Whether you consider yourself an expert geography teacher of an A Level geography, or a new teacher to your specification, subject knowledge matters. Paul and Simon will use thins webinar series to support you in updating your subject knowledge in order to teach the key physical and human topics appearing at key stage 5.

Each session will provide a straightforward subject knowledge update and explanation as well as practical ideas to give teachers a solid foundation from which to develop their geography teaching.

Supporting research / references

Enser (2018) highlights the importance of teachers’ subject knowledge in positively impacting student outcomes and points to other research in this area, most notably Coe et. al. (2014).

The importance of geography teachers’ subject expertise is further explored in this article by Brooks (2010) which draws on the experiences of two geography teachers.

Key learning aims

• To better understand key knowledge central to the teaching of common key stage 5 geographical themes and topics.
• To better understand how this subject knowledge can be taught effectively to students and how common misconceptions can be avoided.

Expected impact on teachers

• Increased knowledge, confidence and understanding of the key knowledge central to the teaching of common key stage 5 geographical themes and topics.
• Increased understanding of how subject knowledge can be taught effectively to students.

Expected impact on student outcomes

Of the six components of great teaching i.e. teaching that which leads to improved student progress, teachers’ content knowledge is the component which has the strongest evidence base.  ‘The most effective teachers have deep knowledge of the subjects they teach… teachers must also understand the ways students think about the content, be able to evaluate the thinking behind students’ own methods, and identify students’ common misconceptions’ (Coe et.al., 2014, p. 2).

Course programme

This course consists of six twilights, each taking place from 16.30 – 17.15 on the following dates:

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