We were going to be teaching about this a few years ago, but it was delayed. Finally it seems that the new Ely Southern Bypass is about to start in the New Year, and take just over a year to be constructed. We will be keeping an eye on it as it's a major change in the local landscape.
As the Ely Standard has reported....
Preparatory works are set to start on January 9 to establish the working area to build the 1.7km of road which will include two significant bridges to cross the River Ouse and its flood plain as well as railway lines. These initial preparatory and clearing works will mean that construction should start in earnest in March.
Cambridgeshire County Councillor Ian Bates, Chairman of Economy and Environment Committee, said: “It is clear from the public consultations that this bypass is much needed in the area. I welcome the news that we can now get diggers on the ground in the New Year and make a start on this vital link which will help boost the local economy. I would also like to thank all the partners that have helped fund this scheme and make it a reality. Not only will it benefit East Cambridgeshire but also further afield helping local businesses and residents.”
East Cambridgeshire District Council Leader, Councillor James Palmer said: “This is something the people of the area desperately need and I and East Cambridgeshire District Council have been campaigning for. Anyone who lives or drives here knows the congestion and pollution caused by the queues of lorries and that is only going to get worse as the level crossing is closed more often. It is harming the local economy and putting off business and I welcome the day that this new road is opened which will not only solve the current issues but bring even more opportunities to the area.”
Neil Darwin, Chief Executive of the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP, said: “The Ely Southern Bypass is a key priority for the LEP. We have committed £22m of our Growth Deal, our biggest funding commitment from this deal to date, so we are pleased to hear that the Department for Transport has approved the scheme and that work can now get underway in earnest. The new bypass will deliver significant growth for the local area and ease the day to day traffic problems that local businesses and people currently face.”
The Department for Transport has confirmed that £16 million of the Growth Fund provided to Greater Cambridge, Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership can be used for the scheme. The project is being funded by Cambridgeshire County Council (£8m), East Cambridgeshire District Council (£1 million), Greater Cambridge, Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership grant (£6m + £16 million Growth Fund) and Network Rail (£5 million)
So this is a major change to Ely's local landscape... Lots of connections to infrastructure...
Thursday, 29 December 2016
Thursday, 22 December 2016
Christmas Blogging Break
I'm about to take my annual break from blogging for a few days... see you in the New Year.
Thanks for reading about our work at King's Ely this year.
Managed to add 230 posts this year, sharing work and ideas...
Image: Ronald Lampitt, who also illustrated 'The Map that came to Life' and many Ladybird books...
Thanks for reading about our work at King's Ely this year.
Managed to add 230 posts this year, sharing work and ideas...
Monday, 12 December 2016
The Fens - as they were
You can watch it here.
Sunday, 11 December 2016
Emojiography
For a while, we've had an emoji sheet by the classroom door in OH1 where students can choose a quick feedback on what they felt about the lesson that had just finished.
We saw an idea for using the emojis as a resource and a stimulus for discussion during a lesson, and reflection on themes, by providing a symbol with several meanings
It was the work of Jonathan Taylor, who tweets at@HistGeoBritSec. He'd shared his ideas for megacities.
There are plenty of posts on the twitter feed, and quite a few teachers seem to have been using the idea following Jonathan's session at Practical Pedagogies.
We created a bespoke set of emojis to related to the work we are doing on the Nepal Earthquake. This goes alongside the resource that Mr. Parkinson wrote for the British Red Cross, which has been very well received by lots of people.
Mr. Parkinson decided to try it with this context, and came across this website where you are presented with a list of emojis and selecting a particular symbols adds it to a tweet box, which can then be sent, and therefore screenshotted...
There's also the Emoji Copy website or Get Emoji, which allows you to build up a list by copying and pasting the icons into a box once again...
A few colleagues then tried the idea having seen it on my twitter feed, and had the idea of perhaps building up a 'library' of emoji boards for use in Geography.
And Mr. Parkinson came up with the name of 'emojiography' for this sort of activity....
