Geography Curriculum Websites

Checkout the following  sites that relate to the National Curriculum, Government advice and strategies.

National Curriculum for September 2000
NC orders can be found  here. Don't spend hours typing up like we did in 1993!  www.nc.uk.net

National Curriculum in Action

This new site uses pupils' work and case study material to show what the National Curriculum looks like in practice.

The examples given show:

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the standard of pupils' work at different ages and key stages
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how the programmes of study translate into real activities

www.ncaction.org.uk/

Gifted and Talented pupils

Guidance for teaching geography to G&T pupils can be found on the National Curriculum site www.nc.uk.net/gt/geography/index.htm 

Education for Sustainable Development

Advice on managing and teaching Sustainable Development, with 10 case studies can be found on www.nc.uk.net/esd 

The QCA KS3 scheme of work 

Exemplary Geography units are also available in the following formats Word and PDF formats and as web pages. The Word format is particularly useful if you want to adapt the units to suit your particular school needs.

The Geography Teachers Guide is also available.

www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes2/secondary_geography/

QCA Schemes of Work for KS1 and 2

These Schemes are now available electronically so that you can easily incorporate them into your planning. They can be viewed on screen or downloaded as Acrobat files.

www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes/geography/

QCA site

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) is a guardian of standards in education and training. We work with others to maintain and develop the school curriculum and associated assessments, and to accredit and monitor qualifications in schools, colleges and at work.

Many QCA documents are here and links to other sites.

www.qca.org.uk/

www.qca.org.uk/geography

Key Stage 3 Strategy

A total of 205 schools in 17 local education authorities have been piloting the key stage 3 strategy for a year. The initiative is an attempt to replicate the success of the primary literacy and numeracy strategies English and maths lessons have been revamped and teachers have received extra training. Science teaching has also been restructured since January. Geography teachers in the pilot schools have attended training for Geography and Literacy.

The strategy concentrates on the first two years of secondary school but many schools have also run booster classes for Year 9 pupils. As a result this summer's test scores for 14-year-olds have surged, according to authorities involved in the pilot. The TLF (Teaching and Learning in the Foundation subjects) strand is particularly significant for geography departments.

DfES Key Stage 3 Strategy site

KS3 Strategy on the SLN

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection reports and advice and guidance documents, including guidance on subject specific inspection and self evaluation, can be found on their web site. 

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/

The Virtual Teacher Centre

The VTC is a service for schools professionals providing news, support for professional development and the facility to search quality-badged resources across the National Grid for Learning.

http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/

The VTC geography pages are here

National Grid for Learning

BECTa

The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency is the Government's lead agency on the use of ICT in education. Becta plays a crucial role in helping to maximise the benefits to all teachers and learners that using ICT can bring

http://www.becta.org.uk

BECTa's geography pages are here

 

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This page last updated 21 August 2003