Category Archives: CPD Notes

TeachMeet Post-16 at City Academy Bristol

Posted on December 5, 2013 by sallythorne

We begin with a keynote from Mark Anderson, who gives us some background on teachmeets and how powerful he thinks it can be. The numbers stack up – if the 670 teachers who attended TeachMeet in Clevedon teach 8 classes … Continue reading →

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SHP25: early reflection

Posted on November 30, 2013 by sallythorne

My brother’s lamentable absence from his convenient London flat tonight provides me with a rare opportunity to reflect on today’s excellent conference. It was really quality stuff, all of it, and maybe even more helpful than the summer conference – … Continue reading →

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SHP25: Michael Maddison

Posted on November 30, 2013 by sallythorne

A regular at SHP is the HMI national adviser for History – what would we do without him? He’s very generous with his time and always shares useful and insightful things. I fear I never spell his name correctly, though. … Continue reading →

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SHP25: Stretching A level students

Posted on November 30, 2013 by sallythorne

Diana Laffin presenting on A level teaching, using a study of Lloyd George. Diana sets us a starter task of look at a statue of him being unveiled by Prince Charles in Parliament Square and asking us to guess when … Continue reading →

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SHP25: Planning your KS3 course

Posted on November 30, 2013 by sallythorne

Ian Dawson and Richard McFahn giving us some advice for planning our new course based on the new NC. 75 minutes of gallop! We start with the Corn Laws, which have disappeared from the draft NC (or “the February document”). … Continue reading →

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SHP25: British Library conference

Posted on November 30, 2013 by sallythorne

We begin with a welcome from Ria, at the British Library, and details of the Georgians exhibition currently taking place here: Georgians Revealed: Life, Style and the Making of Modern Britain. She hands over to Michael Riley who explains that … Continue reading →

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#TMHistorySW

Posted on November 15, 2013 by sallythorne

Jamie Byrom talks first about the principles of planning. He cites: teaching with a purpose (why study it?), engaging with subject knowledge, wrestling with the enquiry and exploiting the particular. We have a quick chat about the causes of WW1 … Continue reading →

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TMWilts: Clarendon Academy

Posted on October 24, 2013 by sallythorne

Raffle, buffet and bags of sweets distributed by students! Just what is needed at the end of term, Darren Lawrence is doing 40 ideas in 3 minutes. Not sure if even my typing is quick enough for that! They’re all … Continue reading →

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TLT13: David Doherty

Posted on October 19, 2013 by sallythorne

David wonders, who is the Evil Knieval in your school? Who metaphorically jumps buses? David thinks it MIT be us, because we’re here today. Groups in your staff room. The ungrateful dead – they’ve retired, but they just haven’t told … Continue reading →

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TLT13: Summer Turner

Posted on October 19, 2013 by sallythorne

Summer is talking about reading and how it can influence whole school literacy. Summer is a head of English at a school in East London and has been working on strategies to develop a whole school reading culture. We introduce … Continue reading →

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