Image: Alan Parkinson - example of student work
We saw an idea for using the emojis as a resource and a stimulus for discussion during a lesson, and reflection on themes, by providing a symbol with several meanings
It was the work of Jonathan Taylor, who tweets at
Loved the session on starters & plenaries by @HistGeoBritSec #pracped16 - Great new ideas. pic.twitter.com/2UOdMTUpLV— GeographyPods (@MattPodbury) November 3, 2016
There are plenty of posts on the twitter feed, and quite a few teachers seem to have been using the idea following Jonathan's session at Practical Pedagogies.
We created a bespoke set of emojis to related to the work we are doing on the Nepal Earthquake. This goes alongside the resource that Mr. Parkinson wrote for the British Red Cross, which has been very well received by lots of people.
Mr. Parkinson decided to try it with this context, and came across this website where you are presented with a list of emojis and selecting a particular symbols adds it to a tweet box, which can then be sent, and therefore screenshotted...
There's also the Emoji Copy website or Get Emoji, which allows you to build up a list by copying and pasting the icons into a box once again...
A few colleagues then tried the idea having seen it on my twitter feed, and had the idea of perhaps building up a 'library' of emoji boards for use in Geography.
And Mr. Parkinson came up with the name of 'emojiography' for this sort of activity....
Image: Alan Parkinson - example of student work
Friday, 9 December 2016
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Christmas Trees - artificial or real?
Which one has the greatest environmental impact?
Well, when they're as good as this, there's no contest...
Image by Alan Parkinson
Click for biggery...
Click for biggery...
Saturday, 3 December 2016
Weathering Safari
We're coming to the stage in the Year 7 work when we explore weathering and how it damages the rocks and also buildings that stand there exposed to the elements.
Some buildings in Ely have been standing there for hundreds of years, so have been explosed to rain, wind, frost and other sub-aerial processes which are breaking down the surface of the earth, and whatever stands on it.
We investigated the buildings on the Junior school site.
The main Junior School building was opened in 2003, so it has been standing there for around 13 years, which makes it of similar age to the DT block. We then made our way towards Hereward, which is hundreds of years old, and also has the markings of former students' names which is a tradition at the school.
Some buildings in Ely have been standing there for hundreds of years, so have been explosed to rain, wind, frost and other sub-aerial processes which are breaking down the surface of the earth, and whatever stands on it.
We investigated the buildings on the Junior school site.
The main Junior School building was opened in 2003, so it has been standing there for around 13 years, which makes it of similar age to the DT block. We then made our way towards Hereward, which is hundreds of years old, and also has the markings of former students' names which is a tradition at the school.
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
The Fens
I was interested in the way that the Fens are represented by people, as they are a man-made landscape. They produce a certain response to people.
In books like 'Waterland' by Graham Swift, they are referred to in particular ways, using particular language.
I asked people in my PLN to let me know what the Fens meant to them.
Some of them are local, and others aren't - some have family in the area, some live in the area...
This is a Wordle of the responses that I got from people:
Word Cloud generated by Worldle.net
Or this Tagul Cloud
More to come on this as the unit develops...
In books like 'Waterland' by Graham Swift, they are referred to in particular ways, using particular language.
I asked people in my PLN to let me know what the Fens meant to them.
Some of them are local, and others aren't - some have family in the area, some live in the area...
This is a Wordle of the responses that I got from people:
Or this Tagul Cloud
More to come on this as the unit develops...
Sunday, 27 November 2016
Rainforest biome
A good rainforest activity from the Rainforest Alliance for Year 9 to get in preparation for a unit later this week. Place the rainforest animals in their correct part of the rainforest... a look at the structure of the biome and different layers... Catch up with last week's Planet Earth 2 as well.
Hodder Revision Conference
As usual, this involved sessions by examiners and academics. There were apparent;y around 1500 students and teachers in attendance.
I made notes on each of the presentations, as did the students we hope. We will also be getting a link for electronic copies of the PPTs themselves.
