Dear Subject Leader/Teacher/Teaching Assistant,
Welcome to the HEP Primary Geography homepage. On this page, you will find a range of resources and information to support you if you are: the subject leader for Geography at your school and/or a classroom teacher or teaching assistant looking for advice and guidance to support your lesson planning.
The National Curriculum for Geography states that there are three main aims:
- develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places
- understand the processes that give rise to key physical and human geographical features of the world
- are competent in the geographical skills
Geography SL Resource File September 2023
Subject Self-evaluation template
Geography SL Workbook September 2021
For an editable version of the subject leader workbook, please contact info@hounsloweducationpartnership.co.uk
Both the Geographical Association (GA) and the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) below, provide high quality resources to support the teaching and learning of these three aims.
Whether you are a subject leader / class teacher / teaching assistant, this is without doubt the best resource for guidance, resources / activities. The Geographical Association (GA) is the professional subject association to support the leadership / teaching & learning of geography.
Membership of the GA costs £52 / year (for either an individual or a school).
For this you / your school will receive:
- a copy of (3 times / year)
- has a themed focus
- contains practical, informative, inspiring and thought-provoking articles to support geography teaching and learning in the primary classroom each term
- is available in print and online
- contains articles supplemented with online extras such as worksheets, further ideas and PowerPoint presentations.
All members receive GA Magazine which contains a roundup of all the latest news and activities at the GA as well as subject articles and upcoming CPD courses.
All members can opt-in to receive the GA’s fortnightly e-newsletter. Subscribers to Primary Geography journal will also receive a copy of the GA’s half termly Primary Update email as part of their membership.
Group memberships cover whole schools/institutions. Group members are provided with a website login that allows up to ten concurrent users from their single school/institution to access all the benefits of GA membership online; in addition Group members will also receive one hard copy of their chosen journal(s), plus GA Magazine, through the post unless opting for digital-only membership.
Please also check out the the Royal Geographical Society which is the UK’s learned society and professional body for geography. The RGS has links to numerous KS1 and 2 resources/activities to enhance children’s geographical learning. This website will also be extremely helpful to the ‘non’ geography specialist looking for high quality subject knowledge to support them. For example, have a look at the range of resources to support the teaching of a unit of work on Rivers.
A)
develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places
Barnaby Bear explores
https://www.geography.org.uk/teaching-resources/barnaby-bear
Travel with Barnaby Bear
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z9grd2p/resources/3
Geography through story books
https://www.geography.org.uk/Shop/Key-stage/Key-stage-2/The-Everyday-Guide-to-Primary-Geography-Story/9781843773290
https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/professional-learning/scan/past-issues/vol-36,-2017/value-of-using-picture-books-in-
https://www.geography.org.uk/download/ga_conf16_place.pdf
https://www.tts-group.co.uk/ks1-geography-through-story-books-18pk/1001006.html#
London
https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/schools/learning-resources
https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/education-and-youth/london-curriculum/all-resources?dl_subject_depth=All&dl_key_stage_depth=10543
Forestry England
https://www.forestryengland.uk/early-years-groups
Growing up around the world
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/guatw
Japan
https://www.japansociety.org.uk/schools/resources__trashed/downloads/a-resource-pack-for-primary/
B)
understand the processes that give rise to key physical and human geographical features of the world, and
The River Thames
https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/rivers-(1)/the-river-thames/
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/river-thames
C)
are competent in the geographical skills.
Ordnance Survey resources for schools
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone
Digimap for schools
https://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/primary/
Field Studies Council
https://www.field-studies-council.org/primary-school-trips/
Thames Explorer Trust
http://thames-explorer.org.uk
Hounslow Urban Farm
https://hounslowurbanfarm.co.uk
Friends of the River Crane Environment (FORCE)
https://www.force.org.uk/learn/learn-for-schools/
London Museum of Water and Steam
https://waterandsteam.org.uk/learning/
Hounslow Heath Nature Reserve
https://www.parksandgardens.org/knowledge/schools
Barnes Wetland Centre
https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/london/plan-your-visit/group-visits/
Gunnersbury Park
https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20168/parks_and_open_spaces/1190/gunn ersbury_park
Gunnersbury Triangle
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/reserves/gunnersbury-triangle
If you have used or know of any good resources to share with other subject leaders or teachers in Hounslow, please email them to Nikola Standing – n.standing@hounsloweducationpartnership.co.uk