After
sixteen years as a primary class teacher in Tameside, Manchester, I moved into
teacher training at Chester to teach on the B.Ed and PGCE programmes.
Overview
At the moment, I co-ordinate
non-core subjects in the primary ITT programmes and am subject leader for the
Global Dimensions specialism on the B.Ed programme.
I now
teach a range of subjects, including ICT,
History and Geography Education. At various times, I have been ICT and
research co-ordinator in the School of Education.
Research
My research interests include action
research, online learning, global learning, visual literacy and primary
geography. I am the author or co-author of over 30 articles, book chapters,
books and teaching resources, mainly on primary geography.
Most recently, I
have produced a series of contrasting locality packs with colleagues in
Cheshire County Council and edited a book about integrating the global
dimension into primary school subjects and themes - 'Get Global' is published
by Trentham Books and was written by a team of primary subject specialists in
the Faculty of Education & Children's Services and local teachers.
I am a member of the Higher Education
Academy and the Register of Research In Primary Geography. I am an active
member of the Geographical Association - in 2009, I am again a member of the
judging panel for the GA Awards.
Published work
Book & CDROM
Pickford T (2005) Superschemes Unit 23:
Investigating Coasts Sheffield: Geographical Association.
Book & CDROM
Pickford T & Garner W (2005) Ready
Resources Geography 1 Leamington Spa: Scholastic
Book & CDROM
Pickford T & Swainston H (2005)
Ready Resources Geography 3 Leamington Spa: Scholastic
Teaching Resource (Book, Photographs
& CDROM)
Pickford B & Pickford T (2005)
Hatching Tan: A UK contrasting locality photo pack for the teaching of
geography at Key Stage One Chester: Cheshire County Council
Magazine
Broadbent J, Garner W & Pickford T
(2005) Junior Education Topics: Rivers October, 214 Leamington Spa: Scholastic
Book Review
Pickford T (2005) The Technology Fix:
the promise and reality of computers in our schools [Review of the book Pflaum
WD (2004) The Technology Fix: the promise and reality of computers in our
schools] Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 14, 3 pp. 429 - 438
Book & CDROM
Garner W & Pickford T (2005) Superschemes Unit 18: Connections: Integrating
ICT into geography Sheffield: Geographical Association.
Teaching Resource (Book, Photographs &
CDROM)
Pickford B & Pickford T (2006)
Appleby and its fair: A contrasting locality photo pack for Key Stage Two
Chester: Cheshire County Council
Software
Research Machines (2006) Easilearn: The
Island Abingdon: Research Machines
Book
Pickford T (2006) Learning ICT in the
Humanities David Fulton
Book
Bennett R, Hamill A & Pickford T
(2007) Progression in Primary ICT David Fulton
Teaching Resource (Book, Photographs
& CDROM)
Pickford T (2007) Krakow: Around the
Dragon's Den - A contrasting locality pack for Key Stage Two Chester: Cheshire
County Council
Book
Pickford, T. (ed.) (2009) Get Global! A
practical guide to integrating the global dimension into the primary
curriculum. Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books