A few points from me:
Sue Warn
- investigate the zoning of R/Y/G for buildings in Christchurch
- develop an understanding of ridge-push and slab-pull rather than convection currents, and remember to mention the tectonic setting of any boundaries that are referred to
- good to see GeoCapabilities colleague Duncan Hawley getting a mention
Dr. Martin Degg
- changes in size are more important at the top of the MMS rather than lower down
- 75% of global seismicity energy release happens in the Ring of Fire
- talked through the Alpine-Himalayan Zone
- introduction to CATDAT Database
- Dhajji Dewari building system
- gender inequality in risk: 80% of casualties in Indian Ocean tsunami were female)
- the development of the SENDAI Framework
- the addition of the word sustainable to their priority language
- "build back better" - is this actually happening? fast enough?
Professor Fiona Tweed
- Iceland focus - remember that we have images and stories from those who went with us in 2015
- she mentioned that plates travel at the rate your fingernails grow, which is often mentioned - I always wonder how true that is and need to set up an experiment...
- remember to check out http://www.vedur.is
- Read Kate Smith's article on Katla in 'The Conversation'
Dr. Debbie Milton
- Idea of resilient cities
- Comparison of the people who had gone 'home' in Haiti or Fukushima... my thoughts on these statistics were - what is it that constitutes going home? Won't it take longer to rebuild the homes of people in Japan rather than those in Haiti? How similar are their homes?
Professor Iain Stewart
- reminded us how lucky we have been that we haven't had a direct hit on a major city for over a century - when will our luck run out?
- described the "fatal attraction" of cities like Bam, where the fault line which provided the threat also released water, which helped make the area fertile (important for a city surrounded by desert)
- the unzipping of the fault, and the threat facing the Sea of Marmara - the threat of tsunamis from a bathymetric scarp
- important to consider the fatalism of people in Japan, compared to other locations, in this New Scientist article
- in terms of building quality, one issue is that we won't know whether they are going to keep people alive until the earthquake happens - the density of people living in new high rise blocks has now increased the population living in risky areas
David Redfern
- the 4 M's - a little rushed and a lot of case studies visited in a short time - may need further following up...
- he showed a Charlie Hebdo cartoon which some saw of as being in bad taste, given the previous support for the magazine following the terrorist attack on their offices
Some areas to explore further...
Green Screen
What a great idea!
Awesome use of this nook to put in a green screen at Portsmouth Grammar SCHOOL #edtech #education pic.twitter.com/U7DZXWb8i7— Dave Posker-Hill (@Poska) November 27, 2016
BBC Earth: the magazine
I've got the first copy of this magazine, which is published by the BBC. It goes alongside the BBC Earth website.
It has a range of useful articles, in particular a good article on the changing lives of people living in the Arctic. There's good photography and other content.
I'm looking at getting a subscription for the Geography department.
Don't forget to catch up with Planet Earth 2 this weekend.
It has a range of useful articles, in particular a good article on the changing lives of people living in the Arctic. There's good photography and other content.
I'm looking at getting a subscription for the Geography department.
Don't forget to catch up with Planet Earth 2 this weekend.
Seismometer
As I've previously blogged, we are very fortunate to have a seismometer on the school site, which is connected to the global network, and is able to record the trace of seismic waves which are coming from major earthquakes on the other side of the world.
Over the last week we have had a number of major earthquakes, including the large one in New Zealand.
More on this to come...
More on this to come...
Monday, 21 November 2016
Risky World
Image copyright Ben Hennig, and used with permission under Creative Commons license
Used with Year 9 this week.
What questions would you be able to answer / ask?
Thursday, 17 November 2016
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Saturday, 12 November 2016
Risky World
Starting this Year 9 unit next week - what do you think are the greatest risks you face on a typical day?
We'll be using the Professor Spiegelhalter clip again.
We'll be using the Professor Spiegelhalter clip again.
Teachmeet at the Royal Geographical Society
Another example of King's Ely Geographers' good ideas being shared with the subject community.
Get ready for the MapOff ...
