Promoting other
aspects of the curriculum
 | developing pupils'
knowledge and understanding of the concept of
sustainable development and the skills to act upon
this understanding (e.g. as part of a Local Agenda
21 initiative) |
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developing pupils'
knowledge and understanding of key concepts of
sustainable development such as interdependance,
quality of life and diversity |
|
developing pupils' skills
of critical enquiry and an ability to handle and
interpret information |
|
exploring values and
attitudes about complex issues, such as resource use
and global development. |
The
importance of Geography
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"Geography is a
focus within the curriculum for understanding and
resolving issues about the environment and
sustainable development....It can inspire them to
think about their own place in the world, their
values, and their rights and responsibilities to
other people and the environment." |
Statutory
orders - Key Stage 1
During Key Stage 1:
|
".....they ask
geographical questions about people, places and
environments....." |
Geographical enquiry
and skills:
|
1 In
undertaking geographical enquiry, pupils should be
taught
to:
c express
their own views about people, places and
environments |
Knowledge and
understanding of environmental change and sustainable
development
|
5 Pupils should
be taught to:
a
recognise changes in the environment
b
recognise how the environment may be improved and
sustained |
Statutory
orders - Key Stage 2
During Key Stage 2:
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"They find out how
people affect the environment and how they are
affected by it." |
Geographical enquiry
and skills:
|
1 In
undertaking geographical enquiry, pupils should be
taught
to:
d identify
and explain different views that people, including
themselves, hold about topical
geographical issues |
Knowledge and
understanding of environmental change and sustainable
development
|
5 Pupils should
be taught to:
a recognise how people can
improve the environment or
damage it, and how decisions
about places and
environments affect the future
quality of people's lives
b
recognise how and why people may seek to manage
environments sustainably, and to
identify opportunities for
their own involvement |
Statutory
orders - Key Stage 3
During Key Stage 3:
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"They learn about
geographical patterns and processes and how
political, economic, social and environmental
factors affect contemporary geographical issues.
They also learn about places and environments are
interdependant." |
Geographical enquiry
and skills:
|
1 In
undertaking geographical enquiry, pupils should be
taught
to:
e
appreciate how people's values and attitudes (for
example,
about overseas aid), including
their own, affect contemporary
social, environmental, economic
and political issues, and to
clarify and develop their own
values and attitudes about such
issues |
Knowledge and
understanding of environmental change and sustainable
development
|
5 Pupils should
be taught to:
a describe ad explain
environmental change (e.g. deforestation,
soil erosion) and recognise
different ways of managing it
b explore the idea of
sustainable development and recognise
its implications for people,
places and environments and for
their own lives |
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