Thursday afternoon soon comes around again … time for another ‘In the Know’ webinar. This week the focus was on ‘Mountains and volcanoes’, one of my favourite themes to teach when I was in the classroom. Word seems to have spread about our weekly webinars as our audience continues to grow, both in real time and for listening/viewing when time …
Regional Primary Geography Conference (Bowden Hall Hotel Gloucestershire)
Well, it was time for David Weatherly to return to Gloucestershire for his annual Regional Primary Geography Conference (www.davidweatherlyeducation.co.uk). David is a School Improvement Adviser and an accomplished teacher with an international reputation as an inspiring trainer. Whether working in schools or at CPD events, he always models practical and achievable approaches to improving engagement and outcomes of pupils. He …
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 …
AQA GCSE Geography Network meeting , Marling School, Stroud, Gloucestershire
I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to pop along to Marling School this afternoon to hear Stacey Hill, AQA’s Head of Curriculum for Geography, speak about ‘Improving performance on key themes from summer 2018′. The session was divided into four parts, namely: Key outcomes of summer 2018: Including using geographical terminology. The use of stimulus material in GCSE …
Regional Primary Geography Conference, Bowden Hall Hotel, Gloucester
I do love this annual event! Not only is it always incredibly inspiring, engaging and thought-provoking, but we are also supplied with plentiful refreshments throughout the day and treated to a delicious lunch on comfy sofas overlooking the beautifully kept grounds. This theme of this year’s conference was ‘Geographical skills and fieldwork – ensuring coverage and progression‘. We were given …
Regional Primary History Conference (Bowden Hall Hotel, Gloucester)
'Planning a history curriculum to ensure continuity and progression from EYFS to Year 6.'
It was great to see David Weatherly again. David is a School Improvement Advisor with many years experience as an accomplished teacher and has an international reputation for being an inspiring trainer. Whether working with teachers in schools or at CPD events, he always provides practical and achievable approaches to increasing the engagement and outcomes of pupils. He writes learning …