We will be taking part in a global GIS event next week across the Geography department. This has been put together by Raphael Heath, who has won numerous awards for his work in this area.
It's called the MapOff and has a focus on Climate Change.
It's called the MapOff and has a focus on Climate Change.
Friday, 11 November 2016
Remembrance Day Service
It was down to the cathedral today for the annual Remembrance Day service. I was asked to an event in Cambridge, but passed as it would have meant missing the service, which is an important part of the school calendar. The music was splendid at the moment, and was moving to hear David Boothroyd and two Scholars reading the names of the fallen pupils and masters and choristers from King's and watch the petals falling from the Octagon Tower during the service.
Tuesday, 1 November 2016
Arctic Live
Well worth watching by all King's Ely Year 8s in particular….
On BBC2 at 8pm tonight and for the next three nights…
Live broadcast from Churchill, which is famous for its high polar bear population at the start of winter…
Gordon Buchanan, Kate Humble and Simon Reeve….
On BBC2 at 8pm tonight and for the next three nights…
Live broadcast from Churchill, which is famous for its high polar bear population at the start of winter…
Gordon Buchanan, Kate Humble and Simon Reeve….
Saturday, 29 October 2016
VLE Books
You should have had an e-mail from Dr Jones at the Porta. We have a subscription to VLe Books, which offers thousands of books available as downloads or for reading on the screen. There are hundreds of books for GEOGRAPHY: travel writing, textbooks and a whole range of others.Saturday, 22 October 2016
Bear Grylls Endeavour Task
We used this during the week to bring the Adventure Landscapes unit to a close.
Bear Grylls Endeavour Task by GeoBlogs on Scribd
UNICEF
Adding a living layer to a map... with the help of our visitors
Earlier in the week, we were visited by the three colleagues who have spent a couple of weeks in the school from La Reunion, a visit organised by Mme Oldham, who visited Reunion last year.
The island is in the Indian Ocean, with Mauritius and Madagascar as its nearest neighbours. It is an island with various hazards: from active volcanoes, to tropical cyclones, to sharks off the beaches. It is also an island with various vertical climate zones, and an interesting cultural melting pot of influences. I'm grateful to the Reunionais visitors for their help in adding a new living layer on top of the large map that I had created using the Rasterbator website. Thanks to 8G5 for their help in asking questions.
The island is in the Indian Ocean, with Mauritius and Madagascar as its nearest neighbours. It is an island with various hazards: from active volcanoes, to tropical cyclones, to sharks off the beaches. It is also an island with various vertical climate zones, and an interesting cultural melting pot of influences. I'm grateful to the Reunionais visitors for their help in adding a new living layer on top of the large map that I had created using the Rasterbator website. Thanks to 8G5 for their help in asking questions.
New Dollar Street website for King's Ely Geographers to investigate...
The tool has a range of stories, and is based on over 30 000 photos, taken of over 200 families in 40 locations. Families can be ranked within the world as a whole, or smaller areas, and by indicators including toilets and teeth.
It provides an alternative visual way of showing diversity in quality of life.
See Anna Rosling Rönnlund's TED talk too
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Geocaching - choosing a location
Year 3-6 GeoExplorers were exploring geocaches last week and working out where they might put them, so that they couldn't be seen, but would be accessible on the public areas of the school grounds. To help us, we used the excellent Geocaching website, which provides a full set of guidance.We also put together a 'Little Book of Hiding' which provide advice on how to hide, with some examples from the classroom and school site. There were ideas on how to hide behind, on top of or behind things, as well as hidden inside things, and also the 'difference' between camouflage and disguise.
We're looking forward to submitting our geocaches for official recognition, so that they are added to the map, and can be found by members of the public.
More to come on this.....
A Plastic Ocean
Mr. Parkinson went to the offices of the exam board OCR yesterday, and saw a talk which was from Jo Luxton, who is involved in the making of the film: A Plastic Ocean. This film has taken many years to produce, and involved filming around the world to uncover the truth of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and other gyres.
