Jo Payne
@jopayne.bsky.social
Geography and sociology teacher | Head of Humanities | ECT Induction Tutor | ITT Coordinator | Author | Examiner | Former AHT i/c T&L | 💚 Living and teaching in Devon
SW Geography Conference (Monday 16 June, UWE) . . . just 4 weeks to go! Join us for an exciting and diverse programme of free lectures and workshops and browse our largest ever range of exhibitors! Find out more at www.geographysouthwest.co.uk/conference/g... and register TODAY!
SW Geography Conference 2025 - Geography South West
SW Geography Conference 2025 SW Geography Conference Introduction Welcome to the SW Geography Conference 2025 page! We are delighted to announce that the date of the conference will be Monday 16 June ...
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May 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
SW Geography Conference (Monday 16 June, UWE) . . . just 4 weeks to go! Join us for an exciting and diverse programme of free lectures and workshops and browse our largest ever range of exhibitors! Find out more at www.geographysouthwest.co.uk/conference/g... and register TODAY!
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Since 2022 when I became a subject lead for Humanities I have discovered just how powerful a rigorous, coherent RE curriculum can be and how much it underpins and complements other subjects. Important words from Richard Kueh here.
📣New post!
👡Time for Cinde-RE-lla to go to the ball?
🧩Religion today is complex. Intelligent RE prepares pupils for complexity
🌍Curriculum craves diversity; RE is inherently diverse
💭RE injects wisdom, sensitivity & reflection into world asking BigQs: AI💻, climate change🌡️ & living well together🖖
👡Time for Cinde-RE-lla to go to the ball?
🧩Religion today is complex. Intelligent RE prepares pupils for complexity
🌍Curriculum craves diversity; RE is inherently diverse
💭RE injects wisdom, sensitivity & reflection into world asking BigQs: AI💻, climate change🌡️ & living well together🖖
🛐 Religious education has such an important role to play in helping young people to understand the world – but it will only fulfil its potential with clear national standards, says @thewayofkueh.bsky.social
April 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Since 2022 when I became a subject lead for Humanities I have discovered just how powerful a rigorous, coherent RE curriculum can be and how much it underpins and complements other subjects. Important words from Richard Kueh here.
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A diverting game is to plot your own lifetime alongside the geophysical breakdown of the earth
January 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A diverting game is to plot your own lifetime alongside the geophysical breakdown of the earth
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Huge expanses of mangroves on Sri Lanka’s east coast too, this was taken shortly after taking off from Trincomalee heading back to Colombo 🌳 #geographyteacher
November 29, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Huge expanses of mangroves on Sri Lanka’s east coast too, this was taken shortly after taking off from Trincomalee heading back to Colombo 🌳 #geographyteacher
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Just reposting some geology knowledge organizers I made and posted on Twitter back in the day.
I hope some people find them useful!
#EduSky #Geogchat #GeographyTeacher #STEMTeacher #EarthScience #Geology
drive.google.com/file/d/11LS-...
I hope some people find them useful!
#EduSky #Geogchat #GeographyTeacher #STEMTeacher #EarthScience #Geology
drive.google.com/file/d/11LS-...
November 29, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Just reposting some geology knowledge organizers I made and posted on Twitter back in the day.
I hope some people find them useful!
#EduSky #Geogchat #GeographyTeacher #STEMTeacher #EarthScience #Geology
drive.google.com/file/d/11LS-...
I hope some people find them useful!
#EduSky #Geogchat #GeographyTeacher #STEMTeacher #EarthScience #Geology
drive.google.com/file/d/11LS-...
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Quick reminder - there are over 200 free to download fieldwork resources on my site - with lots of #geographyteacher s now on this platform, let's try to rebuild a community of resource sharers!
Here's some to start you off - a pack to support coastal management fieldwork: tinyurl.com/bdhaeypx
Here's some to start you off - a pack to support coastal management fieldwork: tinyurl.com/bdhaeypx
December 3, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Quick reminder - there are over 200 free to download fieldwork resources on my site - with lots of #geographyteacher s now on this platform, let's try to rebuild a community of resource sharers!
