#443: Some knowledge updates needed...

From today's i newspaper...

#309: Data Skills course at the RGS-IBG

A new RGS course in association with the Field Studies Council may be of interest. 

We've been exploring the various skills that teachers who are going to be teaching the new specification. Handling natural history may well be involved there.

Do you want to improve your delivery of data skills? If so, we have got a new event for you.

Join our upcoming joint CPD with @fieldstudiesc looking at improving your skills, knowledge and confidence in teaching data analysis and statistics. https://t.co/eEFHEvZmZb pic.twitter.com/5WSkm68y3q

— RGS-IBG Schools (@RGS_IBGschools) May 3, 2024

Image: Questionnaire, Alan Parkinson - shared under CC license.

#66: Field Studies Council courses

It's inevitable that those teachers who are going to teach the new (eventually approved) specification will need some training of their own first to ensure that they are ready to feel confident in the classroom. Some of this training will hopefully be provided by the awarding body and be specific to the development of the course, and the assessment. 

I hope that this blog and the Facebook group that we created at a similar time will help in developing a community of teachers who will, in turn, share the resources that they have 

One place to look for training will be your local Field Studies Council centre.

We are experts in Nature Learning!
Start your learning journey or broaden your knowledge - our courses are delivered at structured levels to progress your learning suited to your needs.#Nature #UKWildlife #Biodiversity

— Field Studies Council (@FieldStudiesC) January 3, 2023

Scroll to the bottom of any page on the Field Studies Council website and you will see a link through to all of the FSC Centres.

Also worth saying that as a long-term moderator for the Geographical Association's Secondary Quality Mark (SGQM)