Secondary Geography

Do atlases still have a place in the modern secondary classroom?

Geography departments within secondary schools across the UK rely on printed atlases for many different areas across the curriculum. Although there has been several different breakthroughs in recent years with ‘google maps’, ‘digimaps’, and various different apps – pupils require atlases to understand the organisation of continents, shape of countries… Read More

Life on a South American boat

The Altiplano, Peru Hello I mentioned that I intended writing a blog on South America in the previous offering on Clades, here it is! The airports in Lima or Quito look the same as those in Europe, leaving this familiarity,… Read More

Life on a South American boat

The Altiplano, Peru Hello I mentioned that I intended writing a blog on South America in the previous offering on Clades, here it is! The airports in Lima or Quito look the same as those in Europe, leaving this familiarity,… Read More

Bringing history to life: writing Invasion

By Alan Gibbons   One of the last survivors of the First World War, Harry Patch, described war as ‘organised murder.’ So imagine how the young men in the Allied Forces felt as they headed for the Normandy beaches on June 6th, 1944, a date thar would go down in… Read More

Vocabulary Expander

Literacy is at the forefront of the educational agenda at the moment, with a clear focus in improving students’ levels of written and spoken English. With the reintroduction of SPAG marks at GCSE, there is also even more of an incentive for students to pick up (and learn to spell!)… Read More

Secondary Geography – Going underground!

Transport for London has just released a new poster map to coincide with the London Olympics. The familiar stations across the network have been replaced by what are called ‘Olympic Heroes’. These include athletes and other people connected with the games, which have been arranged in lines which make up… Read More

Secondary Geography – Group Work

I often observe lessons where group work is used. Whilst the teaching is often outstanding, the learning is often lagging behind because not all students take an active role in the group work. As a result I have been working with my faculty in strategies to ensure all students are… Read More

Secondary Geography – Demonstrating Progress

Using Continuum lines to Demonstrate Progress (Note – This post refers to ideas from Geography lessons but could be adapted for many other subjects) There is always that worry about different ways to demonstrate progress at the end of the lesson. If you are being observed it is obviously… Read More

Secondary Geography – Geographical Enquiry

Always Asking Questions: Introducing Geographical Enquiry One of the most useful tools in the teachers’ toolkit is the work of Margaret Roberts and her ‘cycle of geographical enquiry’. The cycle is powered by children’s curiosity. The question ‘Why?’ is asked early, and repeatedly, by children before they even… Read More