Check out the website to find out more about the film.
Jo passed round a few jars, which contained a range of plastic items, all of which had come from the stomachs of baby albatrosses.
Chris Jordan's film 'Message from Midway' came out some time ago, and introduced this idea, along with his Hokusai wave made from plastic pieces, but this was a powerful experience to actually handle the plastic items and see the range of them for real, such as the inkjet cartridge shown in the image here.
Jo asked for our ideas on how to use the movie, and encourage the use of the film to teach certain areas of the curriculum.
This is something which we cover in our unit on the Story of Stuff with Year 8.
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
New Danny MacAskill video
We use a number of Danny's videos in our teaching and he's just released a new one...
Check it out here... Good for Adventure Landscapes.
Check it out here... Good for Adventure Landscapes.
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Friday, 7 October 2016
Levison Wood at the Cambridge Corn Exchange
Coming to Cambridge next year - useful for King's Ely Geographers who want to have a taste for adventure and exploration...
Tuesday, 4 October 2016
Monday, 3 October 2016
Interview with Daniel Raven Ellison
Useful particularly for those who came along to the Royal Festival Hall a few weeks ago…
Saturday, 1 October 2016
Friday, 30 September 2016
Parag Khanna
We are going to be involved in a Skype call with Parag Khanna next week...
Details to come, but here's his TED talk on the notion of 'connectography' and megacities.
Details to come, but here's his TED talk on the notion of 'connectography' and megacities.
Thursday, 29 September 2016
Foodbank Collection for Harvest Festival
When I was a lad, the Harvest Festival involved bringing in something that was growing, and bringing it up the altar. I remember bringing in some of my dad's onions from the garden one year.
These days, the plan is to try to bring some food which can then be donated to the Ely Foodbank, so it tends to be food that fits the criteria for these donations.
Don't forget next Friday to bring in something for the Harvest Festival.
Tinned meat or tinned fish
Sugar (especially smaller 500g bags)
Tinned Soup
Tinned Vegetables
Long Life Fruit Juice
Tinned Fruit
Tinned Puddings
These days, the plan is to try to bring some food which can then be donated to the Ely Foodbank, so it tends to be food that fits the criteria for these donations.
Don't forget next Friday to bring in something for the Harvest Festival.
Tinned meat or tinned fish
Sugar (especially smaller 500g bags)
Tinned Soup
Tinned Vegetables
Long Life Fruit Juice
Tinned Fruit
Tinned Puddings
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Making a map
How could you turn a plain blank outline into a representation of the frozen continent?
Think creatively when you get your outlines in the next few days...
Think creatively when you get your outlines in the next few days...
Google Expeditions Press Release featuring King's Ely Geographers
We've been working with Google Expeditions research group from the Open University for a few weeks. They've come into King's twice, to lead sessions on VR (virtual reality)
There's now a good write-up of their visit with a good image that I took at the start, and an image of us at work later on.
Details in the document on how to get involved in the project if you're interested.
There's now a good write-up of their visit with a good image that I took at the start, and an image of us at work later on.
Details in the document on how to get involved in the project if you're interested.
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Tim Marshall talk next week
Some King's Ely Geographers will be at this talk….
Come along if you are able - tickets can be booked via Waterstones
Come along if you are able - tickets can be booked via Waterstones
Monday, 26 September 2016
The Causes of War
A poem as part of the Royal Geographical Society's resources on Conflict.
Download your copy here. (PDF download)
And then produce your own poems, or conflict raps perhaps...
Download your copy here. (PDF download)
And then produce your own poems, or conflict raps perhaps...
What (not) to Wear....
My son is unwell, so I've needed some work for students to complete which is challenging and creative, but doesn't need my specific input.
I headed to TeachIt Geography and found a useful document which explored the equipment that scientists (and other visitors) need to take when travelling to Antarctica to cope with the climate of the Polar regions.
This is paired with an activity (pictured above) from the newly revamped Discovering Antarctica website.
