Time for some more bespoke CPD, this morning with the Geography Subject Leader at Bretherton Endowed Church of England Primary School near Leyland, Lancashire (https://www.brethertonschool.org.uk). The Head Teacher, Alison Maxham, approached me at the start of the summer holidays to see if I could deliver a couple of virtual sessions, firstly to support the Geography Subject Leader and then all …
Geographical Association (GA) In the Know webinar series
Today’s webinar was the third in a series of six linked to the Geographical Association (GA)’s In the Know online resources. These webinars are a quick, easy and cost-effective means of updating your subject knowlege, whether you are a Geography Subject Leader, experienced classroom teacher, ECT or trainee. Further details about the series can be found by accessing the web-link below: https://www.geography.org.uk/events/In-The-Know-webinar-series/15254?OccId=20745 The aim is to make …
Geographical Association (GA)’s In the Know webinar series
(Webinar 3: Mountains and volcanoes)
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. If you have yet to attend one of the …
So apt given the ‘geography in the News’ at this moment in time!
Geographical Association (GA) ‘In the Know’ webinar series
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 …
Geographical Association (GA) ‘In the Know’ webinar series
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 …
Geographical Association (GA) ‘In the Know’ webinar series
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 …
Virtual Primary Humanities Network meeting (Term 6); ‘Taking learning outside the classroom’.
At the request of many individuals, I managed to squeeze in another virtual Primary Humanities Network meeting before the end of the academic year. The theme for our meeting was ‘Taking learning outside the classroom: Developing geographical skills and fieldwork opportunities and ideas for local history studies’. If this was a face-to-face session, then I would usually take teachers outside and …
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 …
Regional Primary History Conference (David Weatherly Education)
Well, it was once again time to pop alomg to David Weatherly’s annual Regional Primary History Conference. The theme for this academic year was ‘Achieving secure chronological knowledge and understanding through thematic investigations’. For those of you not ‘in the know’, David is a School Improvement Adviser and an accomplished teacher with an international reputation as an inspiring trainer. Whether working …