Perton First School

Geography in the schoolGeography in the school

Perton First SchoolStaffordshireGold PGQM

Subject Leader - Chris Rogers

Perton First School

strives to be a place where:strives to be a place where:• high standards and pride through personal high standards and pride through personal

achievement are celebratedachievement are celebrated• everyone feels valued and secureeveryone feels valued and secure• modern resources and equipment support modern resources and equipment support

learninglearning• there is a strong partnership with parents there is a strong partnership with parents

and the local communityand the local community

Perton First SchoolPerton First School

Perton First School

Our geography Our geography policy enhances policy enhances this vision and this vision and recognises the recognises the potential potential geography has geography has on developing on developing young young geographers, geographers, ready to explore ready to explore and investigate and investigate their local their local surroundings surroundings and the wider and the wider world.world.

Perton First School

Our enthusiastic Our enthusiastic and and knowledgeable knowledgeable staff, work as a staff, work as a team to deliver team to deliver our innovative our innovative and creative and creative geography geography curriculum. curriculum.

Perton First School

We aim to develop We aim to develop geographical geographical enquiry and a enquiry and a sense of wonder sense of wonder at the beauty of at the beauty of the world around the world around us. us.

Perton First School

• In addition to our In addition to our experienced subject experienced subject leader, we as a staff leader, we as a staff also enjoy also enjoy developing our own developing our own geographical geographical knowledge, skills knowledge, skills and understanding. and understanding.

We regularly attend We regularly attend continuing continuing professional professional development development courses linked to courses linked to geography and then geography and then enjoy disseminating enjoy disseminating this information this information throughout the throughout the school.school.