Geography Staff Meetings
Each practical 90 minute session is designed to equip and inspire all teachers to deliver outstanding geography lessons. Choose from the menu on the flyer or contact Naomi to arrange a session to suit the specific needs of your school. Each session costs £190 or £150 per school if two schools join together. To discuss your requirements please contact Naomi Rose - naomi.rose@hertscc.gov.uk
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Photos from Eyjafjallajokull
The chaos caused by the eruption of this Icelandic volcano may be, thankfully, coming to an end but there are plenty of fantastic geography lessons still to be taught! The following weblink will take you to some fantastic photos of the eruption and it's impact, not just on air travel, but on Icelanders as well.
Hudnall Park Geography AS & A2 Courses
Details of residential and short stay courses at Hudnall Park for AS and A2 Geography students can be found in the brochure which can be downloaded at:
Latest News
Ofsted Report - Geography Declining in Schools - February 2011
This report draws on evidence from visits by Ofsted inspectors to look at geography in a sample of 91 primary and 90 secondary schools (including one special school) from 2007 to 2010.
Digimap for School - Message for schools with Year 7s
Schools eligible for the 2010 Ordnance Survey Free Maps for 11-year-olds scheme are also eligible for free access to Digimap for Schools until 31/12/2011. This is via a voucher scheme. The voucher has been already been distributed by Ordnance Survey to Heads of Geography at eligible schools. The voucher provides full details of the registration process for free access via EDINA (the service provider for Digimap for Schools). Schools can find out if they are eligible at the Ordnance Survey’s website :
Primary schools can also have access by subscribing through:
Cassini Map Teaching Set
Cassini have recently launched Cassini Map Teaching Set, a cross-curricular teaching resource that allows pupils to develop their map skills and explore their local area through comparative historical and present-day mapping. For more information:
Choosing a GCSE Syllabus for Geography
Defence Dynamics
A free teaching resource bank for 14-16 year olds from the Ministry of Defence. Nearly 100 complete lesson plans provide real-life and topical contexts for students to apply their learning. Plus over 1,000 film clips, images and animations are available to access now.
The site has lesson plans for both Geography and History as well as other GCSE subjects. Geography topics include:
Development, trade and aid
Earthquakes
Ecosystems
Energy and resources
Flooding
Unique audio-visual material and photography from the Ministry of Defence archives and museums will help to capture students' attention.
Prince's Rainforests Project For Schools
The Prince's Rainforests Project has launched a variety of new schemes, competitions and lesson ideas on their new and colourful schools website.
Become a Chartered Geographer
The RGS with IBG offer the Chartered Geographer award. CGeog (Teacher) is for geography teachers who can demonstrate competence, experience and professionalism in their teaching and who are maintaining their professional standards through ongoing CPD.
If you have a geography degree or equivalent, have been teaching geography for at least six years, have an ongoing commitment to CPD and embed your professional development in your teaching, you are an ideal candidate for Chartered Geographer (Teacher).
For more information please contact cgeogteacher@rgs.org or call 0207 591 3053.
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