Does your school documentation include:

• a policy statement?
• an overview of the key stage - which includes one statement about the core purpose of each of the units of work?
• matrix plans for the individual units of work?
• a develpment plan with short, medium and long term objectives for the subject? These could include targets.
• the strategy for assessment at each key stage
• contributions to wider goals of education including Citizenship and Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Education.
• contributions to Literacy, Numeracy and ICT
• a parents’ and governors’ guide to geography in the school

For working documentation

• Lessons plans derived from the matrix
• An audit of geographical skills developed through the key stage
• Enquiry
• questioning
• research
• information handling
• Map skills
• map drawing
• map interpretation
• map use
• Fieldwork plans
• Progress
• Locations
• Health and safety

Further advice and support

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