Subject Leadership in the Primary Phase
This CPD course for primary geography is aimed at helping primary subject leaders and school management teams to 'lead' the development of geography in the curriculum.
By engaging with the course, you will be able to develop and extend your geographical expertise in both stand-alone and inter-disciplinary contexts. You will better understand how quality geography can contribute to excellence and enjoyment, the wider curriculum and whole school ethos.
There is no requirement to work through each unit sequentially and it may be more appropriate for you to choose units from the menu which are suited to your current stage of development. However, if you are new to co-ordinating geography, you'll probably want to begin with Getting Started.
Course units
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Getting Started What kind of geography curriculum for the 21st century? Introducing the Primary Geography Quality Mark. |
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What is Geography? An activity that will get you and your colleagues thinking about this question. |
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Subject Leader or Manager? What are the differences between 'managing' and 'leading' geography? Becoming a subject leader. |
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A vision for geography? Quality Mark schools share their vision. Thinking about the 'vision' and 'aims' for geography in your school. |
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What is geography for? Time to establish you own vision for geography. Creating a PowerPoint to share your vision. |
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Distinctly Geographical! Try out the Distinctly Geographical Quiz and find out about Living Geography and Young Geographers. |
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Assessment in geography How to plan for assessment in mind. Using the self-assessment criteria from the PGQM framework. |
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Evaluating the geography curriculum Gathering evidence to show quality geography. Evaluating your geography using the PGQM framework. |
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Plenary: Communicating quality geography So your school displays quality geography? How do you communicate it and who should you communicate with? |
Gain recognition for engaging with these courses
The Teacher Learning Academy (TLA) is the first national system for teacher learning and has been set up to support, recognise and celebrate the professional achievements of teachers. It actively encourages teachers to share knowledge, ideas and best practice.
The GA is a TLA Support Partner which means that if you are working towards TLA Stage One or Two verification
you can use one or more of these courses to provide the focus for your learning journey.
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