A1 a Pupils reach high standards of attainment in Geography
Slide 2 A1a Pupils have good knowledge and understanding,
appropriate for their age, of diverse places, people, resources and
natural and human environments, the Earths key physical and human
processes and key geographical concepts such as interdependence and
interconnections. Justification: The KS3 curriculum has been
reviewed in order to make the curriculum appropriate for each group
and to cover a good balance of physical and human processes. In
each topic we cover details about peoples use of resources and
particularly the idea of interdependence and interconnections. An
example of changes to the curriculum at KS3 have been the
introduction of topics including Crime and Conflict and the
Geography of Disease to provide opportunities to consider
interdependence. We have also added Rocks and Landscape to cover
Geology and Tectonics laid out in the curriculum. Within the
schemes of work we use enquiry questions eg. Should Fracking be
allowed? Evidence 1: Curriculum map 2013-2014 Evidence 2: Extract
from new Year 8 Crime and Conflict SoW Slide 3 Year 8
level-assessed work on Chinas interconnections with different
places in the world and possible future impacts. Evidence of pupils
covering a range of human, physical and environmental geography
through a focus on China. EVIDENCE 1a (A1a) Slide 4 Clockwise:
Inter-departmental products of Uganda Week; Biomes project display
of student work; Solutions to climate change (as part of the
Climate Challenge); Group research projects of students source
countries. EVIDENCE: A1a Students have good knowledge of diverse
places, people, resources and natural and human environments, the
Earths key physical and human processes and key geographical
concepts such as interdependence and interconnections. 1 Slide 5
Slide 6 A1a: Pupils have good knowledge and understanding,
appropriate for their age, of diverse places, people, resources and
natural and human environments, the Earths key physical and human
processes and key geographical concepts such as interdependence and
interconnections. New KS3 curriculum has greater emphasis on
diverse places and interdependence. GCSE and A Level students also
encounter a wide range of places, environments and processes.
Example case studies include China, Antarctica, Spain, Kenya, Haiti
and Japan. It is common practice to discuss parallel examples in
places that students themselves are familiar with, especially as
each class has a wide range of different nationalities. See
examples of student work on Montserrat for understanding on place,
process and concepts Slide 7 Slide 8
