PGCE Geography
Dear student
Welcome to the Geography PGCE course at Sheffield Hallam University. I hope that you will enjoy studying here with us alongside the work that you will be doing in schools. The PGCE course is an intensive one and each of you will embark upon the course with different strengths and areas to develop. Therefore we have suggested some things below that you might like to undertake to help you prepare for September.
Key Preparations/Readings (3 or 4):
- Best, B. (2011) ‘The Geography Teacher’s Handbook’, (Continuum Education Handbooks)
- Brookes, C. (2009) Studying PGCE Geography at M Level: Reflection, Research and Writing for Professional Development
- Biddulph, M. Lambert, D & Balderstone, D. (2015) Learning to Teach Geography in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, 3rd Biddulph, M, Lambert, D & Balderstone, D. (2015) Learning to Teach Geography in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, 3rd Edition
- Lambert, D & Jones, M. (2012) Debates in Geography Education
- Roberts, M. (2013) Learning Through Enquiry: Approaches to teaching and learning in the secondary school, Geographical Association, Sheffield.
Reading Lists:
Broad, J. (2001) A-Z Advancing Geography: Key Skills, The Geographical Association
Bonnet, A. (2008) What is Geography? London: Sage.
Butt, G. (2002) Reflective teaching of geography 11-18, London: Continuum.
Butt, G. (ed) (2011) Geography, Education and the Future. London: Continuum Press
Cornish, P. (2012) Multimedia Made Easy: Geography lessons using multimedia technology
Ferretti. J (Ed) (2007) Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able pupils: Geography, London: Routledge.
Gardner, D, Weeden, P & Butt, G. (2015) Assessing progress in Your Key Stage 3 Geography Curriculum (eBook)
Holmes, D. and Fairbrother, D. (2000) A-Z Advancing Geography Fieldwork, Sheffield: The Geographical Association.
Lang, R. (2012) GIS Made Easy: Geography lessons using GIS
May, S & Richardson, P. (2005) Fieldwork File: Managing Safe and Successful Fieldwork
Morgan J. (2011) Teaching Secondary Geography as if the Planet Matters (Teaching… as If the Planet Matters
OfSTED (2011) Learning to make a world of difference
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/geography-learning-make-world-of-difference
Richardson, P. (2009) Fieldwork File: For the secondary years. Geographical Association and the Field Studies Working Group
Rawling, E. (2007b) Planning Your Key Stage 3 Curriculum. Sheffield: Geographical Association.
Roberts, M. (2003) Learning Through Enquiry: Making sense of geography in the key stage 3 classroom
Standish, A. (2009) Global Perspectives in the Geography Curriculum: reviewing the moral case for geography. London: Routledge.
Taylor, L. (2004) Representing Geography. Cambridge: Chris Kington Publishing.
Tilbury, D. and Williams, M. (1997) Teaching and Learning in Geography. London: Routledge.
Walford, W. (2007) Using Games in School Geography, GA
Weeden, P. & Lambert, D. (2006) Geography inside the Black Box: Assessment for learning in the geography classroom. London: nfer Nelson.
Widdowson, J & Parkinson, A. (2013) Fieldwork Through Enquiry
Wiegand, P. (2006) Learning and Teaching with Maps, Routledge.
Link to subject association website (if appropriate):
Geographical Association http://www.geography.org.uk/
Royal Geographical Society http://www.rgs.org/HomePage.htm
Curriculum and/or Key Specifications:
National Curriculum Programmes of Study
GCSE & A Level Specifications
AQA – http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography
Pearson Edexcel – http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/subjects/geography.html
OCR – http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/by-subject/geography/
Eduqas – http://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/geography/
Preliminary Subject Knowledge Audit:
After reading through the curriculum and key specifications above, identify the following:
- 3 key areas in which you feel confident / have substantial experience.
- 3 key areas where you feel less confident / lack experience in.
You will be required to complete a more detailed subject knowledge audit at the start of your course
In order to keep up to date with developments in education we recommend that you read the TES (Times Educational Supplement- www.tes.co.uk) and the Guardian Education supplement (www.theguardian.com/education). We also recommend that you regularly read a broadsheet newspaper.