David Rogers

Recently, some one commented that I was very lucky to work with the team I do.  I think that luck has nothing to do with it.  Priory Geography has a top group of people.  I’ll be showcasing some of the fantastic work of the department now and again. I’ll start with Sam Atkins’ Level grade mountains.  Gove may be changing levels, grades and the colour of the sky soon, but I love these! Here’s the KS3 example.

Olympic Geocaching VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL   More to come on this later, but today Priory Geography member Sam Atkins led our geocaching trip to Box Hill.  As part of the London 2012 cycle road race, the area will receive many visito...

Now this looks like a job for me so everybody just follow me cuz we need a little controversy, cuz it feels so empty without me. Eminem, Without Me There a thing niggling at me.   It’s the way that people hide behind Ofsted, accountability, exam boards, the National Curriculum or Gove. They aren’t what kills serendipity in the classroom.  Teachers are. Recently, we went through an Ofsted.  One of their observations stated that they saw too much teacher talk and not enough collaborative group work in general.  Therefore, the inspection regime doesn't kill off opportunities for genuine learning.  During the inspection, Priory Geography continued as usual, with pupils out and about.  Our lessons were seen a judged well.  I think that we need to stop hiding behind excuses and start being innovative.  More importantly, let’s get others in our own schools innovative.  Don’t wait for the invitation, let’s just do it.