Spring 2024
training courses
History: Developing Chronological understanding
Zoom online course
20/3/24
In this session we will focus on chronology.
It is not possible to teach history without considering when events have happened. History is what happened a minute ago, yesterday and last week. The history of Britain began over 2 million years ago and beyond – a difficult concept even for some adults to understand. As a result, it is extremely important that we get the teaching of chronology right and that the children understand not only that there is an order of when things happened, but that there is also overlap, whereby different people might do the same or different things at the same or different times.
During the session, we will consider:
The chronology of events in Britain and the wider world from the Stone Age to present
British people and/or events that have influenced the wider world
People and/or events across the wider world that have influenced Britain
How timelines can be presented and used in different ways in order to promote chronological understanding
Geography: developing locational knowledge
Zoom online course
8/2/24
Locational knowledge starts with the local area. Young children need to be able to locate and identify places within their own locality which are important to them. As educators we should be encouraging and developing these early geographical skills so that by the time they leave primary school the children’s locational knowledge and understanding is of a level that prepares them for the wider world they are about to venture into.
During the session, we will consider:
The locational knowledge that children are expected to know
Different types of maps – OS, topographical etc.
Cross curricular map work (focusing on historical links)
Using maps for progression year on year
Approaching continuity and change as part of a great history curriculum
Zoom online course
9/2/24
Within the National Curriculum there are various substantive concepts that run throughout. These are the ‘big ideas’ that we want children to focus on in order to identify and make links between different aspects of History.
In this session we will focus on continuity and change.
During the session, we will consider:
Relevant events in Britain and the wider world from the Stone Age to present
Examples of how features of time periods have continued for the topics within the national curriculum
Examples of how features of time periods have changed for these topics
Ways we can present these continuations and changes effectively to children
Geography: Developing an approach to fieldwork
Zoom online course
7/3/24
A huge part of teaching Geography is developing skills in fieldwork. The National Curriculum states that it aims to ensure that children can “collect, analyse and communicate with a range of data gathered through experiences of fieldwork that deepen their understanding of geographical processes”.
During the session, we will consider:
What constitutes good fieldwork
Where fieldwork can take place
How we can develop children’s knowledge through the use of fieldwork
Using field sketching to enhance Geography
History: considering the causes and consequences of the past
Zoom online course
8/3/24
Within the National Curriculum there are various substantive concepts that run throughout. These are the ‘big ideas’ that we want children to focus on in order to identify and make links between different aspects of History.
In this session we will focus on cause and consequence.
During the session, we will consider:
Relevant events in Britain and the wider world from the Stone Age to present
Examples of how the causes of events for the topics within the national curriculum
Examples of the consequences of significant events for these topics
Ways we can present these causes and consequences effectively to children
geography: understanding physical features
Zoom online course
14/3/24
In geography, children need to understand the difference between physical and human features. Without this understanding, children will not recognise that some aspects of our world occur naturally, and that some are created by humans. In order to develop real geographers, we need to support children in developing this understanding of the key differences between them. This course focusses on physical geographical features.
During the session, we will consider:
The physical geographical features that children are expected to know
The processes that are involved in creating them
Resources we can use to study these physical features
Using fieldwork to enhance children’s knowledge
Developing interpretation skills in history
Zoom online course
15/3/24
Within the National Curriculum there are various substantive concepts that run throughout. These are the ‘big ideas’ that we want children to focus on in order to identify and make links between different aspects of History.
In this session we will focus on similarity and difference.
During the session, we will consider:
Relevant events in Britain and the wider world from the Stone Age to present
Examples of the similarities between time periods and the topics studied within the national curriculum
Examples of the differences between the time periods and the topics studied
Ways we can present these similarities and differences effectively to children
Geography: Understanding human features
Zoom online course
21/3/24
In geography, children need to understand the difference between physical and human features. Without this understanding, children will not recognise that some aspects of our world occur naturally, and that some are created by humans. In order to develop real geographers, we need to support children in developing this understanding of the key differences between them. This course focusses on human geographical features.
During the session, we will consider:
The human geographical features that children are expected to know
The processes that are involved in creating them
Resources we can use to study these human features
Using fieldwork to enhance children’s knowledge
Exploring the achievements of the past within your curriculum
Zoom online course
22/3/24
Within the National Curriculum there are various substantive concepts that run throughout. These are the ‘big ideas’ that we want children to focus on in order to identify and make links between different aspects of History.
In this session we will focus on significance.
During the session, we will consider:
Relevant events in Britain and the wider world from the Stone Age to present
Examples of significant people, places and events within the time periods and the topics studied within the national curriculum
The impact world events had on Britain and vice versa
Ways we can present these significant events and features effectively to children
