Online course: Ofsted subject reports: supporting quality history and geography
Primary CPD in partnership with the Geographical Association
Thursday 28 November 2024
The Ofsted history and geography subject reports of 2023 highlighted several areas of strength and improvement in primary schools. However, it emphasised that pupils’ experience of both subjects and disciplines could differ significantly between schools.
We are pleased to offer another opportunity to attend this supportive, practical one-day course from the Geographical Association and Historical Association. It will support primary subject leaders in history and geography to review the quality of their curriculum and practice in light of the Ofsted subject reports.
Through this course, participants will develop:
- Clear understanding of key takeaways and implications from the Ofsted reports for primary history and geography
- A greater awareness of practical tools to embed this learning into participants’ own schools
- Increased confidence to lead, plan, teach and assess quality history and geography
Programme
09.30–09.45: Welcome and introduction to the day
09.45–10.45: Session 1: Digesting the 2023 Ofsted subject reports: Key messages, commonalities and implications for primary history and geography (Karin Doull, Consultant and editor of Primary History journal and Jon Cannell, Geographical Association)
10.45–11.00: Comfort break
11.00–12.25: Session 2: Geography: From report to practice: Practical tools for actioning guidance from the Ofsted subject report (Anthony Barlow, University of Roehampton)
12.25–13.10: Lunch
13.10–14.35: Session 3: History: From report to practice: Practical tools for actioning guidance from the Ofsted subject report (Stuart Tiffany, Teacher and consultant)
In this session Stuart will be following:
1. History has the word story in it for a reason
2. Avoiding superficial studies on a curricular level and unit by unit level
3. Enacting the discipline of history
4. A case study focusing on how we may accomplish this
14.35–14.45: Comfort break
14.45–15.30: Session 4: Implications for assessment for quality history and geography in light of the Ofsted subject reports (Chris Trevor, Consultant)
15.30–15.45: Final thoughts, next steps and close
Booking and costs
Price: £200 HA/GA members, £250 non-members
How to book: Booking for this course is online only via the GA website. Booking closes on 27 November.
For any enquiries about this event, please contact events@history.org.uk. All Historical Association events are subject to the HA CPD terms and conditions.