Curriculum Planning

Bryony Collins

Rediscovering London’s Geography

Project Coordinator

Curriculum planning

Agenda: Quick recap new curriculum Gap analysis Sharing best practices Curriculum planning approaches Feedback and question time

A high quality geography education should:• Inspire a curiosity & fascination about the

world & its people to remain with pupils for the rest of their lives.

• Knowledge & understanding places and the Earth’s key physical & human processes.

• Interaction between physical & human processes, and formation and change of landscapes & environments.

National Curriculum purpose of study.

Purpose of studyAims: location, context,

interdependence, data and fieldworkAssessment: no levels

Elements of the curriculum

KS1. World’s continents & oceans, countries and capitals of the UK & seas

KS2. World’s countries, Europe & N&S America, UK’s counties, cities and features, Latitude & Longitude, Equator, Tropics, Arctic & Antarctic circles

KS3. World’s countries; Africa, South & East Asia (China & India), Middle East & Russia

Progression: locational knowledge

KS1. Small area of UK and contrasting in non-EU

KS2. UK region, EU region and region within North or South America

KS3. African and Asian regions

Progression: place knowledge

Progression: Human and physical geography

KS1. Season & weather(UK), hot & cold, N&S Poles. Geographical vocabulary

KS2. PG: climate, biomes, rivers, mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, water cycles. HG: settlement, land-use, economic and trade, natural resources. Describe

KS3. PG: geological timescale, tectonics, rocks, weathering, soils, weather and climate, glaciation, hydrology, coasts. HG: population and urbanisation, international development, economic activity, use of resources. Processes

Task 1: Finding your gaps Discuss what you have bought and its

effectiveness. Ask yourself: How interesting are the topics? Is there any repetition? How current is it? How and what skills are developed?

Work through your own scheme and tick which parts of the national curriculum are covered using the tick sheet.

Discuss briefly if/how it fits into the new curriculum.

Gap Analysis

Task 2: Filling in the gapsEach person who has a topic covered

to suggest a new idea to enhance their colleague's scheme of work/link better to the new curriculum.

Share any fieldwork opportunities, especially places in your borough/London.

Sharing best practice

Task 3: Closing the gapThink about the topics your group have

been given. Record ideas on paper clearly. Ask yourself:

• Have you taught this topic before?• Which year group is it best suited to?• How would you tackle this topic?• Sketch out enquiry questions and learning objectives for the topic

(break down into learning objectives for 6 lessons if you prefer)• Discuss fieldwork opportunities• Discuss assessment opportunities• Any other points to share e.g. case study ideas.

Curriculum planning approaches

Curriculum planning task

Curriculum planning task (Part two)

Curriculum planning task (Part three)

Bryony Collins b.collins@rgs.org Webpage for Rediscovering London’s

Geography Project www.rgs.org/rlg

Keep in touch and see you after summer!