The Primary Geography Quality Mark

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The Primary Geography Quality Mark

• 2008

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PGQM Key principles 

• identify and celebrate good geography
• provide a framework for subject
  leaders/coordinators to analyse the strengths and
  weaknesses of the geography curriculum
• improve for all pupils the quality of the
  educational experience through geography

Limpsfield Infant School Silver
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• raise the profile of geography within the primary
  curriculum
• and in particular its contribution to
  citizenship, sustainable development, global
  dimensions, cultural and social inclusion, using
  and understanding technology, and in imparting a
  wide range of skills.

Perton First School
Audley Primary - Bronze
William Shrewsbury Primary School
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The PGQM is underpinned by

• a school self evaluation check-list
• based on
• The characteristics of geography in your school
• How well pupils enjoy achieve
• The quality of provision
• Subject Leadership and Management
• These criteria are directly linked to the Ofsted
  Self Evaluation Form (SEF)
• The submission of an application form (based on
  the self-evaluation criteria) provides the
  evidence for the award of the PGQM

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2 ways to become involved

• use the toolkit to help you identify aspects of
  geography that require further work, create an
  action plan and develop these action points
  independently of the award process
• apply to be a fully accredited school and
  register to be assessed for the award of the
  Primary Geography Quality Mark
• See Geography Journey download on the PGQM
  web-page

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Going for the award

• The Primary Geography Quality Mark is an award
  for primary schools who wish to achieve
  recognition for the quality and progress in
  geography leadership, curriculum development,
  learning and teaching in their school.

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Completing the application

• the AUDIENCE for the application is the school
  moderator (someone who is passionate about
  primary geography)
• and
• the PURPOSE is

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to celebrate the characteristics of geography
in your school

• Section 1 The characteristics of geography in
  your school (SEF 1 and 2)
• In this section you will communicate what the
  learning environment looks like and what you are
  trying to provide for children through your
  geography curriculum. You will need to
  communicate the excitement and richness of the
  geography that your children experience.

William Shrewsbury School Gold
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and how effectively children learn geography
(enjoy achieve)

• Section 2 Pupils Enjoy and Achieve (SEF 3 and
  4)
• In this section you will communicate how pupils
  feel about learning geography and whether their
  learning demonstrates geographical thinking at a
  level appropriate to their age and ability.

Leighton Primary Gold
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to ensure that you and your moderator
understand how teaching impacts on learning

• Section 3 The Quality of Provision (SEF 5)
• In this section you will communicate how teaching
  is supporting childrens engagement with
  distinctly geographical experiences, how your
  geography curriculum is meeting the needs of
  different learners and how geography is used as a
  resource within creative and cross-curricular
  learning contexts

Leighton Joy Lane Primary - Gold
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to communicate effectively how geography is
managed led

• Section 4 Subject Leadership and Management (SEF
  6)
• In this section you will communicate how
  effectively you are developing the subject and
  how you are setting a clear direction for
  geography in your school, influencing your
  colleagues and the schools culture and reaching
  out beyond your school

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• Further information can be found on the Primary
  Geography Quality Mark website
• http//www.geography.org.uk/eyprimary/primaryquali
  tymark/
• The PGQM is a key strategy for raising the
  quality of geographical education within the
  Action Plan for Geographyhttp//www.geographyteac
  hingtoday.org.uk/