Learning about the world we live in is messy and complex. The danger is, that without careful planning, we end up unsure where the boundaries of our curriculum are and how to navigate them in the most efficient and effective way.
In our first blog post in the Compassionate Geography series, we explained some of the big picture thinking behind our curriculum design.
As we continue the series, it’s time to delve deeper and explore how the curriculum pieces together. But first a short story…
Geography allows us to open the world to our students from our classrooms. As Michael Palin put it, ‘Geography is a living, breathing subject, constantly adapting to change. It is dynamic and relevant.’ It is that dynamism and relatability that drives our curriculum development in Geography at St Modwen’s. Christine Counsell wrote in her 2018 blog post, ‘Curriculum is content structured as narrative over time.’
Curriculum should tell a story; a story that our students can learn from and get lost in.
