This afternoon, I made my way to Coberley C of E Primary School in Gloucestershire (https://coberleycoeprimary.co.uk/index.html) to deliver a two-hour training session for governors, entitled ‘roles and responsibilities‘, on behalf of Governor Services at Gloucestershire County Council. Sandra Shepherd, Educatuion Lead, Education Outcomes and Intervention at Gloucestershire County Council, also popped along as she was keen to see how the …
‘Intent, implementation and impact: History within the broad and balanced curriculum’ (University of Gloucestershire)
Well, it was rather nice to attend a conference today and be able to just sit back and listen, rather than having to present! I have not been to an event like this at the University of Gloucestershire before. However, their flier suggested that we were in for a treat: ‘A one day course for primary teachers (KS1 and KS2), history …
CPD session (‘Report writing and effective plenaries’), Al-Ashraf Secondary School, Gloucester
Straight back to work after the half-term break; a two hour CPD session for staff at Al-Ashraf Secondary School, followed by one and a half hours of teaching (GCSE geography to a quiet, diligent group of Year 11 students)! The remit that I was given by the Head Teacher for the CPD session this morning was ‘report writing and effective …
SWGfL Online Safety Live, Lakefield C of E Primary School, Gloucestershire
Well, Monday afternoon saw me back at Lakefield C of E Primary School in Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire (https://www.lakefield.gloucs.sch.uk/gloucs/primary/lakefield), this time for a Online Safety Live event (https://swgfl.org.uk/training-events/online-safety-live/) delivered by representatives from SWGfL and not to conduct a grueling Online Safety Mark assessment! Following on from the latter than I carried out last July, it was agreed that one ‘area for development’ …
Back by popular demand … ‘Maps, maps and more maps!’ (Primary Humanities Subject Leaders’ Network meeting)
‘Informative; hands-on; varied; engaging; inspiring.’ (One participant’s ‘concluding comment’ at our previous meeting) https://create2inspire.co.uk/2018/11/14/primary-humanities-subject-leaders-network-meeting-sir-thomas-richs-school-strs-gloucester/ Due to demand, I shall be offering a repeat of the second session of this academic year, taking the theme of ‘Maps, maps and more maps!’. We will look at how maps can be used, both inside and outside the classroom, in the teaching and learning …
Primary Humanities Subject Leaders’ Network meeting, Sir Thomas Rich’s School (STRS), Gloucester
Our second Primary Humanities Subject Leaders’ Network meeting of this academic year was held in the Pavilion at Sir Thomas Rich’s School (STRS) in Gloucester. The theme for today’s session was ‘Maps, maps and more maps!’ following requests from individuals at our last meeting. We were a little smaller in number than usual as a few regulars had prior school commitments, e.g. …
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 …