There is also the Shackleton Solo website, which features the equipment carried by the late Henry Worsley on his attempt to cross Antarctica which unfortunately ended in his tragic death. Henry's website illustrates the equipment that he took with him, such as these Paramo salopettes.
I headed to TeachIt Geography and found a useful document which explored the equipment that scientists (and other visitors) need to take when travelling to Antarctica to cope with the climate of the Polar regions.
This is paired with an activity (pictured above) from the newly revamped Discovering Antarctica website.
There is also the Shackleton Solo website, which features the equipment carried by the late Henry Worsley on his attempt to cross Antarctica which unfortunately ended in his tragic death. Henry's website illustrates the equipment that he took with him, such as these Paramo salopettes.
Sunday, 25 September 2016
Migrant book by Michael Rosen
Ordered for the Department...
A book for young people. pic.twitter.com/r14SB4GFif— Michael Rosen (@MichaelRosenYes) September 25, 2016
GA Cambridge Branch Lecture
One for teachers in the Cambridgeshire area...
Bumpy road to zero - tackling Ebola in Sierra Leone- John Raine OBE
From a background in the police, John Raine went to Sierra Leone to head up an Ebola command centre. Sierra Leone is one of the most impoverished countries in the world, ranked 181 on the Human Development Index. John will speak about how the team used key aspects of geography to tackle the problem and get new infections down to zero.
More details on John’s experience were reported in the Cambridge News- http://www.cambridge-news.co.
The lecture is open to yr 10, 11, 12 and 13 students and will take place at 17:00 on Wednesday 12thOctober lasting for one hour. It will be hosted at the Faculty of Education, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PQ. There is some parking available, if you would like to request a space please let me know with your registration. To attend the lecture students and staff will be required to join the local branch of the Geographical Association which cost £1 for the year. This then entitles attendance at all events throughout the year.
See the GA's BRANCH PAGES for contact details to confirm attendance.
Mr. Parkinson's Fenland Poem
I entered a poem in the Fenland Reed Poetry Competition earlier in the year. I wrote about the Ordnance Survey's mapping of the Fens in the 1920s... and the problem of mapping such a fluid and protean landscape as the Fens... It's a bit clunky, but I enjoyed writing it....
I was really pleased that my poem was 'Commended' by the judge.
Why not try writing your own Fenland poem...
I was really pleased that my poem was 'Commended' by the judge.
Why not try writing your own Fenland poem...
Six Inches to the Fenland Mile by GeoBlogs on Scribd
Saturday, 24 September 2016
Thanks for coming to Open Morning
We had a good time this morning welcoming several hundred parents and prospective students to school.
Friday, 23 September 2016
One for our Geographers to discuss...
Cold war: Iceland (the country) may sue Iceland (the chain) over name https://t.co/SW7wNa3zdo— Guardian World (@guardianworld) September 23, 2016
King's Ely Open Morning
We may see you tomorrow in N2 for our Open Morning…
We'll be showing some student work and talking about what we do as King's Ely Geographers...
We'll be showing some student work and talking about what we do as King's Ely Geographers...
Thursday, 22 September 2016
Making London a National Park city
Making a National Park City
Could London
really become the world’s first National Park City?
Accompanied by Miss
Kyndt and Mr. Parkinson, a group of Geographers from Years 11-13 travelled down
to London on Wednesday this week to an event at the Royal Festival Hall which
had been set up to explore some of the benefits and trouble-shoot some of the
barriers that might exist to this ambitious plan coming to fruition. The idea
was first dreamed up by Dan Raven-Ellison in 2014, and has slowly gained
traction, even gaining the support of Sadiq Khan. The students made their way
through train delays to the evening of short talks and music, compered by
comediene Josie Long. It was also a chance to experience the South Bank at
night, with the London Eye lit up, and skateboarders using the Undercroft.
Dan Raven-Ellison will be visiting King’s Ely later in the term when he walks across Ely as part of his current project to traverse all the UK’s cities and National Parks.
