Mrs Paula Cooper CGeog

Biography

Occupation: Teacher Memo: Paula was until December 2012 the head of geography at King Edward VI Five Ways School in Birmingham where she has taught since 2003. She has a BSc from King's College London, a PGCE from Cambridge University and an MA in Educational Management from the University of Warwick. Paula was involved in the successful application for her school to be granted specialist school status in the humanities with geography as the lead subject. Paula has collaborated with the GA and OS and introduced the Pilot GCSE to her school. She has presented at RGS KS3 CPD days and sat on the panel advising on the development of the new KS3 curriculum. Paula is the author of resources published on the GTT website and in 2007 received the RGS Ordnance Survey Award for excellence in teaching geography in secondary education. She is a regional subject advisor for the GA and CfBT, and most recently has worked with her department to make a programme for Teacher's TV.