Developing Subject Knowledge, Skills and Understanding for Teaching and Learning in Geography

Aims

To develop the subject knowledge, skills and understanding for high quality geography teaching and learning in the primary classroom.

Overview

This three-part programme supports primary practitioners to reflect on and improve their teaching of geography. Each session lasts half a day.

Session 1 looks at what we choose to teach (live via Zoom)

• More than maps and lists of place names - what exactly is “geography”?
• Ensuring you have a rich progression in skills and knowledge
• What should we include in the ‘perfect’ geography lesson?

Session 2 is an on-demand recording to support reflection and activities. It will explore five ideas for exciting geography, including:

• Broadening our understanding of ‘fieldwork’
• Engaging ways to expand, enrich and apply geographical vocabulary
• Avoiding stereotypes and improving subject knowledge

Session 3 explores how we teach geography, and how we establish and evidence our impact (live via Zoom)

• Is there a ‘Greater Depth’ in geography, and how might we teach it?
• Assessment approaches that don’t divert focus and energy from the real substance of learning
• Being cross-curricular while maintaining high standards in geography

Everywhere’s been where it is ever since it was first put there. It’s called geography

Terry Pratchett

Click to watch the 10 Minute Teaser with David Maytham, CEO TT Education and James Lewis depty of School Improvement, recorded 24.5.21