workshop 21 intro
- 1. Sustaining geography Breaking down barriers
- 2. Challenges?
- 3. Falling numbers? Source: CGP, using data from Joint Council for Qualifications 2007
- 4. “ Geography in schools is not doing enough to help children develop a picture of climate change, learn to lead sustainable lives and find their feet as global citizens of the 21st century.” “ Many children interviewed in Key Stage 3 said they found geography boring and irrelevant.” Public Perception?
- 5. Watering down of geography? Compressed KS3 Combined humanities Generic learning skills
- 7. Geography? Science? Citizenship? PSE? Identity?
- 8. A new dawn?
- 10. Place Space Scale Interdependence Physical and human processes Environmental interaction and sustainable development Cultural understanding and diversity Geographical concepts
- 13. Haven’t we been here before? Foundation Studies Social Studies Humanities
- 14. So what is new? Thinking geographically Strong sense of subject identity Value of geography Sustaining geography?
- 15. Workshop Case studies – David, Rob, Tom (10 mins each) Identify opportunities for subject collaboration (10 minutes) Conclusion and invitation to further research (SPC Wiki - http://spclinks.pbwiki.com/ )