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If you school has put on a good piece of geography that you would like to share on the newsletter, please contact me (through Sherry Young Tel: 01582 830344 Email: sherry.young @hertscc.gov.uk) and I will endeavour to visit you and take photographs if it is possible.
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Autumn - September 2004

Welcome to… Autumn 2004 Newsletter… The start of another year. A busy term ahead and my best wishes to you all.

OS Maps for 2004/5

Remember to register and order your OS Maps for 2004/5 Year 7 cohort. The registration order line is now open. If you have not received the letter or information look at this web site.

• Ordnance Survey - register for Free Maps
  Don’t miss your chance to register and get your free maps for 11 year olds. The ordering facility closes on 8^th October 2004.

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Primary Assessment

Suggested outline for monitoring and assessment of levels for KS1 and KS2.

A proforma assessment sheet and some suggested sheets linked to most of the QCA units are available to download on the KS1 & KS1 Geography pages.

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FREE Twilight INSET for Primary Teachers - Education for Sustainable Development

Come along and join our free after-school sessions – hear from local experts, exchange ideas, pick up useful information and contacts, join discussions and share your views. More...

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Primary INSET - Geography Co-ordinators

30^th September - 09.00am – 12.30pm

Outcomes:

The aim of the course is to

• Look at medium and short term planning of the Geography curriculum at KS1 and KS2
• Consider resources available to support the curriculum
• Consider means of monitoring progress
• Look at cross curricular links to help the pressure of time in the curriculum especially with literacy

Course Details: strategies

1. Teachers bring along the geography curriculum plans for their school
2. Share resources and look at suggestions for new resources
3. Look at books with a literacy and geography link including sharing current practice.

To apply, please go through the usual channels.

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Secondary Geography Network Meeting

Karen Roskilly, Head of geography at Sandringham School (The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9NX. 01727 759240) has kindly offered to host the next Geography Network meeting.

This has been arranged for Thursday 21 October at 4.30pm. We will provide tea/coffee and biscuits.

Unfortunately there is no further funding for these meetings to be run at WDC.

The objective of these meetings is for Geography teachers to meet on a termly basis and share good practice and what they are doing in their department; support new HOG and to learn from one another’s experiences.

I propose that we start with looking at;-

‘How we are tackling' raising achievement at GCSE and AS/A2 especially of the boys.

Please bring with you anything else that you would like to share.

Have you any other ideas for future agenda?

Please put the date in your diary, as we would welcome as many as possible, Heads of Geography and/or other members of the department.

If you are able to join us, please let my secretary know:
Sherry Young at WDC
Tel: 01582 830344 or
Email: sherry.young@hertscc.gov.uk

I am looking forward to working with you.

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Offers of Staff INSET or
Trade Game for Primary Schools

Do you need help to Develop the Teaching and Learning of Geography in your Primary School?

In addition to organising and running INSET courses for all key stages at WDC and supporting NQTs, I also come into schools to run INSET with staff and also have run the Trade Game.

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