1st Edition

Coordinating Geography Across the Primary School

By John Halocha Copyright 1998
    188 Pages
    by Routledge

    186 Pages
    by Routledge

    Specifically designed for busy teachers who have responsibility for co-ordinating a subject area within their primary school. Each volume in the series conforms to a concise style, while providing a wealth of tips, case studies and photocopiable material that teachers can use immediately.; There are special volumes dedicated to dealing with OFSTED, creating whole school policy and the demands of co-ordinating several subjects within a small school.; The entire set of 16 volumes is available.

    Part one The role of the geography coordinator Chapter 1 Contexts for effective coordination Chapter 2 Developing your skills as geography coordinator Chapter 3 Establishing a secure place for geography in the school curriculum Part two What Geography coordinators need to know Chapter 4 Subject knowledge Chapter 5 What the coordinator needs to know about current research Chapter 6 What coordinators need to know about cross-curricular links Chapter 7 What the coordinator needs to know about fieldwork and the law Part three Whole school policies and schemes of work Chapter 8 Preparing a whole school policy for geography Developing a whole school policy for geography Chapter 9 Creating your school geography policy Chapter 10 Planning the geography curriculum Part four Monitoring for quality Chapter 11 Assessment, recording and reporting Chapter 12 The geography coordinator and OFSTED inspections Part five Resources for learning Chapter 13 Gaining, maintaining and deploying resources Chapter 14 Resources for primary geography

    Biography

    John Halocha

    'Useful advice on dealing with inspections and the management of resources. There is much in this book that a coordinator would find useful.' - Primary Geographer