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Geography- Teaching and Learning Strategies to achieve excellence at every level

Geography- Teaching and Learning Strategies to achieve excellence at every level. Louisa Benzies Head of Geography St John the Baptist School. An overview of SJB. Catholic comprehensive in Woking, Surrey 94% A*-C in 2009 at GCSE level Ofsted 2007- Outstanding Geography GCSE 91% A*-C

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Geography- Teaching and Learning Strategies to achieve excellence at every level

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  1. Geography- Teaching and Learning Strategies to achieve excellence at every level Louisa Benzies Head of Geography St John the Baptist School

  2. An overview of SJB • Catholic comprehensive in Woking, Surrey • 94% A*-C in 2009 at GCSE level • Ofsted 2007- Outstanding • Geography GCSE 91% A*-C • Geography A/S 60% • Geography A2 82%

  3. Aims of the session • To know 10 strategies which help to make Geography at SJB successful • To be able to adapt and apply these to your departments

  4. 1. Get the right people in your team

  5. 2. Outstanding learning and teaching • Do your department know what outstanding teaching and learning looks like? • Do you make this the focus for your meetings and time together? • Competition within department to be outstanding

  6. Within department: The vision Resources Lesson plans Ideas Problems Student care Jobs to do 3. Sharing

  7. 4. Achievement

  8. 5. Innovation Up top date resources- Haiti, Eyjafjallajokull; South Africa 2010 Have the belief and the courage to try new things

  9. 6. Accessibility Accessible resources and accessible staff

  10. 7. Learning Environment

  11. 8. Effective Communication • Meeting with a purpose • Positive communication • Regular emailing • Informal • We all get on and make an effort to help each other

  12. Peer coaching Peer mentoring Observations Learning new skills 9.Professional Development

  13. 10. A passion for what we do • Being a geek is cool! • Making the students passionate

  14. Aims of the session • To know 10 strategies which help to make Geography at SJB successful • To be able to adapt and apply these to your departments

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