Mr Graeme Eyre CGeog (Teacher)

Biography

Occupation: Head of Geography Employer: St. Mary Magdalene Academy Memo: Current Employment Head of Humanities at St. Mary Magdalene Academy from Jan 2012 Sep 2007 - 2012 Head of Geography Anglo European School Responsible for the Geography Curriculum in the school including managing a team of specialist Geography teachers. As part of this role I carry out regular observations of Geography lessons and work with the geography teachers to identify and support their professional development. In this role I have supported a GTP trainee in the subject; she is now employed by the school and I mentored her through her NQT year. I have also been involved in the training of other teachers on university placements. Currently I support a citizenship trainee who is teaching my form and delivering their citizenship lessons. This role includes me observing and giving her feedback on her planning and teaching. I have also been involved in delivering training on whole school training days; I have led sessions on embedding ICT across the curriculum and making cross curricular links at KS3. Education 2008 - 2010 Masters of Arts in Geographical Education Institute of Education, University of London Currently Writing Up Dissertation 2005 - 2006 Post Graduate Certificate of Education (Secondary Geography) Mid-Essex SCITT Consortium, Shenfield, Essex 2002 - 2005 Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Geography University of Leicester Involvement in Geography Education Outside School External Examination Paper Marking - I currently mark geography examination papers for the International Baccalaureate Organisation and AQA. I also moderate coursework for OCR and the International Baccalaureate Organisation. Geography Champion, Geographical Association - For the last two years I have coordinated and delivered CPD training for local primary Geography teachers as part of the Action Plan for Geography funded geography champion programme. This has involved me running twilight training for local teachers and supporting primary teachers that are not subject specialists. I have also delivered a workshop at the Geographical Association annual conference and written in Primary Geographer. Royal Geographical Society Local Networks - I coordinate a network of secondary geography teachers. This involves organising speakers and delivering training on a variety of topics. I have delivered training on assessment in Key Stage 3, controlled assessment, and using Google Earth.