David Preece

Hey - I'm not really using Twitter much any more - if you want to keep in touch, please connect with me on BlueSky or Linked In as it suits you best! All the best, David.

@Emma_Espley @RGS_IBGschools Sorry, very rarely on Twitter these days. Can do something, but might have to contact me elsewhere - BlueSky, LinkedIn etc.?

@RGS_IBGschools @DoctorPreece @DoctorPreece Fancy doing a session for GlosGeog, our local GA branch too?

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@kate_stockings To be honest, so much of the world has changed with David Gardner's book on Planning the Curriculum - there's a lot of really great wisdom in that space which I think is hugely beneficial.

@kate_stockings Couple of mine from a long time ago that focus on particular things if helpful: drpreece.home.blog/2020/05/02/dev… based on your Seneca chat, and another v operational one: drpreece.home.blog/2019/08/06/ref…. Values: drpreece.home.blog/2020/05/13/pre…

Looking forward to presenting at our Trust conference about Succeeding as a Head of Department. What's been shared recently about life as a HOD and the complexities of being a middle leader? What blogs or reflections might I have missed that I can signpost as reading?

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Hurricanes #John and #Helene both nearing landfall on either side of North America 🌀🌀

@MrsKEcowarrior @primary_geog Tissue paper, pens, draw on each others faces or hands.... gets contours and shapes Notes. Pick the pens carefully! Can pick other things, not people, and avoid those challenges Can draw contours, then try to build the shape.

@primary_geog just wondering if anyone out there has an imaginative way of teaching topography without spending hours of lesson time making models. Thanks

Some parts of the Sahara are reporting significantly above-average precipitation for September (see precipitation anomaly prediction for September). 🧐 In many areas, the long-term average annual precipitation in the Sahara does not exceed 25 mm. However, in the south and west, precipitation this September is expected to be up to five times the long-term average for September: ventusky.com/?p=21.9;19.5;3…

Really looking forward to the publication of this one..

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@La_Biologuita Ah, fair enough. Sorry - no useful suggestions!

@La_Biologuita Consider spending money to import a curriculum? There are plenty of options - and it buys breathing space to implement? If you are in a Trust, can you support or copy across from another? Can they deploy shared resources to help you?

Brrr did you notice the chill last night? We had a widespread frost with all four countries of the UK dropping below zero Celsius and temperatures got as low as -2.7 Celsius in Topcliffe It is the earliest in September we have seen frost in the south of Wales since 2019 ❄️

It’s certainly a cold airmass over the UK today. Temperatures everywhere way below what we’d expect in mid September. Over 8°C below normal in Pershore. Via @RoostWeather

Another example of how cold the current airmass is for the time of year. Yesterday was the coldest day in the first half of September for 26 years.

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@thehistoryguy Is there any version of it???

@teachwellall I don't think a school *can* prioritise "mental health" - what it can do is focus on strategies to deliver conditions where people can be mentally healthy - psychologically safe, reduced stress, expectation or workload burdens etc. Even then, people's MH reflects *life*...!

@teachwellall ... you're asking this at 6.30 on a Saturday night, which probably gives an indicator of some of the answers, right? "Mental health" is hugely personal. It's hugely complex. People need a huge range of things for it to be there - including working to suit them etc.

@teachwellall I'm not sure that it's so alien. Plenty of people leave their clubs because of training ground issues, or off pitch problems... acknowledging it as part of the way that preparations happen outside of the pitch, as per teaching etc.