating and still keen to participate. I have recorded the session, however, and am more than happy to share this and the accompanying …
GITEP trainees (Ribston Hall High School (RHHS), Gloucestershire
It was back to one of the schools that I spent seven happy years teaching at today. However, this time it was not to teach, but to deliver a session to GITEP trainees (‘So, what does history look like in primary schools?’) after being approached by Rebecca Rose, Teacher of History, ITE Training Manager and NQT Induction Tutor, as well as …
WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire
Fortunately, I had a relatively easy journey to WWT Slimbridge (https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/slimbridge/), despite the recent flooding and its proximity to the very high River Severn and Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. Since it was less rainy and windy than yesterday, I was able to appreciate the surroundings. For many years, we had a family pass for WWT Slimbridge and spent many pleasureable …
Primary Humanities Network meeting (Gloucestershire Heritage Hub)
A different venue to our usual one! At a previous Network meeting, John Putley, Hub Facilities Manager, very kindly offered to host one of our future gatherings at the new Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, so I took him up on this straightaway! I led a HLF WWW1 school and community groups’ project back in 2014-2015 and had a lot of dealings …
Next Primary Humanities Network meeting – come along and be enthused and inspired!
Feedback from attendees included: ‘Informative. Practical. Exciting. Do-able. Pertinent.’ ‘Useful ideas to use with children. Inspiring. Engaging ideas for pupils. Fun.’ ‘Useful resources. Interesting. Emma is lovely. Very enjoyable and helpful. Can we have a longer session, please?’ ‘Wet! Useful resources. Lots to think about.’ https://create2inspire.co.uk/2019/06/12/primary-humanities-network-meeting-tom-roberts-adventure-centre-trac-near-newent-gloucestershire/ Our first session of 2019-2020 will take the theme of ‘Ofsted’s new Education Inspection …