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GA / HA Joint Primary Conference
Who and Where We Are:
The Role of Children's Voices in Geography and History |
Saturday 1 November 2008
09.00-16.30
Trinity and All Saints University College,
Leeds
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This joint conference with the History Association was agreed by all to have achieved success in all areas despite setbacks. Professor Robin Alexander could not come due to ill health but Professor Simon Catling made a brilliant keynote in his stead. The final session was a very lively and informative discussion between audience and panel. We finished (under protest) at 4:15 pm.
People came from extraordinary distances - not just Cumbria, Liverpool and Newcastle but also Ireland, Cyprus, Japan and Winchester as well as Exeter and Oxford and from a varied mix of institutions including HEI and field study centres so dissemination will continue. For this reason we have materials from some of the lectures available to download below, and hope to add to these.
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| Hearing Children's Voices |
Prof Simon Catling, Westminster Institute of Education, Oxford Brookes University
In this keynote lecture, Simon Catling explored how and why we should listen to children's voices. Links to the Every Child Matters agenda. A synopsis of the lecture is available to download below.
Download: Synopsis of lecture (Word, 42K)
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (581K)
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| England's Past for Everyone |
Skye Dillon, Education and Skills Manager, England's Past for Everyone
This workshop demonstrated school involvement in England's Past for Everyone, a Heritage Lottery funded project run by the Victoria County History. Authors and researchers are working alongside volunteers in ten counties to produce 15 paperback publications, an interactive website and schools and learning resources.
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (1.25M)
Website: England's Past for Everyone
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Joanne Pearson, Leeds Metropolitan University and Regional Subject Adviser for History at Key Stage 3
This session examined how the study of history can allow children in Key Stages 1 and 2 to develop their own personal connections with their own history and that of their community. Joanne presented at very short notice due to cancellation by another presenter, for which we are very grateful.
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (203K)
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Rachel Bowles, Chair, GA Early Years and Primary Committee
This presentation considered the thinking behind the Primary Subject Associations collaboration on the Primary Project Box for KS1 and its place in the current changing primary curriculum. The locality theme was developed into the themes of citizenship and sustainability, and as part of this tribute was made to the historian Hilary Claire (d. 2007) who was the author of the history elements and who greatly influenced the citizenship elements.
Download: PowerPoint Presentation (1.7M)
You can buy the Primary Project Box from our online shop
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| Intercultural Learning and School Linking |
John Halocha, Reader, Bishop Grosseteste University College and GA Junior Vice President
This workshop examined the theory and practice of school linking. It was useful for delegates who wished to make links between their school and those in Britain, Europe or more globally. Current practice was explored through a pan european project of which the presenter is a member. The accompanying handout looks at the theoretical perspectives that underpin this project.
Download: Handout (Word, 54K)
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Professor Jon Nichol, University of Plymouth, editor of Primary History and HA Primary Committee member spoke on the lessons for History Education that the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth teacher research programme produced. This programme of 25 case studies produced a wealth of evidence that suggested sophisticated, high quality situated intervention strategies can have a major impact on improving the quality of learning and teaching and links with the latest Primary Subjects issue.
Bev Forrest, Associate Principal Lecturer at Leeds Trinity and All Saints and Dave Weldrake, Education and Outreach Co-ordinator at West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service have for several years worked together on providing an archaeological input to initial teacher training at Trinity and All Saints in Leeds. They covered the issues of introducing archaeology in work with children at FS, KS1 and KS2, looking at how it fits into the National Curriculum and which arguments to use to support introducing archaeology into your classroom. They also looked at what activities to use along with the benefits and possible constraints. For further information contact via Bev Forrest.
Dr Fran Martin, University of Exeter, Editor of Primary Geographer and GA Early Years and Primary Committee member gave a workshop that considered primary school links with schools in developing countries under the Global School Partnership Programme. She critically examined the impact of such partnerships on teachers' and pupils' learning.
(Updated 10.12.08)
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