Local Environmental Issue – Topic Resource
How can we stop our locality from becoming a rubbish dump?
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Target Group: PS2 Teachers, PS3 Teachers
Relevance: Social Studies/Geography
What Matters 1, 2, 3, 5
PS2, PS3
The Local Environment Issue Topic provides a model for a local study of an increasingly common phenomenon, namely that of abuse, graffiti, and vandalism of neglected open spaces. Virtually every city or town has examples of pieces of ground onto which rubbish is regularly dumped and which can sometimes be magnets for anti-social behaviour. In this project, learners carry out background research; visit, survey and record the site; compile a report for the local authority on the nature of the problem, supported by various graphic and/or multimedia resources. A further challenge is for learners to compile a menu of possible solutions or actions to tackle the problem, test these against local opinion and suggest a preferred option for the council. The model is flexible, so that schools can amend it to suit their specific local situation and features the practise of a wide range of cross-curricular and wider learning skills. NB: This model will only be useful to those schools which have a relevant site somewhere within their catchment or local area, as the site visit and survey is a major feature of the challenge. However, as fly-tipping is an increasingly common problem in the UK, the Local Environment Issue Topic will be relevant to many schools.
Teaching/Learning Resources from Don Trueman Educational These are custom-designed to support enquiry-based learning, which is rich in challenge, engagement and cross-curricular skills. Furthermore, they demonstrate how well-planned topics can link not only across Humanities but also with disciplines and issues from other AoLEs. All the T & L resources published by Don Trueman Educational feature: planning, with guidance notes for teachers; support for learner self-evaluation; detailed notes on how T & L activities naturally link with and support the 4 Purposes, Descriptions of Learning, cross-curricular skills and disciplinary skills. Where relevant, custom-made planning & teaching resources are also provided. These initial 6 resources are the first in a long list of T & L packages planned for publication over the next 12 months, which will cover mainly History, Geography & Social Studies, with links to other AoLEs, such as Science & Technology and Health & Well-Being.
The Local Environment Issue Topic provides a model for a local study of an increasingly common phenomenon, namely that of abuse, graffiti, and vandalism of neglected open spaces. Virtually every city or town has examples of pieces of ground onto which rubbish is regularly dumped and which can sometimes be magnets for anti-social behaviour. In this project, learners carry out background research; visit, survey and record the site; compile a report for the local authority on the nature of the problem, supported by various graphic and/or multimedia resources. A further challenge is for learners to compile a menu of possible solutions or actions to tackle the problem, test these against local opinion and suggest a preferred option for the council. The model is flexible, so that schools can amend it to suit their specific local situation and features the practise of a wide range of cross-curricular and wider learning skills. NB: This model will only be useful to those schools which have a relevant site somewhere within their catchment or local area, as the site visit and survey is a major feature of the challenge. However, as fly-tipping is an increasingly common problem in the UK, the Local Environment Issue Topic will be relevant to many schools.
Teaching/Learning Resources from Don Trueman Educational These are custom-designed to support enquiry-based learning, which is rich in challenge, engagement and cross-curricular skills. Furthermore, they demonstrate how well-planned topics can link not only across Humanities but also with disciplines and issues from other AoLEs. All the T & L resources published by Don Trueman Educational feature: planning, with guidance notes for teachers; support for learner self-evaluation; detailed notes on how T & L activities naturally link with and support the 4 Purposes, Descriptions of Learning, cross-curricular skills and disciplinary skills. Where relevant, custom-made planning & teaching resources are also provided. These initial 6 resources are the first in a long list of T & L packages planned for publication over the next 12 months, which will cover mainly History, Geography & Social Studies, with links to other AoLEs, such as Science & Technology and Health & Well-Being.
Course Presenters: Don Trueman, Linzi Robinson
Don Trueman
HISTORY and GEOGRAPHY - Don Trueman supports primary school planning for skills development in History. In more recent years he’s offered support for Geography at primary level and also runs his own consultancy, offering training, teaching sessions and planning / teaching / learning resources. Don Trueman was previously an LEA adviser.
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Linzi Robinson
HUMANITIES - Linzi Robinson is an experienced primary school teacher and a mother of two young children. Initially trained in the foundation phase, Linzi has considerable experience across PS 1, 2 & 3. Linzi has also worked as a karate instructor, and has delivered music lessons to schools across Torfaen and Monmouthshire for UpBeat Music & Arts.
Linzi specialises in the Humanities, co-presenting Humanities AoLE courses with Don Trueman. Linzi Robinson also has involvement in Let's work together! which encourages and develops team working skills at PS1 or PS2.