Primary Geography Champions Network
A network for primary teachers created by the Geographical Association for the Primary Geography Champions project.
January 31, 2012 from 4:15pm to 5pm – St John's Catholic Primary
January 25, 2015 from 4:15pm to 5pm – St. John's Catholic Primary School

A Geographical Association project - join the GA here.
Welcome to our collaborative learning community. With more than 1200 members it is a great place to share ideas, resources and news about primary geography and the primary curriculum. Do browse the library of great Blog Posts with keyword links here and add your own posts. Please do take the time to comment on queries and thoughts submitted by others.
A big welcome to all new members! Remember, you can have your own page AND belong to a group where 'local' discussions are held – our Champions are keen for you to join them so please find a relevant group in your area to join by checking the list below or using the map.
NB: stunning FREE image sets available to download as part of A Different View - the Manifesto for Geography plus accompanying free activities written by teachers - well worth a look.
Please do add a picture of yourself to our professional networking site as it makes it much more friendly. See the blog adding your image if you're not sure.
NEW! A tab to a page for Primary Geographer the Primary Journal. Find out what's available now and coming next, plus how to submit articles. Also a new tab for the Primary Geography Quality Mark. Are you going for the award? Why not post a discussion there?
WHAT THE GA DOES FOR PRIMARY PPT NOW AVAILABLE AS A DIRECT DOWNLOAD
GA Primary PowerPoint.ppt This is an adapted version of the GA ppt at the bottom of this page made relevant just for the primary phase - thanks Nicola!
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The Education Bill received Royal Assent on the 15th November 2011.
You can read an overview of the key points on the DfE site or find out more by visiting the Parliament site
The DfE will announce in Spring 2012 which other subjects will be part of the new statutory curriculum for primary and we hope that geography will be one of those. Currently, the confirmed statutory subjects are English, Mathematics, Science and PE.
You can find out more about the Education Bill and the proposed timetable by visiting a Q and A section on the GA site
Primary Geography, the journal for primary teachers, is also running a series of Curriculum think pieces in the next few issues. The first article discusses the question of knowledge and core knowledge and is available in the Summer Issue 2011 and a second article written by Di Swift is available in the stunning Autumn 2011 edition of this journal for GA members.
I am organising a CPD workshop based on the above theme. Has anyone held a highly successful day or week recently that I could use as a case study? I have a couple to use already from my own experiences, but the more, the merrier!
Posted by Emma Espley on January 27, 2012 at 5:20pm
I am organising a CPD workshop based on the above theme. Has anyone held a highly successful day or week recently that I could use as a case study? I have a couple to use already from my own experiences, but the more, the merrier!
Posted by Emma Espley on January 27, 2012 at 5:20pm
A message from the
National Curriculum Review Division
The Secretary of State for Education has, as part of a package of measures announced in the last week aimed at boosting the teaching of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in schools, today launched a consultation on the Government’s proposal that the existing National Curriculum Programmes of Study for ICT, and associated attainment targets and statutory assessments, should be disapplied from September…
ContinuePosted by Paula Owens on January 23, 2012 at 1:21pm
It seems that Michael Gove, dismayed at our trailing achievements when viewed alongside those of certain other countries has decided more time is needed to design and implement curriculum changes which he says will be 'radically different'. It's worth reading this statement in full by following the link below. I wonder how many academies there will be by then who won't have to follow a National Curriculum?
UPDATE - the link below was correct…
ContinuePosted by Paula Owens on December 19, 2011 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments
Hi everyone
Notice of some free resources that you might be interested in
English Raven English resources for EFL/ESL are all apparently now free: http://www.englishraven.com/
Good for phonics etc...
Also all the I AM LEARNING KS2 iOS Apps are now free of charge for a limited time in the run up to Christmas.
There is a GEOGRAPHY app as well as all the other major KS2 subjects. Lots of questions and graphics…
ContinuePosted by John Lyon on December 15, 2011 at 2:21pm — 3 Comments
For those of you that saw the evergreen David Attenborough round off the amazing Frozen Planet with his illustrated version of 'It's a wonderful world' - here's the link so you can watch it again - and use it to develop a bit of awe and wonder in your classroom. Thanks to Alan Parkinson for this link.
Dont forget, if you have trouble with Youtube urls in the classroom, paste the link…
ContinuePosted by Paula Owens on December 12, 2011 at 2:18pm
In 2012, radically new geography programmes of study will be written, focusing on the essential geographical knowledge that should be taught year by year. The Geographical Association (GA) intends to influence what this means and the resulting outcomes.
The Geographical Association have now published the results of their consultation about the new geography curriculum. You can read the summary and / or full report and find out much more…
ContinuePosted by Paula Owens on December 12, 2011 at 2:11pm
Colleagues who attended the conference at Tide~ Birmingham with Robin Alexander reported enthusiastically about the high quality thinking and learning that arose from the day's events. Thanks to Ben Ballin at Tide~ for sharing these links to some useful and provocative reading.
Alexander's talk was entitled “A ‘World Class’ Primary Curriculum - Beating The World Or Sustaining It?”
Robin Alexander’s slides from the November conference, plus a think piece in response…
ContinuePosted by Paula Owens on December 12, 2011 at 2:01pm
Planning for fieldwork - here is an opportunityThe Frederick Soddy Trust has launched the 'Go the Extra Mile' KS2 fieldwork competition in conjunction with the Geographical Association as part of…Continue
Started by Rachel Bowles Nov 17, 2011.
Hi all, I am beginning a project on embedding the Global Dimension in our curriculum and I'm thinking about how to measure what the project achieves in terms of developing understanding and attitudes…Continue
Started by Hayley Shortt Oct 9, 2011.
The Early Years and Primary Phase Committee have organised a Writing Weekend this weekend (16-18th September) at Malham Tarn Field Studies Centre, North Yorkshire. Unfortunately, one of our group of…Continue
Started by Gemma Kent Sep 14, 2011.
What are your favourite map sites and why? What sites do you have saved in 'your favourites' folder?These aren't necesarily the same thing as I have many sites saved that I have not fully explored…Continue
Started by Paula Owens. Last reply by Paula Owens Sep 8, 2011.
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