Image: Students watching Andrew Simms talking at the Royal Festival Hall - Alan Parkinson
Dan Raven-Ellison will be visiting King’s Ely later in the term when he walks across Ely as part of his current project to traverse all the UK’s cities and National Parks.
Image: Students watching Andrew Simms talking at the Royal Festival Hall - Alan Parkinson
Sunday, 18 September 2016
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Bucket list...
What activities would be on your bucket list?
We discussed this idea with Year 7 this week.
Some interesting choices of activities....
We discussed this idea with Year 7 this week.
Some interesting choices of activities....
Greater London National Park city
Tickets available for the event in London next week for King's Ely Geographers to join Miss Kyndt and myself.
Sunday, 11 September 2016
London: the making of a National Park City
One of several enrichment opportunities for Geographers at King's Ely…
Will be here in a week or so's time with some students…
Sounds like it will be a great event with a variety of speakers and activities…
Will be here in a week or so's time with some students…
Sounds like it will be a great event with a variety of speakers and activities…
Find out more and be inspired at an evening of entertaining performances and provocative thinking.
This landmark event explores what a National Park City is, what this means for London, and how our capital can soon become the world's first.
Hosted by comedian Josie Long, speakers include designer Wayne Hemingway, campaigner Fiona Reynolds, firefighter Simon Jakeman, as well as the Bollywood Brass Band, artists and poets.
Come along and see how a simple idea can help transform one of the world's greatest cities.
Line-up includes:
Josie Long, comedian
Wayne Hemingway, designer
Dame Fiona Reynolds, campaigner
Andrew Simms, economist
Bollywood Brass Band, musicians
Judy Ling Wong, community activist
Beth Coller, psychotherapist
Simon Jakeman, firefighter
Laila Sumpton, poet
Rifat Batool, headteacher
Dr Tom Coffey, GP
Jasmine Kamal-Pasha, photographer
Mathew Frith, conservationist
Rachel Bradley, sustainability manager
Paul Hamblin, national parks director
Daniel Raven-Ellison, explorer
Charlton Manor Primary, bee keepers
Andy Mitchell, CEO
Charlotte Webster, artist
Chris Romer-Lee, director, Studio Octopi
Wayne Hemingway, designer
Dame Fiona Reynolds, campaigner
Andrew Simms, economist
Bollywood Brass Band, musicians
Judy Ling Wong, community activist
Beth Coller, psychotherapist
Simon Jakeman, firefighter
Laila Sumpton, poet
Rifat Batool, headteacher
Dr Tom Coffey, GP
Jasmine Kamal-Pasha, photographer
Mathew Frith, conservationist
Rachel Bradley, sustainability manager
Paul Hamblin, national parks director
Daniel Raven-Ellison, explorer
Charlton Manor Primary, bee keepers
Andy Mitchell, CEO
Charlotte Webster, artist
Chris Romer-Lee, director, Studio Octopi
Saturday, 10 September 2016
King's Ely work in the Cathedral
Over the next month a joint exhibition between King’s Ely and the National Holocaust Centre is being held in Ely Cathedral.
Entry is free and the exhibition is in the South Transept near the main West door.
The work displayed showcases the work our students have completed, which was a focus in some RS and English lessons during the Summer term.
They retell the story of Lisa Vincent who escaped Nazi Germany who is now aged 91 and a regular survivor speaker at the National Holocaust Centre near Newark in Nottinghamshire. This is a place that the students will visit later in Year 10 as part of their Religious Studies Curriculum. Students from Year 8 give an artist’s impression of the different characters in the novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas which was the focus for their English lessons last year.
Part of the exhibition features poems written by Year 10 and work done on the Anne Frank Story as well as a recollection of their visit to the National Holocaust Centre and our Holocaust Memorial Service in the Cathedral last year.
This is complemented by an exhibition from the Centre itself.
It is well worth a look.
We all took a look at the end of the first Junior School service on Wednesday. Important that these events are remembered....
Entry is free and the exhibition is in the South Transept near the main West door.
