Congratulations to Mr William Taylor who has worked so hard on the school accreditation for geography from the Geography Society. The feedback was extremely positive and the geography curriculum came out as very strong with recognition of the enthusiasm and delivery of a very rich and varied curriculum. This award is external verification of the excellent geographical skills and development of the subject that goes on in school and this is in alliance with the extra orienteering programme that goes a long way to reinvigorate geography at Wallace Fields Juniors. Ask your child about their orienteering lessons to get an insight into how much fun they are having and the learning that is going on in geography lessons. Mr Lee
I am delighted to announce that Wallace Fields Junior School has successfully achieved the Geography Quality Mark. The school has achieved a Silver Award which shows that as a school we are an outstanding school for teaching geography. This accreditation is moderated and awarded by the Geographical Association highlighting many outstanding aspects of geography such as how well planned and coherent our curriculum is and how ‘place’ is investigated from a local to a global scale. The association also highlighted how pupils at Wallace Fields Junior School are given the opportunity to develop their opinions, how to think collaboratively and are encouraged to think critically.
Here are some of the strengths from the Geography Association report:
“A well thought through submission which clearly aims to show the topics studied and that they are chosen with a clear focus on the pupils at Wallace Fields Junior School providing them with an opportunity to think at different scales from local to global. The teaching and learning of geography is purposeful with opportunities for the children to think, speak and write like geographers. We particularly enjoyed the evidence provided of the Year 5 lesson plan, creating a model and video of a river, as well as the Year 6 exploration of a rainforest biome, where pupils designed their own rainforest water cycle to understand impact”
“The application process has been a positive one as well as having an impact on the children’s learning. It has provided an opportunity to celebrate the amazing learning opportunities provided by Wallace Fields Junior School. As a result of compiling the PGQM and developing the curriculum the subject lead has invigorated staff and children alike about geography, which is clear in their testaments of how he has improved it”.
Many thanks to the teachers and teaching staff for all their efforts that made this accreditation successful.
Mr William Taylor