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GA Sheffield and District Branch
Juanita Shepherd
24 Studfield Grove
Sheffield
S6 4SL
Tel: 0114 221 5426 (during working hours).
Email: Juanita Shepherd
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An entry fee of £3 is payable for each event. Admission is free if you are a member of the Sheffield and District Branch. For information on how to become a member please contact Juanita Shepherd.
World Wise Quiz
Thursday 27 November 2008, 4:30 - 6:30pm
King Edward VII School, Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2PW
Fieldwork at KS3
Wednesday 10 December, 2008, 4:30 - 5:30pm
Meadowhead School, Dyche Lane, Sheffield, S8 8BR
Alan Parkinson from the GA will give a talk on best practice followed by a chance to share resources and discuss what your own school is doing.
KS2-3 transition
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Mosborough Primary School, New School Road, Sheffield, S20 5ES
A chance for you to meet your primary colleagues and discuss the transition from KS2 to KS3 Geography. Speakers: Ruth Totterdell and Katy Beech.
Using GIS in your lessons
Wednesday 3 June 2009, 1:30 - 4:00pm
Notre Dame School, Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3BT
Andrew Lickley provides a demonstration of the free GIS package, Locate, followed by the chance to create a GIS activity for your own school. Places available on a first come first served basis. Note: there may be a small additional charge for this event.
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| An outside event that may be of interest |
Thursday 6 November 2008, 4:15 - 5:30pm
The Bannerdale Centre, 125 Carterknowle Road, Sheffield, S7 2EX
Speakers: Ruth Totterdell (National Subject Lead, GA), Rob Unwin and Rimas Morris (South Yorkshire Development Education Centre).
Topics covered:
Starting your new Key Stage 3. Please bring along a new innovation that you have made and be prepared to share it.
Other new developments. GCSE and A level
Makutano Junction. Rob Unwin and Rimas Morris will be leading a session on this DFID funded project using a Kenyan soap opera called Makutano Junction. It offers a new and exciting way to teach about Kenya and Rimas can offer free workshops in schools. Go to the project website for more details.
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The University of Sheffield Geography Department Centenary Lectures |
Sheffield based GA members may be interested in two upcoming lectures at the University of Sheffield's Department of Geography. The lectures are being held as part of a series marking the department's centenary year. The two lectures are as follows:
Geography in schools: misheard or misplaced?
Thursday 13 November, starts 5:30pm
Richard Roberts Auditorium, University of Sheffield
Lecture given by Professor David Lambert, Chief Executive of the GA
Beyond critical - some spaces of optimism in a globalised world
Monday 8 December, starts 5:30pm
Students' Union Auditorium, University of Sheffield
Lecture given by Professor Doreen Massey, Open University
For more information about the lecture series see the department website. For directions view this campus map.
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New A level
Thursday 24 January 2008, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Room 3.04, University of Sheffield, School of Education
A lecture by Bob Digby, author of published Edexcel textbooks and head of geography at University College School, London.
Planning an Exciting KS3
Wednesday 16 April 2008, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
King Edward VII School, Glossop Road, Sheffield
Ruth Totterdell, National Subject Lead, Geography, Geographical Association.
Teaching about socio-economic inequality in Sheffield at KS4
Thursday 15 May 2008, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Birley Community College, Thornbridge Avenue, Sheffield
In this talk Danny Dorling from the University of Sheffield showcased some of the resources available for showing pupils how social inequalities are portrayed in Sheffield, across Britain and worldwide. Publically available websites were explained, including the Worldmapper site of which the speaker is an author. Similarly the site Human Geography of the UK was introduced, and some of Sheffield city's own websites. A batch of hardcopy posters and a copy of Life in Britain (a Joseph Rowntree Foundation learning resource) were brought along as freebies.
New GCSE specifications
Wednesday 1 October, 2008, 4:30 - 5.30pm
Birley Community College
Dr Phil Wood, Leicester University. An overview of what all the exam boards are offering to help you make an informed choice. Further information and handouts from the lecture are available, email Juanita Shepherd.
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