6. is the rationale? are the special characteristics? will students gain? Is significant about the students? is distinctive about the school specific resources do we have as a school can we learn from past experience? How might geography change pupils’ lives for the better? What…
8. Water and other resource pressures. Energy supply Enviro- taxation – Recycling. My local area / region Health issues A place to live Local food supply – no more air miles. Travel chaos What when the Tigers rule the world! The importance of the sea. Climatic change-rising sea levels. Multi-cultural society. Core position within the EU. Glass ball gazing
9. NC Programme of Study common framework Importance Statement Key Concepts Key processes Range and content Curriculum opportunities
10. Place : what are man made and natural places like Space : how do man made and natural places fit together in the ‘world jigsaw’ Scale : understanding the big picture as well has what we experience day to day Interdependence : we all have an impact on each other Physical and human processes : events can change the physical and human world Environmental interaction : people use the natural world and have the ability to change it Cultural understanding and diversity : people from around the world lead different ways of life.
13. Cultural understanding and diversity Environmental Interaction Physical and Human Processes Interdependence Scale Space Place Football Brazil How Rivers Work Extreme weather Conservation Our local area
Our key step is to engage with what this subject does, its purpose, the ‘way of thinking and understanding’ that it can teach us. This step is expressed in the new PoS through the Importance Statement and the Key Concepts and Processes.