Geography

In this section there are resources for supporting mentors with designing effective training programmes, advice on giving feedback and handling different mentoring challenges,  and practical resources such as exemplar timetables. There is also a link to the Government Mentor Standards document.

Preparing for Placements

• Designing an Effective ITT Programme (PDF , 115kb)
• Host Teacher FAQs (PDF , 937kb)
• Lesson Planning Booklet (PDF , 78kb)
• Placement 1 Timetable Exemplar (MS PowerPoint , 150kb)
• Identifying Strengths at the end of Placement 1 (PDF , 37kb)
• Placement 2 information needed by trainees checklist (PDF , 351kb)

General Mentor Support

• Mentor Standards
• Question Stems for Mentoring and Coaching (PDF , 67kb)
• Mentoring scenarios with trainees - generic (PDF , 94kb)
• Feedback Guidance (PDF , 75kb)
• Moving towards VERY GOOD trainee (PDF , 676kb)
• Geography CCF - ITT Core Content Framework (PDF , 488kb)
  
  

• Geography Placement 1 Review 1 Exemplar (MS Word , 3,413kb)
• Weekly Mentor Meeting Geography Example 2022-23.pdf (PDF , 116kb)
• Weekly Lesson Observation Form Geography Example 22-23 (MS Word , 52kb)

In this section there is guidance of developing subject specific targets and how to identify pupil progress.

• Geography Subject Specific Target Examples (MS Word , 9kb)
• Geography Pupil Progress - observer chart (PDF , 54kb)

2023-24

Autumn term 2023

Geography mentor meeting minutes 25.10.23 (PDF , 295kb)

Georgraphy Mentor Meeting 25.10.23 (PDF , 1,088kb)

Spring term 2024

Geography mentor meeting minutes 7.2.24 (PDF , 402kb)

Geography mentor meeting training 7.2.24 (PDF , 1,797kb)

Summer term 2024

Geography mentor minutes 3/7/24 (PDF , 175kb)

2022-23

Autumn term 2022

Geography mentor meeting 17-10-2022 minutes (PDF , 112kb)Geography mentor meeting 17-10-2022 PowerPoint (MS PowerPoint , 1,953kb)

Spring term 2023

Geography mentor meeting-training January 2023 (PDF , 1,535kb)Geography mentor meeting minutes January 2023 (PDF , 421kb)

Summer term 2023

Geography meeting training 26.6.23 (PDF , 790kb)Geography meeting minutes 26.6.23 (PDF , 504kb)

2021-22

Spring Term 2022

Geography Mentor Meeting 10/02/22 Powerpoint (MS PowerPoint , 4,766kb)

Geography Mentor Minutes 10.02.22 (MS Word , 253kb)

Summer Term 2022

Geography Mentor Minutes 27.6.22 (PDF , 1,506kb)

Geography Mentor Meeting 27th June 2022 (PDF , 3,190kb)

2020-21

An overview of the geography PGCE programme (19 minutes) by Georgia Ramsay Geography Curriculum Area Leader 

Spring Term 2021

Geography Mentor Meeting_ Update 10th March 2021 (MS PowerPoint , 2,985kb)

Summer Term 2021

Geography Mentor Meeting Minutes 28.6.21 (MS Word , 251kb)

Geography Mentor Meeting Minutes Resources 28.6.21 (MS PowerPoint , 1,989kb)

• High Expectations: CCF1 - Supporting the Teaching of Geography.pdf (PDF , 46kb)
• How Pupils Learn: CCF2 - Supporting the Teaching of Geography.pdf (PDF , 46kb)
• Subject and Curriculum: CCF3 - Supporting the Teaching of Geography.pdf (PDF , 51kb)
• Classroom Practice: CCF4 - Supporting the Teaching of Geography.pdf (PDF , 51kb)
• Adaptive Teaching: CCF5 - Supporting the Teaching of Geography.pdf (PDF , 50kb)
• Assessment: CCF6 - Supporting the Teaching of Geography.pdf (PDF , 48kb)
• Managing Behaviour: CCF7 - Supporting the Teaching of Geography.pdf (PDF , 57kb)
• Professional Behaviours: CCF8 - Supporting the Teaching of Geography.pdf (PDF , 56kb)

• Weekly lesson observation form exemplar (PDF , 292kb)
• Geography Preparing for Ofsted (MS Word , 10kb)
• Overview of the PGCE Geography Taught Programme (MS Word , 13kb)
• Geography PGCE Action Plan 20-21 (MS Word , 2,640kb)