2011 - English, History and Geography

Gervase PhinnThe Prince's Teaching Institute held a joint English, History and Geography Residential at the Barcelo Harrogate Majestic Hotel from Saturday 19th - Monday 21st November. Plenary speakers included the celebrated author, former teacher, education adviser and school inspector Prof Gervase Phinn and broadcaster Dan Snow.

A full brochure for the Residential is available here

The course also included lectures, seminars and workshops by eminent speakers and academics including:

Historydansnow

  • Keynote address by Dr Justin Champion, Professor of the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway
  • Lectures from Dr Gillian Sutherland, Dr David Pratt, Dr Andy Bell and other members of the University of Cambridge History faculty
  • Experts and curators from The Royal Collection 

English

  • Keynote address by poet Wendy Cope, OBE (right) 
  • Lectures from Prof Helen Cooper, Dr Fred Parker, Dr Gavin Wendy CopeAlexander and other members of the University of Cambridge English faculty
  • A drama workshop with the Royal Shakespeare Company 

 Geography

  • Keynote address by Mike Parker, author of Map Addict
  • Lectures from Professor  David Lambert Professor of Geography Education, Institute of Education, University of London and Professor Mike Hulme, Professor of Climate Change in the School of Environmental Sciences at UEA
  • A field trip led by Biomapping pioneer Christian Nold