Geography
In the geography department at JCSC we engender a spirit of curiosity about the world and the variety of environments, cultures and events which we see on a daily basis. We provide students the tools to question and challenge the preconceived ideas that exist about the world’s diverse population, to enable them to form their own opinions about a wide range of contemporary issues.
We aim to develop skilled geographers who can make use of a wide range of data to formulate and investigate questions about issues which impact on them locally, nationally and globally. We want our students to think, talk and write confidently about the world around them.
Examples of on-going assessment and feedback in lessons
- Verbal feedback by the teacher to the whole class which pupils act on in the lesson; this is often evidenced using green pen.
- Pupils self-assess or peer-assess work with a clear framework guiding them through this.
- Teachers circulate to give ’LIVE’ and immediate feedback as pupils are working independently
- Pupils may complete mini quizzes or retrieval r activities that revisit prior learning and receive verbal feedback
- Use of tailored questioning by the teacher
