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@fiona-sheriff.bsky.social

Mum. Teacher. Eduqas B. SGQM&Centre of Excellence. FOLSIG. GA Award for Excellence. Pilot. UKPN. NPQLT. Prev Fawcett Fellow. FRGS. RGS OS award 24. #100Ideas πŸ“‹

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I tried a few years ago and didn’t get past the staffing it stage! We planned to take 100 a day, which was 10 staff. I’ve seen schools do it though!

10.06.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Some fabulous books here!! What a haul!!! 😍

25.04.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hands up if you’re off to #GAConf25 on the 15th-17th April πŸŒŽπŸ—ΊοΈπŸ§­

Looking forward to catching up with lots of friends and lots of geography geekery!

#GeographyTeacher

06.04.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@oupsecondary.bsky.social

18.03.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

global.oup.com/education/pr... a link for you!

18.03.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Ad New revision guide from Oxford! What an amazing resource. Great range of casestudies in Bristol, Thar Desert& Svalbard (my fave!) ❀️ the 6second summaries -great for flash cards. Also fab resources for the issue evaluation. 
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#GeographyTeacher

18.03.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Thank you @fiona-sheriff.bsky.social for this amazing project! Can’t wait for my Y9 to see it!

09.02.2025 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Improving Literacy in Geography β€œMiss, how do you say that country’s name?” Students were labelling countries in Asia and had stumbled across Kyrgyzstan. The array of consonants had left them bewildered and their understanding of ho...

This is a very useful blog from @fiona-sheriff.bsky.social on #literacy in geography. One question is, with so many key words how do we do this, e.g. how often do you use the Frayer model, in a lesson, in a topic? www.tutor2u.net/geography/bl...

02.02.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For me, it’s the careful selection - so every few lessons there may be a new term introduced in detail. I don’t use Frayer models as much - but definitely breaking down words. As they begin to recognise prefix/suffix the process becomes quicker.

02.02.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Election – GA President 2026–27 - Geographical Association Following the call for nominations for the role of GA President 2026–27, an election is now taking place. Make your voice heard...

One of my very good friends has been nominated for this...
@fiona-sheriff.bsky.social works tirelessly for the geography teacher community - over the years she has generously shared resources, supported hundreds of teachers and has been an amazing geography advocate!
geography.org.uk/election-ga-...

31.01.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh that is a blast from the past indeed! I guess year 9 data makes more sense than year 6 data!

30.01.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantastic to receive these photos of our Antarctica Day Flags in Antarctica! Thanks to @fiona-sheriff.bsky.social and @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social for organising. It definitely drew my students attention to polar careers and interest in learning more! 😊
#GeographyTeacher #Careers #AntarcticaDay

28.01.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhh this is lovely thank you!!

22.01.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s bring some Antarctic flag joy to this app! #GeographyTeacher

21.01.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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