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‘A high quality geography education should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.’
This is perhaps the most pivotal statement in the National Curriculum for primary geography in England and, as such, the perfect place to start thinking about the subject in your school and…
‘How leaders have ensured that the subject curriculum contains content that has been identified as most useful, and ensured that this content is taught in a logical progression, systematically and explicitly enough for all pupils to acquire the intended knowledge and skills’
This section provides you with support to ensure that you can provide a high-quality geography curriculum in your school. It includes professional guidance and support on planning, selecting content and teaching approaches, and provides links to exemplary teaching resources.
Key resources
Leading Primary Geography: the essential handbook for all teachers: Designed to be the definitive guide for all primary geography leaders, class teachers and trainee teachers, this book will offer you a carefully considered approach to planning for, and delivering, outstanding geography across the primary age range.
In the know series: These succinct, easy-to-use pdf downloads provide you with the accurate and trustworthy background knowledge, explanation and diagrams to enable you to deliver a high-quality primary geography curriculum. The series of ten titles includes: Climate, Biomes and Vegetation Belts; Earthquakes and Tsunamis; Grid References and Map Symbols; Latitude, Longitude, Day and Night.
Primary Geography journal: Primary Plus Membership includes subscription to Primary Geography, the GA’s journal for Early Years and primary education. It contains practical, informative, inspiring and thought-provoking articles to support geography teaching and learning in the primary classroom each term and each issue has a central focus. View a free sample issue.
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Early Years and Foundation Stage
Planning geographical learning into the EYFS
Guide to the primary geography National Curriculum
Cross-curricular primary geography
Primary geography curriculum – FAQs
See also: Assessing progress in primary geography
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