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Jamie Cox – Head of departmentHenry Gatland – KS3 co-ordinator
Macmillan Academy’s experience Macmillan Academy’s experience of embedding Digimaps across of embedding Digimaps across
Key Stages 3-5Key Stages 3-5
ContentContent
• New KS3 programmes of study.• Y6 into Y7 induction.• Supporting students – learning the basics.• Digimaps within KS3.• Digimaps at KS4 and KS5.• Digimaps in action.
New programmes of study for geography 2014New programmes of study for geography 2014• The National Curriculum sets out the ‘core knowledge and
understanding’, but we provide the context, relevance and sequence of learning ‘...to enrich their locational knowledge and spatial and environmental understanding.’
• Renewed emphasis on locational and place knowledge, human and physical processes.
• Across all key stages students should be using maps, atlases and globes and using fieldwork to investigate human and physical features.
• Emphasis on OS maps at KS2 & 3, including using grid references and scale, topographical and other thematic mapping, and aerial and satellite photographs.
• Use G.I.S to view, analyse and interpret places and data.
Year 6 into 7Year 6 into 7
‘Healthy spaces and unhealthy places’.
Summer holiday assignment.
Supporting studentsSupporting students
• Helpsheets.Helpsheets.
• Camtasia.Camtasia.
• Student Student experts.experts.
Using Digimaps in KS3Using Digimaps in KS3
Year 7Year 7
My local area My local area (includes their summer (includes their summer assignment work).assignment work).
Ullswater Ullswater activity week.activity week.
Year 8Year 8
• The Geography The Geography of Crime.of Crime.
• River Tees walk River Tees walk (field work).(field work).
• New Apple store for New Apple store for Middlesbrough Middlesbrough (decision making (decision making exercise).exercise).
Year 9Year 9
Using Digimaps in KS4 & 5Using Digimaps in KS4 & 5
• Field work planning & preparation i.e. Field work planning & preparation i.e. risk assessment, pre-field work prep.risk assessment, pre-field work prep.
• Controlled assessment tasks.Controlled assessment tasks.
• Cross curricular uses:Cross curricular uses:- Outdoor Learning department (DoE
route planning)- History dept (1890’s map of
Middlesbrough compared to today).
Land use mapping: GCSE coursework
Year 11 land use mapping Year 11 land use mapping with photos and text with photos and text
addedadded
Digimaps in actionDigimaps in action
