Geography for Key Stage 3 and 4  

This is a network for Geography teachers in secondary schools. You are very welcome to join in whether you are from Staffordshire or not. Discuss geography teaching in the Teachers' Forum.  Don't think of this site as just a place to get ideas.  Think of it as an outlet for your own creativity. Please send us a lesson idea, a photograph, some pupils work or recommended website.  

 Please register with us so we can keep you up to date. 

Features of Excellence

This initiative is to celebrate the enormous effort of geography teachers. We all have aspects of our teaching and learning of which should be proud.  You could feature here too!

Visit the Features of Excellence page and take a virtual tour of the classroom at Rawlett High, Tamworth and find out about Fieldwork in Malta with Blythe Bridge High. Now we have a Language and Learning ideas from Fair Oak High   and excellent SEN policy and practice from Sandon High in Stoke.

on the lineYou Speak We'll Listen

You Speak We'll listen is a new project in conjunction with Oxfam On The Line. We challenge you to use any means possible to gather perspectives from people all around the world about what is important to them at the turn of the new millennium. The project growing rapidly. Please join in! Please contact Kate Russell for further details.

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Animated Geography 

Would you like to design an internative aerial photograph or an animation.  You do the storyboard and we will get it designed for you.  (Flash Plug-in required!).

How did a boulder find itself 200 km from a place where there is similar rock?

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Lively ICT training from the team that brought you this website. 

A direct link to the training

0.gif (3301 bytes)New Opportunities Fund ICT training for geography teachers The QLS team together with Staffordshire University have been given accredited status.  For further details and register your interest by send an email to sift@staffordshire.gov.uk

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New CPD for 2000-2001

There are plenty of  continuous professional development opportunities in geographical education. This includes courses, school based training and consultancy.

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Brazil Images and links
Why not use these images to devise a portrait of an LEDC City.  Do it creatively by getting the pupils to design a TV programme as a storyboard.

Thanks to Kevin Moloney for allowing us to use these images of Brazil in our teaching. Some pupils may find one or two images disturbing. Please be aware that this material has the following copyright notice:

Use of the material found on this web site shall be limited to use in Geography classes at the Staffordshire or other UK state schools. Material must be presented as seen unless otherwise approved by the creator -- Kevin Moloney -- and cannot be copied or reproduced in any other form without prior permission.

Why not also get in touch with some real Brazilians.  School links with Brazil is how to do it.

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GeoVisions

Investigating young people's attitude to geography

A new project to investigate the way young people feel about studying geography in school. You can download a questionnaire and spreadsheet to use in your school.

GeoVisions - a dialog for the future of geographical education. You are all welcome to join in to articulate your views about geographical education, now and in the future. 

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You may contact us at any time.

Kate Russell[+44 (0)1785 277966]; and by e-mail to kate.russell@staffordshire.gov.uk

Chris Durbin[+44 (0)1785 278233]; and by e-mail to chris.durbin@staffordshire.gov.uk

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Questions or problems regarding this web site should be directed to kate.russell@staffordshire.gov.uk
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This page last updated 21 July 2000
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