The work displayed showcases the work our students have completed, which was a focus in some RS and English lessons during the Summer term.
They retell the story of Lisa Vincent who escaped Nazi Germany who is now aged 91 and a regular survivor speaker at the National Holocaust Centre near Newark in Nottinghamshire. This is a place that the students will visit later in Year 10 as part of their Religious Studies Curriculum. Students from Year 8 give an artist’s impression of the different characters in the novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas which was the focus for their English lessons last year.
Part of the exhibition features poems written by Year 10 and work done on the Anne Frank Story as well as a recollection of their visit to the National Holocaust Centre and our Holocaust Memorial Service in the Cathedral last year.
This is complemented by an exhibition from the Centre itself.
It is well worth a look.
We all took a look at the end of the first Junior School service on Wednesday. Important that these events are remembered....
Friday, 9 September 2016
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
Digimap for Schools - now with aerial photography
Digimap for Schools now contains a wonderful new addition that many of you have asked for over and over again – aerial photography!
The aerial photography shows magnificent detail and clarity - it's cloud free for all of Great Britain, something you won't get anywhere else! You can now compare and fade Ordnance Survey maps, historical maps and aerial photography with our new enhanced Map Chooser (shown). It's simple to use and offers maximum flexibility.
We've also added new learning resources to accompany the aerial photography. Be inspired with ideas such as using aerial photography to introduce learners to travel, transport and trade or discuss marks we humans leave on the landscape that can be seen in aerial imagery. Both excellent ideas to get you started with aerial photography.
To make you get the most out of this new addition to Digimap for Schools, we've created a short introductory video which explains the difference between Aerial and AerialX, the info tool for discovering exact dates the aerial photography was flown in your area of interest and a map key showing the patchwork of years stitched together to form this seamless dataset.
And of course there is a revised Help section on How to .... fade between map types.
Here's the video, and more videos and webinars are on the Digimap for Schools YouTube channel.
Here's the video, and more videos and webinars are on the Digimap for Schools YouTube channel.
Monday, 5 September 2016
New British Red Cross resource now published...
It's 130 pages long, and packed with ideas for teaching about natural hazards and humanitarian aid.
Free to download from the British Red Cross website.
“We urge all geography teachers to download this free resource and encourage young people to think about the humanitarian impact of natural disasters. This invaluable resource pack has been created with the technical input from the British Red Cross combined with the expertise of GA teacher consultants.”
Rebecca Kitchen, Secondary Curriculum Leader at the Geographical Association
Introduction and curriculum links
Learn about how the resource has been designed to support your teaching and how the content maps to the geography curriculum for KS3, GCSE and A Level.
Session 1: Natural disasters
Session 1 is an introduction to the Natural disasters: earthquakes resource. It sets the scene by introducing the topic of natural disasters alongside general ideas of risk and hazard.
- What do we mean by natural hazards and disasters and how can they be classified?
- Which natural hazards are the most common?
- What impacts will different natural disasters have on individuals and communities?
Session 2: Earthquakes
After a general introduction to natural hazards and disasters, this session moves on to look more specifically at earthquakes, with a focus on tectonic hazards.
- Where do earthquakes happen, and why?
- What were the causes of the Nepal earthquake?
- How can people who live in areas prone to natural hazards prepare themselves for future events?
- Could the Nepal earthquake have been predicted?
Session 3: The impact of a natural disaster
Session 3 focuses on the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster like an earthquake and the work of local and international Red Cross teams to support people affected.
- What was the immediate impact of the Nepal earthquake?
- What was the immediate humanitarian response to the earthquake?
- How were local and international communities involved in this response?
Session 4: Recovery and resilience
After a natural disaster the Red Cross supports the people affected as they start to recover and rebuild their lives.
- What are the longer term impacts of a natural disaster and how do people recover?
- How resilient were individuals and communities in Nepal to the earthquake?
- How can communities increase their resilience – what about the school community? What might make a community more or less resilient?
- What lessons can be learned from each event so citizens are better prepared for them in future?
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