Geography Subject Council
At Blakehill, we have a Geography subject council. This is so that we can listen to what they think about the learning that they are doing in school and at home. It helps us identify their passions, gauge where to take our curriculum next and ensure that we are responding to their interests in school.
Through our pupil voice, we have learned that:
- Our children enjoy learning about Geography
- They can see that Geography learning helps them in other curriculum areas such as History and MFL
- That they get to use their Geography learning in other subject areas for example publishing their knowledge as a website or to discuss PSHE topics such as social responsibility.
- They are becoming globally aware citizens.
Have a look at what some of our pupils thought about Geography:
Isla, Year 3 – 'It is really interesting – how the world works. How volcanoes erupt and what rainforests are.'
Leo, Year 5 - 'I like to watch you tube ‘fully dedicated to geography’. I like learning about different countries and what their cultures are.'
Alfie, Year 4 - 'I like learning about all the countries. There are loads of different capital cities and they have different things: statues and 7 wonders of the world like Eiffel Tower, Colluseum, Pyramids, Wall of China, Big Ben, leaning Tower of Pisa.'
Evie, Year 6 - 'I loved making the website, it was cool, really fun. We got to publish it and make links to facts about the rainforest.
I like being able to talk about the world.'
Isla, Year 3 - 'It helps me think about going to different countries on holiday. I want to go around the world.'
Jordan, Year 4 - 'If you know geography well there might be ways to disrespect people you didn’t know. You need to know about countries and their cultures.'
How do we use pupil voice to impact our curriculum?
During a recent pupil voice discussion, children explained that they would like to learn more about specific countries and what they were like. Therefore, next half term, as part of our health week, we will be exploring food, dances, athletes and key facts about different countries across school. Keep your eyes peeled to see what we produce.