Here's some to start you off - a pack to support coastal management fieldwork: tinyurl.com/bdhaeypx
Here's some to start you off - a pack to support coastal management fieldwork: tinyurl.com/bdhaeypx
Haven’t been on either platform for a while. Leading the humanities team alongside the ECF Lead and ITEC role is keeping me busy! Great to see so many familiar names that have moved over to Bluesky. Here’s a photo of a different sky from school last week!
November 16, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Haven’t been on either platform for a while. Leading the humanities team alongside the ECF Lead and ITEC role is keeping me busy! Great to see so many familiar names that have moved over to Bluesky. Here’s a photo of a different sky from school last week!
Beautiful 5k Samaritans Dawn Walk in memory of our friend, Jon, this morning 🌅🧡
October 12, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Beautiful 5k Samaritans Dawn Walk in memory of our friend, Jon, this morning 🌅🧡
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The window is narrowing for residents to evacuate surge-prone areas on the FL West Coast ahead of Hurricane #Milton – now aiming for a second round of Cat 5 strength (top winds up to 155 mph at 2 PM ET). An update from @drjeffmasters.bsky.social and I:
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/hurr...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/hurr...
Hurricane and storm surge warnings for much of Florida for extremely dangerous Hurricane Milton » Yale Climate Connections
If you receive evacuation orders from local authorities, follow them.
yaleclimateconnections.org
October 8, 2024 at 5:58 PM
The window is narrowing for residents to evacuate surge-prone areas on the FL West Coast ahead of Hurricane #Milton – now aiming for a second round of Cat 5 strength (top winds up to 155 mph at 2 PM ET). An update from @drjeffmasters.bsky.social and I:
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/hurr...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/hurr...
I was sad to miss ResearchED Cornwall today, but I was on parenting duties taking my daughter to a hockey match in Sidmouth. We went for fish & chips and had a mooch around the shops afterwards. Windy day!
October 5, 2024 at 5:17 PM
I was sad to miss ResearchED Cornwall today, but I was on parenting duties taking my daughter to a hockey match in Sidmouth. We went for fish & chips and had a mooch around the shops afterwards. Windy day!
Only just spotted this. Thank you @geogmum.bsky.social
This might be helpful for some people at this time of year - geogmum.wordpress.com/2022/09/11/i... #GeogChat
Ideas for a Geography open evening
It's that time of year again! Here are some of the ideas we used for our open evening last year. Most of them can be led by student helpers, but it is best if a teacher handles the party popper 'volca...
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September 21, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Only just spotted this. Thank you @geogmum.bsky.social
We have our Open Evening on Thursday next week. We:
Have a world map and various food. Visitors place them on the country they think they came from.
Big OS map of our area. Visitors add a sticky dot to show where they live.
Examples of pupil work and books.
What other ideas are there?
#geogchat
Have a world map and various food. Visitors place them on the country they think they came from.
Big OS map of our area. Visitors add a sticky dot to show where they live.
Examples of pupil work and books.
What other ideas are there?
#geogchat
September 21, 2024 at 7:49 AM
We have our Open Evening on Thursday next week. We:
Have a world map and various food. Visitors place them on the country they think they came from.
Big OS map of our area. Visitors add a sticky dot to show where they live.
Examples of pupil work and books.
What other ideas are there?
#geogchat
Have a world map and various food. Visitors place them on the country they think they came from.
Big OS map of our area. Visitors add a sticky dot to show where they live.
Examples of pupil work and books.
What other ideas are there?
#geogchat
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Are you an ECT or TWO teaching RE? Make sure you sign up for our series of free subject knowledge webinars to support you and your CPD.
The first one has already taken place, but there are 10 more. The October webinar will focus on teaching about Islam
www.natre.org.uk/membership/e...
The first one has already taken place, but there are 10 more. The October webinar will focus on teaching about Islam
www.natre.org.uk/membership/e...
September 15, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Are you an ECT or TWO teaching RE? Make sure you sign up for our series of free subject knowledge webinars to support you and your CPD.
The first one has already taken place, but there are 10 more. The October webinar will focus on teaching about Islam
www.natre.org.uk/membership/e...
