Resources and Publications
Gillian Waters Consultancy has long standing experience in researching, designing and creating learning resources for learners of all ages. She has created learning resources for informal ,formal, family and lesiure learners ranging from from simple trails and guides, classroom/seminar materials, to whole-curriculum planning and project development.
Gillian has also worked in museums and on local and oral history archives, cataloguing the collections as well as creating learning resources based on these collections for many different audiences.
She has also written publications based on her own research, some of
which can be seen below and in the archive.
Gillian was delighted to be invited to work with the Yorkshire Air Museum on a series of Maths Trails and workshops for KS1 and KS2.
Gillian reviewed the new Maths National Curriculum and mapped the schemes of work against the physical sites and collections at the Yorkshire Air Museum to assess the potential for Maths trails onsite.
Gillian created a series of Maths Trails for KS1 and KS2 pupils to use onsite identifying shapes and patterns and collecting data to form the basis of mathematical investiagtions back at school.
Click the links to find out more about theYorkshire Air Museum
Gillian was delighted to be invited to work with the Bahamas Locomotive Society and Vintage Carriages Trust on a series of Maths Trails and workshops for KS1 and KS2.
Gillian reviewed the new Maths National Curriculum and mapped the schemes of work against the physical sites and collections at Ingrow East in Keighley to assess the potential for Maths trails and workshops onsite. She produced a written report suggesting possible links to the new curricula.
After discussion with Ingrow East, Gillian created a series of 6 Maths Trails for KS1 and KS2 pupils to use onsite identifying shapes and patterns and collecting data to form the basis of mathematical investiagtions back at school. She also created a KS1 workshop linked to signalling and whistling patterns and helped to train recently recruited volunteers in December. A set of teacher notes with pre and post visit suggestions to embed a visit to Ingrow East into the Primary Maths curricula was also created.
Click the links to find out more about the Bahamas Locomotive Society, and Vintage Carriages Trust
Gillian was very pleased to be invited to work with Withernsea Lighthouse on a series of trails based on World War One as part of "Joining Up : The Humber and the First World War"
Withernsea Lighthouse developed a new exhibition on Withernsea in World War One with artefacts, photos and ephemera donated by the local commmmunity. A model was also created of the little known, but very important, troop preparation camp at Mona House, near Roos, now almost totally demolished. At this camp some 16,000 soldiers either recuperated or trained ready to be sent into France, amongst them J.J.R Tolkien and the war hero Sir Gilbert Mackereth M.C.
Gillian produced a set of trails for KS1, KS2 and KS3 students to investigate the World War One exhibition and troop Camp at Thirtle Bridge. She also researched local newspapers for primary evidence on World War One in Withernsea and created a set of resources, teacher notes and pre and post visit suggestions for KS1, KS2 and KS3.
To discover more about Withernsea Lighthouse see here.
Gillian was pleased to be working with the Mansion House, York, as part of an HLF bid to restore the unique 18th century purpose built residnece of the Lord Mayor of York.
As part of her work, Gillian researched, designed and created a series of onsite sessions for KS3 Year 7 linked to the new History Curriculum to explore the concept of citizenship over time. Three role play sessions were created which were rooted in the civic heritage of the Mansion House and based on Tudor and Victorian Lord Mayors. These sessions were piloted with The Mount School, York over three consective weeks.
To discover more about The Mansion House, York, see here.
