KS3 Geography – the learning context for skills
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| Target Group | KS3 Geography HoD / Teachers |
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KS3 Geography aims to build on the knowledge, understanding and skills of KS2 and develops and stimulates learners’ interest and fosters a sense of wonder about the variety of places and the complexity of the world.
The Estyn Common Inspection Framework now focuses on cross-curricular skill progression and outcomes and learning experiences across the curriculum. Geography offers opportunities to develop skills focus within the subject and through the Range of learning opportunities in the subject, to support learning contexts across the curriculum (Curriculum Cymreig, ESDGC).
Through a combination of presentations and workshops this course will:
• examine the skills agenda and Skills Framework and links with Geography NC2008
• identify strategies to review and evaluate existing provision
• suggest a way forward to increase opportunities to develop cross-curricular skills and learning in KS3 Geography
• identify skill progression within key characteristics of the Geography level descriptors and suggest an approach to assessing and tracking progress in subject and cross-curricular skills for effective transition and to prepare for PISA and GCSE.
Course Provider: Jan Bond
Jan is the External Subject Expert for Geography (3-19) advising the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG). She introduced the NC2008 Geography Orders and was a member of the guidance working group. In her current role she also contributes to other WAG projects such as Developing Thinking and Assessment for Learning, Qualifications, PISA Support and Commissioning Resources for Wales.
Jan is keen to promote Geography as a context for; subject and cross-curricular skill development; understanding the wonders of the world around us, and its contribution to learning across the curriculum (Curriculum Cymreig and ESDGC). She has led INSET, worked with teachers, individual schools and Local Authorities and also worked for BBC Wales to review and develop educational resources.
Jan has over 25 years experience as a Secondary School Geography Teacher (11-18). During this time she was Head of Department and had a whole school role. Jan also has extensive experience working with the WJEC including KS3 Geography Chief Moderator.
