Primary National Conference

Jointly presented by the Geographical Association and the Historical Association

Central London: Tuesday 8 June 2010
Manchester: Tuesday 15 June 2010

Would you like the opportunity to think creatively about your geography and history teaching and how this can support learning across the wider curriculum? Are you enthusiastic about developing primary geography and history and keen to be part of a growing initiative that wants to inspire all young people? If so, then this is the one-day conference for you!

Online Booking

Programme

Workshops

Note: The workshop line up is different at London and Manchester.

London Workshops

Delegates will attend three out of the following six workshops during the day.

1. Dilemmas in history
2. How do children get better at history? Putting progression at the heart of effective teaching and learning
3. Ensuring the most effective history teaching in primary schools
4. Mapping Identity
5. Encouraging the use of geographical vocabulary
6. Exploring personal geographies

Manchester Workshops

Delegates will attend three out of the following six workshops during the day. 

1. Past, present, future: how to plan a cross-curricular investigation of your local area
2. Now that's what I call geography!
3. How to be a geography explorer of your local world
4. What is 'living history' and can it really help to build historical, social and geographical understanding?
5. What was the greatest invention of the twentieth century? - Doing significance with KS2
6. Encouraging thinking skills in primary history

Full workshop descriptions with presenters can be found in the downloads below.

London Workshops>>>

Manchester Workshops>>>

Delegate Feedback

'Lots of fantastic ideas that I can directly input into the classroom'

'I can't wait to develop the curriculum'

'Thoroughly enjoyable sessions and very thought-provoking'

Booking

Registration fees include lunch, refreshments and a USB stick of resources.

GA/HA Member: Manchester - £150, London - £170
GA/HA Student Member: Manchester - £60, London - £80
Non-member: Manchester - £210, London - £230

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GA/HA members save £60 on booking fees and GA/HA student members save £150! If you're not a member of the GA, why not join today and get a year's membership and your conference registration for less than the non-members' price?

There are a limited number of student places, so book now to avoid disappointment!

If you have any queries, please contact the GA's Events Manager Lucy Oxley on 0114 296 0088