Geography Teacher

Ideas please 💡 I've agreed to help out in summer school. I need to run two 1 hour geography sessions for Y7. I obviously want it to be fun, engaging & that they learn something 🌏

@LivingGeog Hey. I didn't actually get round to this in the end. I decided to focus on updating our existing schemes

@CampbellGeog Hi @CampbellGeog Did you ever come right with this? I am trying to make a bit of a SOW for my Yr9 group and having some trouble getting started. Do you have anything that you'd be willing to share? Thanks!

I'm thinking of creating a SoW around Prisoners of Geography for Y8 next year. Has anyone had a go at this?

🧵 If the Tories come third, it changes everything. Coming second would allow them to rebuild as the official Opposition. But third place should finish them. It may take time, but they'd be walking dead. It would also put Brexit back on the agenda, at last. Here's why: 1/14

Two futures: Labour in Government. Tories in Opposition. 5 years of endless culture wars & immigrant-bashing. Labour in Government, LibDems in Opposition. Tories powerless & voiceless on back benches. If the Tories come third, it changes everything. Here's why: 1/12

So I’m officially doing the jump from Year 6 down to EYFS and taking on Phonics lead next year too! 🥳😝Please point me in the direction of any skilled EYFS/Phonics accounts to follow!!!! 🙏🏻

@EduCaiti I do a bit on what quality elaboration looks like. Health, wealth, education, social, economic, environmental, scale (time/distance), groups of people.

@woollyvix Positive approach. Everyone remembers observation feedback. No matter who it's from 👍

@CampbellGeog Focus on what they could do to improve rather than what they did wrong - turn the negatives into positives.

I predict this Q in my interview tomorrow: How would you give possibly challenging feedback to a colleague who is also a friend? (Probably based around observing them teach). Thoughts?

@geographygem Definitely agree on that 👌

@CampbellGeog Sometimes in situations like this we need to be kind, not nice. Not telling someone the challenging feedback is nice, especially in the short term, but isn't kind in the long run, as the issues may continue in the future.

@DoctorPreece Thank you. Good points to think about 👍

@CampbellGeog Establish common grounds and values. What we want and look for. Establish facts and observable evidence. Offer prompts, questions and definitives. Identify positive values clearly. Co construct judgements of aim vs evidence, and discuss areas of solution.

🚨 BREAKING: Sadiq Khan has won the London Mayoral Election 🔴 LAB: 1,088,225 (43.7%) 🔵 CON: 811,518 (32.6%) 🟠 LDEM: 145,184 (5.8%) 🟢 GRN: 145,114 (5.8%) 🟣 RFM: 78,865 (3.2%) ⚪️ INDP: 47,815 (1.9%) 3.2% swing from Conservative to Labour

We're going to Marseilles with Y10 later this term. Any recommendations for things to do with 30 kids? 🛫🇫🇷🛬 My first international school trip, just a geog teacher helping out MFL

@Clive_Hill 😬😬

@CampbellGeog BMW 1 series engines have timing chain issues that require the engine out to rectify. Avoid.

Car advice needed 🚘🚘 I need to replace my old car and want to get one that will last a few years. Would I be better with a 2017 focus or a 2012 BMW 1 series. Thinking about older cars and reliability 🤷‍♂️

@GeogOnOut @GrahamGeog I live inside London ULEZ. Some are compliant at that age 👌

@GrahamGeog That sounds reasonable. It'll be mostly for my commute, visiting family and getting out with the dog at the weekends.

@CampbellGeog We have a 2005 BMW1 series that we use as a runaround and still only has 60K on the clock. Never had major issues with it but when parts need replacing BMW can be expensive.

@GrahamGeog I suppose I mean is a good milage and condition 2012 BMW still a good car although it's 12 years old

@CampbellGeog Depends on mileage and condition.

I'm only 7 years in and I would agree with all three for me. My job feels sustainable. I've picked up a few tlrs that keep me busy where I want to be (also helps financially). I do think that moving school would be a setback.

It feels like Summer when I give my garden a spring clean. Still lots to do plus re-staining the deck and putting in the plants. I think this year for impact going for just one colour, maybe purple ☀️☀️

@Stoic_Teacher @MrBishopGeog That doesn't sound too bad

@CampbellGeog @MrBishopGeog This definitely true. LP roles should come with some whole school responsibilities and subject leadership.

Help me out. What's the difference between a Head of Department and a Lead Practitioner?