The first one has already taken place, but there are 10 more. The October webinar will focus on teaching about Islam
www.natre.org.uk/membership/e...
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'Adaptive teaching: What is it anyway?'
"Adaptive teaching is the subtle, tricky, but compelling stuff of teaching. No lesson package you lift from the Internet can eliminate the necessity for adaptation and responsiveness."
alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...
"Adaptive teaching is the subtle, tricky, but compelling stuff of teaching. No lesson package you lift from the Internet can eliminate the necessity for adaptation and responsiveness."
alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...
Adaptive teaching: What is it anyway?
“Sir, I don’t know where to start with this Scrooge essay!”
“Neither do I…”
“How many paragraphs do I need to do again?”
“What does redemption mean?”
Even the best laid lesson pla...
alexquigley.co.uk
September 15, 2024 at 9:38 AM
'Adaptive teaching: What is it anyway?'
"Adaptive teaching is the subtle, tricky, but compelling stuff of teaching. No lesson package you lift from the Internet can eliminate the necessity for adaptation and responsiveness."
alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...
"Adaptive teaching is the subtle, tricky, but compelling stuff of teaching. No lesson package you lift from the Internet can eliminate the necessity for adaptation and responsiveness."
alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...
Beautiful morning for a 5.5km run 🏃🏻♀️☀️
#EduRunners
#EduRunners
September 15, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Beautiful morning for a 5.5km run 🏃🏻♀️☀️
#EduRunners
#EduRunners
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So great to see the new book I am editing with Jen Monk advertised all beside new books by @geogviz.bsky.social & @doctorpreece.bsky.social #geogchat
September 3, 2024 at 5:43 PM
So great to see the new book I am editing with Jen Monk advertised all beside new books by @geogviz.bsky.social & @doctorpreece.bsky.social #geogchat
September is my favourite month and autumn is my favourite season. Love the feeling of new beginnings at school, whilst seeing the leaves change colour and start to fall at home (we live in a very rural area). The weather is usually pretty nice too.
a sign that says hello september with autumn leaves in the background
ALT: a sign that says hello september with autumn leaves in the background
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September 1, 2024 at 9:11 AM
September is my favourite month and autumn is my favourite season. Love the feeling of new beginnings at school, whilst seeing the leaves change colour and start to fall at home (we live in a very rural area). The weather is usually pretty nice too.
When you lead humanities in a small school, you experience the full breadth of the subjects. The role is totally different to when I did it in a larger school. Currently writing a topic plan on Judaism. Yesterday, I wrote the KS3 PoS for PSHE. I’m a geography specialist, but also teach sociology.
a woman is talking to a man and says i 've got so much going on in my head right now netflix
ALT: a woman is talking to a man and says i 've got so much going on in my head right now netflix
media.tenor.com
September 1, 2024 at 4:24 AM
When you lead humanities in a small school, you experience the full breadth of the subjects. The role is totally different to when I did it in a larger school. Currently writing a topic plan on Judaism. Yesterday, I wrote the KS3 PoS for PSHE. I’m a geography specialist, but also teach sociology.
Love this too! 🌍
Love this! Your name in Landsat - landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/apps/YourNam... #GeogChat
August 30, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Love this too! 🌍
Day trip to Beer and Seaton. Enjoyed crab sandwiches, cockles and ice cream (not all at the same time!). Trying to make the most of the last few days of the summer break.
August 28, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Day trip to Beer and Seaton. Enjoyed crab sandwiches, cockles and ice cream (not all at the same time!). Trying to make the most of the last few days of the summer break.
I wrote something about mark reviews (you may know these as re-marks) which summarises what I think every year when I read social media, but never say.
sallythorne.com/2024/08/25/m...
TLDR: if you put in bulk review requests, consider spending the money on interventions instead.
#edusky
sallythorne.com/2024/08/25/m...
TLDR: if you put in bulk review requests, consider spending the money on interventions instead.
#edusky
Mark Reviews
As part of my exam role, at this time of year, I undertake reviews of marking. These are more commonly referred to as re-marks, which is a misnomer. Papers are not re-marked from scratch. Instead, the...
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August 26, 2024 at 9:08 PM