Advice and support from
SID / QLS
QLS (Quality Learning
Service) is part of the School Improvement Division (SID) of the
Staffordshire Children and Lifelong Learning Directorate. QLS offers bespoke training and consultation for
your school on matters relating to teaching and learning Geography. Please
contact me
to discuss your requirements so that I can help
you develop geography in your school. Support is
available for:
-
Pre-Ofsted preparations,
such as completing departmental SEFs
-
ICT in geography
-
Induction of new subject leaders
-
Post-Ofsted action plans
-
Assessment and data analysis
-
Advanced Skills Teachers for Geography
You may contact me at any time.
Kate Russell [+44 (0)1785 277966]; and by e-mail to
kate.russell@staffordshire.gov.uk
The Kingston Centre,
Fairway, Stafford, ST16 3TW
Looking for a teaching
job in Staffordshire?
Check the on-line vacancies here.
QLS GEOGRAPHY Professional Development
2008
- 2009
All new courses can be viewed via the
online booking service. Courses are open to teachers from beyond Staffordshire
and indeed many participants regularly come from beyond the county borders! You can book
on
line or you can
phone 01785 277932 or fax 01785
256193 or e-mail lorraine.cooper@staffordshire.gov.uk to request a list of courses
or quote.
The coming months see a range of professional
development opportunities for teachers, please follow the links for further
details:
Primary courses
and
networking opportunities for
2008 - 2009
Click on the hyperlink for full
details
Secondary and Middle school courses and networking opportunities for 2008
- 2009
Click on the hyperlink for full
details
Most
of our courses are held at The Kingston Centre
in Stafford,
Stafford Rail Station is only 1 hour 45 from London Euston and 45
minutes from Birmingham New Street, Liverpool and Manchester.
This map links to www.getamap.co.uk
e-updates - are you getting yours?
Staffordshire colleagues only - there are two
special local geography e-update newsletters which you may request -
one is primary and and is secondary. They will be delivered to you via
e-mail a few times during the term.
How
to register .... Intranet login
Data
National provisional GCSE
(full course) results 2006 (all UK candidates)
Percentages by grade and gender.
(2005 data in brackets)
| Gender |
Number
sat |
% of total |
A* |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
U |
A*-A |
A*-C |
| Male |
118849
(121892) |
4.2
(4.3) |
7.6
(7.2) |
13.4
(12.6) |
16.7
(16.6) |
25.3
(25.1) |
16.5
(16.3) |
9.4
(9.9) |
5.5
(6.0) |
2.9
(3.2) |
2.7
(3.1) |
21
(19.8) |
63
(61.5) |
| Female |
94620
(94864) |
3.2
(3.3) |
11.2
(11.5) |
16.8
(15.8) |
18.2
(17.9) |
23.3
(23.2) |
13.8
(13.8) |
7.9
(8.1) |
4.3
(4.8) |
2.4
(2.7) |
2.1
(2.2) |
28.0
(27.3) |
69.5
(68.4) |
| M and F |
213469
(216756) |
3.7
(3.8) |
9.2
(9.1) |
14.9
(14.0) |
17.4
(17.1) |
24.4
(24.3) |
15.3
(15.3) |
8.7
(9.0) |
5.0
(5.5) |
2.7
(3.0) |
2.4
(2.7) |
24.1
(23.1) |
65.9
(64.5) |
Key stage 3 teacher assessments 2007
The KS3 teacher assessments for Staffordshire 2007
are as follows:
|
% |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
L5+ |
L6+ |
APS |
|
All pupils |
3 |
16.1 |
38.7 |
30.3 |
10.4 |
80 |
41.3 |
34.8 |
|
Boys |
4.2 |
19.3 |
39.3 |
27.4 |
8.1 |
75.4 |
36.2 |
34 |
|
girls |
1.9 |
12.8 |
38.1 |
33.2 |
12.6 |
84.6 |
46.5 |
35.6 |
National teacher
assessment as follows
|
% |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
L5+ |
L6+ |
|
All pupils |
4 |
19 |
37 |
27 |
10 |
75 |
38 |
Full details of KS3 results can be
found here on the
DCSF website
QLS Geography
Kate Russell is the
senior adviser for
geography and whose main interests are:
-
developing cross curricular links
with geography and other subjects in the primary phase
-
improving place studies for the 7-13 age group.
-
developing the use of ICT as a tool for geography teachers.
|
| Advanced
Skills Teachers
Staffordshire has two ASTs who specialise in geography. ASTs
are teachers who have been recognised through external assessment as
having excellent classroom practice. ASTs
specialise in teaching and learning and their skills in this area are
used within their own school and with teachers from other schools
through agreed outreach work.
If you are from a Staffordshire school and would like to request support from an AST in your school please find further details and the
outreach
request form here which should be completed and returned to their OutReach Manager, Kate Russell at The Kingston Centre. Christine
Rogers,is a Year 3
teacher and geography subject leader at Perton First School, near
Wolverhampton. As Chris has also worked in secondary schools, she has
experience of teaching pupils from Y1 through to Y11. Chris is
particularly interested in cross curricular work with a geography focus.
Sarah
Black, is a geography teacher and
second in the department at The Friary High School in
Lichfield. Sarah teaches at all key
stages. She is particularly interested in developing innovative
schemes of work and creating exciting learning opportunities for
learners.

Sarah has just launched her new website,
The Geography Clinic,
to support teachers and pupils across key
stages 3 -5. It is full of innovative and exciting resources for
geographical learning. |
Chris Durbin
was previously the county inspector
for geography but has taken up a post with the English Schools
Foundation in Hong Kong from September 2004. Chris was the founder of
this site and was hugely significant in setting up this creative and
innovative resource which has become so important in supporting
geography teachers all over the UK and beyond!
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Questions or problems regarding this
web site should be directed to
kate.russell@staffordshire.gov.uk
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