Workshop One - Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Subject leadership with a focus on geographical concepts
This session will explore all you need to know to be an effective Primary Geography Subject Lead. You will go away with tools to help you support your colleagues, audit your existing curriculum and develop it further to create a high quality curriculum that meets the needs of your pupils. We will also look at the role of geographical concepts and how these can be used to help organise your planning.
Workshop Two - Thursday 13th February 2025
Fieldwork at KS1 & KS2
Fieldwork is integral to Geography and can be easier to deliver than you might think. We will explore the range of techniques available to us and how children can make progress with their fieldwork skills. There will be lots of ideas to take away for use in your school grounds and local area. We will also take a look at virtual fieldwork opportunities and consider their potential within your curriculum.
Workshop Three - Monday 10th March 2025
Localities and regions - making the progression
Place is a key geographical concept that threads through the curriculum. We will look at how children can progress in their understanding of place from EYFS, through KS1 and KS2. We will look at progression in terms of scale (local to regional) and depth of knowledge, enquiry and skills. We will draw on Leicester and the surrounding area for inspiration.
Workshop Four - Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Mapwork at KS1 & KS2
An activity based session exploring ideas and resources for developing mapwork in your school. We will explore map reading, map making, wayfinding and environmental awareness. We will also touch on digital mapping. Progression frameworks will be available for you to take away.
Workshop Five - Tuesday 6th May 2025
Sustainability - what are the opportunities in primary geography?
With the DfE setting a target for all education settings to have a sustainability lead and a climate action plan in place by 2025, we will explore the opportunities for primary Geography. We will look at Sustainability as a concept that can run across the curriculum.
Workshop Six - Wednesday 4th June
Teaching distant places at KS1 & KS2
We will look at how an enquiry approach can help us teach about distant places. We will think about common misconceptions, where they come from and how to address them when they arise. The session will draw on photographs and videos from different parts of the world.
The workshops will be led by Jackie Zammit, a geography specialist who leads primary geography networks in the West Midlands and London and a consultant with the Geographical Association. Jackie has taught for the Field Studies Council, worked with teachers on development issues and was a regional coordinator for the Global Learning Programme. She is currently an Associate Practitioner with Lifeworlds Learning, supporting outdoor learning and fieldwork at two residential centres and co-producing educational resources for PositiveNegatives, an animation company.
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Primary Geography Workshop Series - ALL Workshops
Course ticket - for all 6 dates.
Available until Wed 22 Jan '25 4pm
Please note that cancellation less than 2 weeks before the first event will result in a full charge being made.
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£150.00 | |
Primary Geography Workshop Series - SINGLE Workshop
Please note that cancellation less than 2 weeks before the workshop takes place will result in a full charge being made.
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£30.00 |
Rushey Mead Academy
Melton Road
Leicester
LE4 7AN
Disabled parking spaces are available very close to the building, and there is lift access straight into the Teaching School Hub conference facilities (on the first floor).
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