Well, Thursday morning saw the last of our CPD workshops for this academic year. The venue was The Royal High Preparatory School in Bath, and being slightly beyond my usual working territory, meant several new faces. The aims and format of the session were shared with attendees at the outset. We then moved on to the ‘starter’, which looked at …
Primary Humanities Subject Leaders’ Network meeting, Gloucester Farmers’ Club
Time for our next meeting already? Well, I wished to slot one in before SATs take over and teachers are unable to be released from schools, thus, with Easter being late and the May Bank Holiday fast approaching, the first week of Term 5 seemed to be my only chance. Once again, the Gloucester Farmers’ Club gave us a warm …
CPD workshop (Let’s go on an awesome Arctic adventure, in conjunction with Wicked Weather Watch), Sir Thomas Rich’s School, Gloucester
It was off to Sir Thomas Rich’s School in Gloucester this morning for a repeat of the CPD workshop delivered at Clifton High School in Bristol a fortnight ago. However, this time, it was Gill Johnson representing Wicked Weather Watch, as opposed to Vicky Oram-Ahern. I have used the Pavilion for CPD events before; it is very spacious and airy …
CPD workshop (Let’s go on an awesome, Arctic adventure), Clifton High School, Bristol, (in conjunction with Wicked Weather Watch)
Today, it was off to a new school for me … the lovely Clifton High School in Bristol. My remit was to deliver a CPD workshop for local teachers to showcase some of the high-quality resources that have been created, recent multi- and single-school events that have taken place and future opportunities that are available in conjunction with the Wiltshire-based …
Primary Humanities Subject Leaders’ Network meeting, Gloucester Farmers’ Club
It was, once again, time for our next Primary Humanities Subject Leaders’ Network meeting (we are aiming to meet once a term/six times per academic year and managing to do so pretty well to date)! The theme for today’s meeting was ‘Planning a cross-curricular themed day or week (taking into account the revised Ofsted Inspection Framework)’, very topical bearing in …
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 …
Primary Humanities Subject Leaders Network meeting, Tom Roberts Adventure Centre (TRAC), Newent, Gloucestershire
This time, it was a slightly upmarket meeting spot for us due to sponsorship from TUI UK (http://www.tui.co.uk). Usually, a local school offers to host a meeting, but this time we were able to venture to a more spacious venue, with ample parking and no interruptions from children, colleagues or parents/carers (TRAC – Tom Roberts Adventure Centre, near Newent in …
India-themed workshop, Abbeymead Primary School, Gloucester
Well, it was off to Abbeymead Primary School in Gloucester today for my final pupil workshop for this academic year. The theme for the day was ‘India’ and, due to the school using their Global Learning Programme e-credits to fund the event, there was also an element of CPD for staff to deliver (in the form of a working lunch). …
Teach Meet Gloucestershire (TM Glos), Cleeve School
It was a very hot, but inspiring afternoon and evening at Cleeve School yesterday where the final Teach Meet Gloucestershire (TM Glos) for this academic year was held. The turnout was good, with representatives from both the primary and secondary sectors, and some travelling as far afield as Bristol to attend. It was lovely to be able to put names …
Primary Humanities/Geography Subject Leaders’ Network meeting
Well, I have finally succeeded in establishing a Primary Humanities/Geography Subject Leaders’ Network for Gloucestershire! Following interest and demand from several schools/individuals, I decided to invest some time and energy into setting up a group once my recent stint back in the classroom had drawn to a close and full-time freelancing activities resumed. Whilst I will coordinate and steer each …