KS3 NC Geography changes - September 2008

An Overview

Curriculum aims:

•·       Successful learners - who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve

•·       Confident learners - who are able to lead safe, healthy and fulfilling lives

•·       Responsible citizens - who make a positive contribution to society

Key Concepts

•·       1.1 - Place

•·       1.2 - Space

•·       1.3 - Scale

•·       1.4 - Interdependence

•·       1.5 - Physical and human processes

•·       1.6 - Environmental interaction and sustainable development

•·       1.7 - Cultural understanding and diversity

Key Processes

•·       2.1 - Geographical Enquiry

•·       2.2 - Fieldwork and out-of-class learning

•·       2.3 - Graphicacy and visual learning

•·       2.4 - Geographical communication

Range and Content

•·       Variety of scales

•·       Range of investigations of continents, globalisation or uneven development

•·       Location of places and environments

•·       Key aspects of the UK

•·       Different parts of the world e.g. location Geography and changing environments

•·       Physical Geography, to include; weather and climate and other physical processes

•·       Human Geography, to include; urban change, migration and sustainable development

•·       Interactions between people and the environment, to include; climate change, interdependence, values and attitudes towards issues, future implications of interactions and sustainable development

Curriculum opportunities

•·       Personal experiences of Geography

•·       Real and relevant contemporary contexts

•·       GIS

•·       Fieldwork

•·       Different locations local and contrasting localities

•·       Participate in informed responsible action

PLTS (Personal, learning and thinking skills)

•·       Independent enquirers

•·       Creative thinkers

•·       Reflective learners

•·       Team workers

•·       Self-managers

•·       Effective participators