This relates to Every Child Matters and, consequently, the OFSTED Self-evaluation Framework.
How well do learners make a positive contribution to the community?
How well do learners develop skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being?
Geography departments should also be involved if the school is using the Sustainable School Self-evaluation (S3) tool either online or in print as a PDF.
For a more complete consideration see the online CPD Unit 'Places People Want' >>>
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This project was run in partnership with the Academy for Sustainable Communities which has since become the Skills and Knowledge team at the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
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This issue focuses on refreshing the primary curriculum, offering advice on planning for integrated learning and using the concept of place as a focus. It also includes examples of how three schools have successfully combined art with geography.
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The Summer issue, which focuses on young people’s geographies, discusses how we can use students’ personal experiences to help make a geography curriculum which is meaningful and relevant to their everyday lives.
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This issue features a series of articles that attempt to demonstrate the value of a geographical perspective in facing up to the current global food crisis. Article topics include the EU sugar reform and its effects on Caribbean producers, aquaculture in Thailand, and the obesity 'epidemic'. The issue also features a Spotlight On article on the URBAN EARTH project.
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