CPD Training Courses

from the Geographical Association

NQT Conf

erence:Making a difference inthe classroom

ManchesterThursday 10 November 2011LondonThursday 17 November 2011

Target audience

Secondary geography NQTs

Overview

This course will bring NQTs together to discuss the successes of the year sofar. It will suggest a number of strategies for developing the geographycurriculum in your school and extending your own pedagogical practice.Some use of new web-based and mobile technologies will be suggested,and the day will also involve some fieldwork activities.Delegates will leave with a pack of useful materials and some ‘homework’,and ongoing support will be provided via a blog.

Aims and outcomes

•To update knowledge of latest resources and thinking in secondarygeography.•To raise awareness of GA project materials for use in teaching andprofessional development.•To practice using a range of web tools to add a new dimension to studentlearning.•To meet with other NQT colleagues and develop points of contact forongoing support.•To produce a personal ‘action plan’ including important steps to take andprofessional development targets in the early years of your career.

Presenter

Alan Parkinson, Secondary Curriculum Development Leader, GeographicalAssociation 2008–11 and freelance author and curriculum consultant

Full programme and online booking available at

www.geography.org.uk/secondaryNQT