Step Four: Secondary Subject Insights
Geography
Diversity
Demi explains how introducing regional geography into KS3 has helped diversify their teaching. The discussion also covers the need for honesty and flexibility when addressing complex issues, and the challenges of incorporating a gender perspective into the subject curriculum.
Big Ideas
Alistair has incredible insights on the use of big ideas to structure the KS3 geography curriculum. In this discussion he uses images to explore the concept of scale, differing perceptions of space and how map projections can alter and reinforce our biases through decisions based on scale and cartographic representation.
Quality texts
A perceptive conversation about the value of stories and how they can be used to strengthen the curriculum. Kate introduces the benefits of using texts in geography teaching: how they can develop pupils’ vocabulary at KS3 and depersonalise controversial issues.