A spotlight on Emma Darcy and her Pearson National Teaching Award experience
Emma Darcy, Director of Technology for Learning at Denbigh High School in Luton and the Chiltern Learning Trust, shares her Pearson National Teaching Award experience.
The history and geography teams at Pearson are dedicated to inspiring and developing historians and geographers of the future.
We encourage learners to develop the skills they need to understand and interrogate the world around them, so that they become well-rounded global citizens of tomorrow, leading to positive outcomes for their future careers.
As you plan for geography fieldtrips, in the local area or further afield, Eco-Schools Manager at Keep Britain Tidy, Lee Wray-Davies shares some useful tips for planning a greener fieldtrip.
Read Top tips for planning a greener fieldtrip (PDF | 2.3 MB)
Fieldwork is an important aspect of geography and helps develop an array of useful life skills. Fieldwork can be challenging, informative, sometimes messy but often a lot of fun. It allows students to explore issues and questions in a real-world context and to question their own findings. It nurtures analytical and critical thinking and helps to build resilience.
Take a look at our fieldwork videos and explore our free resources to help develop the skills you will need.
Emma Darcy, Director of Technology for Learning at Denbigh High School in Luton and the Chiltern Learning Trust, shares her Pearson National Teaching Award experience.
In the most recent episode of The Right Angle podcast, our guest – Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE – discusses forgotten mathematicians and myth-busting gendered attitudes to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
We are excited to hear more from the child prodigy and new Countdown host, who is taking on the role while Rachel Riley is on maternity leave, about her upcoming book She’s in CTRL and her aspirations for the future of maths…
When it comes to low-stakes assessment, the consensus is that it is assessment which is not pass or fail, does not cause added stress or anxiety for pupils (Bain, 2004) (children can make mistakes without a penalty) and aims to get children to retrieve information. This blog looks at how Maths Flex can be used for low-stakes assessment.