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Chartered Geographer

Regional CPD opportunities

Author: RGS-IBG

Fantastically organised and very helpful. Transport provided made it a really easy journey and all the effort gone to was much appreciated! Keep up the great work!

Geography Teacher who attended our Chesterfield AS/A2 level specification CPD day 

As part of the Chartered Geographer (Teacher) accreditation we are setting up free regional CPD and mentoring networks, by which teachers who have not yet reached their 6 required years of teaching can collect evidence towards CGeog (Teacher). This will include CPD opportunities in local areas (run by colleagues, current CGeogs and external organisations) and mentoring from experienced CGeogs in the area as to what CPD and experience is needed to become a CGeog (Teacher).

Want to run your own network?
We are looking for enthusiastic geography teachers to set up and run free CPD networks in their local area. The RGS-IBG will provide full support and funding, ensuring minimal administration for you. If you are interested in setting something up or would like the RGS-IBG to support a network you are already running please email Claire at c.wheeler@rgs.org or call 020 7591 3053.

CPD Day for network leaders
Venue:
RGS-IBG London
Date: Friday 1st October 2010
Target audience: High profile Geography teachers, CGeogs, Network leaders
Number fo spaces: 20
Aim: For high profile geography teachers and network leaders to be given 3/4 sessions of training which they can then disseminate to their networks, hitting our Hard to Reach target.

Are you a network leader with access to a local or national group of teachers? Do you have a relentless drive to ensure good quality CPD is available to all geography teachers at little or no cost?
This day of CPD will provide you with a number of CPD sessions that you can take back and present to your network. It will also give you the opportunity to swap ideas and resources with other network leaders.

Programme:

10.30 - 12.30 Assessment and Leveling at KS3

12.30 - 13.15 Lunch will be provided

13.15 - 14.00 Embedding careers education into the geography curriculum

14.00 - 14.10 Discovering the Antarctic and Discovering the Arctic websites.

14.10 - 15.15 Raising the quality of teaching across your department
Ofsted: Good to outstanding
Managing staff effectively
Making the most of outside support

15.15 - 15.45 Evaluating the Action Plan for Geography: Your feedback

This event is FREE to attend as it is funded by the Action Plan for Geography.

The RGS-IBG will reimburse your travel expenses (reasonable advance booked tickets only).

If you would like to attend please return the booking form to c.wheeler@rgs.org

 

 
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UK Networks

 Ascot Network

 Bancroft's School Essex Network 

 

 

 

 

 
Bath Network

 Brighton and Hove Network

 Bristol Network

 Bromley Geography Project (Kent) Network

 Chesterfield Network

  Gloucestershire Network

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Birmingham Network

 

 

 
Hackney Network 

 
Havering Network

 

Kent Creative Geography Network

 Lambeth Network 

 London Network

 Merseyside and Wirral Network 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Essex Network  


 
Milton Keynes Network

 

 

Newcastle Network

 

 

 Nottingham Network 

 

 

 

 

 Portsmouth Network 

 

 

 Reading Network 

 Southampton Network

 South Ribble Network   

 Stockton-on-Tees Network 

  Trafford Network 

 

 

 

 

 

Watford Network 

 West Sussex Network 

 

 

 

 

Weymouth Network 


 

Wigan Network 

 

International Networks

 Jakarta, Indonesia Network

 

Opportunities may involve a group of teachers working on an externally funded project (for example an RGS-IBG Innovative Teaching Grant project or producing resources for another Action Plan for Geography project). Each network will work together to recommend and run CPD, provide advice on CPD and good practice and help each other to build up portfolios and extended CVs. The network may also choose to get involved in external or community projects, strengthening links between local schools and with HE. Overview document available to download.

Are you running an event or conference?
If you'd like someone to come to your event or conference to present about Chartered Geographer (Teacher), or are looking for a Chartered Geographer (Teacher) to talk about a specific or general topic, please contact Claire at cgeogteacher@rgs.org


Regional CPD Opportunities:
We are looking to create a number of free regional CPD networks throughout the country. If you would like to lead a network, or just get involved, please contact Claire at cgeogteacher@rgs.org. We currently have interest from areas all over England. Please take advantage of this great opportunity to create a network of geography departments in your region for free.


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FREE Regional CPD networks

If you would like to get involved in the following networks, please contact us:

  • Ascot
  • Bancrofts Essex
  • Bath
  • Brighton and Hove
  • Bristol
  • Bromley
  • Chesterfield
  • Gloucestershire
  • Greater Birmingham
  • Hackney
  • Havering
  • Kent
  • Lambeth
  • London
  • Merseyside and Wirral
  • Mid Essex
  • Milton Keynes
  • Newcastle
  • Nottingham
  • Portsmouth
  • Reading
  • Southampton
  • South Ribble
  • Stockton on Tees
  • Trafford
  • Watford
  • West Sussex
  • Weymouth
  • Wigan
  • Jakarta, Indonesia

Other regions to be announced soon. If you would like to discuss setting up a free CPD network in your area, please email cgeogteacher@rgs.org


For further information about FREE regional CPD please contact:

Claire Wheeler
Professional and Communications Officer
Action Plan for Geography
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
1 Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AR
E: cgeogteacher@rgs.org
T: 0207 591 3053