2008 / 2009

1 May, 2009

History CPD day: The First World War: Myth and Reality on the Western Front

Trafalgar Park, near Salisbury, 9th July 2009

A day devoted to the WW1, that aims to provide teachers of History with a valuable update on the latest research on the Great War and to provide practical advice for teachers who wish to take their students on study tours to the Western Front.  Speakers will include Major Gordon Corrigan MBE, Murray McVey and Andrew Robertshaw.  Teachers attending will:

• Examine whether WWI was, or was not, an unnecessary war
• Explore how perceptions of the Western Front battlefields, memorials and cemeteries have changed over time and whether they help “see” the battlefield
• Be given practical guidance on how to arrange successful battlefield tours

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Chaotic Chemicals and the Cosmos: Stretch and Challenge for Physics and Chemistry

Plasma LampThe Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, 17th June 2009

A day devoted to Stretch and Challenge at A2. The new A2 specifications for Physics and Chemistry being introduced this autumn include several topics that have been absent from many syllabi in recent years. This event will refresh delegates’ knowledge in several of these areas including Particle Physics and Special Relativity (Physics) and Entropy and Free Energy and C13 NMR (Chemistry).  The day will provide delegates with opportunities to develop their pedagogy with respect to the 'stretch & challenge' aspects of the new A2 courses, stimulating contexts and inspiration for these new A2 aspects, opportunities to share and compare good practice for teaching challenging and reflect on how best to make these ideas accessible to students.

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The TempestThe Tempest (with the RSC)

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 8th July 2009

A day combining lectures, seminars and a RSC drama workshop on The Tempest with Dr Nandini Das, Lecturer in Renaissance Literature at the University of Liverpool, Amanda Boston and Virginia Grainger from the RSC Education team.  Teachers attending the event will receive clear practical guidance on teaching The Tempest at Key Stage 3 and 4 and deepen their knowledge of one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays.  The day will assist teachers teaching Shakespeare at all levels and will include a workshop on The Tempest at KS3.  For more details, including a provisional programme of events, and to book your place, please click here.

Victorian Literature: How the Story was Told

Crewe Hall, Cheshire, 19th June 2009

A day devoted to Victorian Literature designed for teachers at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5, that addresses the National Curriculum Key Concepts of Cultural and Critical Understanding and English Literary Heritage and the Key Processes of The Author’s Craft. Delegates attending will gain a better understanding of Victorian texts and explore teaching approaches that will promote students’ understanding and appreciation of them.  During the day delegates will consider why teachers still need to teach Victorian Literature, how teachers can ensure that students enjoy the challenge and how teachers can widen the students’ perspective leading to a more in depth study of Literature.  For more details, including a programme of events, and to book your place, please click here.

Raising the Plane of Regard: Teaching Challenging pre-1914 Texts

Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 22nd June 2009

A day of lectures and workshops devoted to teaching pre-1914 texts, with Professor Adrian Poole, Dr Leo Mellor and Dr Mina Gorji from the University of Cambridge. The course is being led by Jane Davies, Deputy Principal at Manor Community College, Cambridge, and will use examples from Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations and is designed to stimulate teaching approaches that will promote students’ understanding and appreciation of pre-1914 texts. 

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Old BooksCriticism and Connections: Teaching the new English Literature A2 Level syllabi

The Lansdowne Club, London, 10th July 2009

Kate Graham, Head of English at Gumley House Convent School, London, leads a day devoted to exploring ways to challenge and engage A level students.  Speakers include Prof John Mullan, (University College London), Dr Fred Parker and Dr Daniel Wakelin (both University of Cambridge).  It will also take into account how to prepare those who will wish to study English Literature at degree level and is designed to prepare teachers for the challenges of teaching the new A2 Literature syllabi and to re-invigorate their interest by looking at ‘ways into literary criticism’ within the independent reading unit and exploring the connections and comparisons which can be made between texts. 

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