Revitalise Your Secondary Geography Curriculum
Struggling to get results from your current geography curriculum? Relax. Get instant access to sample lessons, activities and assessments from Geography Mastery Secondary, the evidence-based geography programme designed to refresh tired curriculums and get results.
Enjoyable and effective Key Stage 3 geography curriculum that delivers measurable results for your students, and confidence for your teachers.
Consistently great geography teaching,
for secondary school students
Imagine all of your students in every classroom accessing and enjoying an ambitious geography curriculum. The best evidence-based subject pedagogy visible in all your classrooms. Learning carefully sequenced and chunked, and teaching adapted based on precise data on prior learning. Teachers confident in their subject knowledge and new teachers able to slot in instantly.
Welcome to AC+, subject improvement experts who will partner with you to make this a reality. Part of one of the most established and highest performing MATs, we've been transforming subject teaching for over a decade, with successful evaluations from the EEF, Brilliant Club and FFT. Our subject expert leads are ready to take you along with them on this journey.
Freddie Redfern
Darwen Vale High School
"Geography Mastery provides us with a comprehensive narrative explaining the key themes students will study each year. I found this particularly useful as a non-subject specialist when we had a geography deep dive in our summer Ofsted – I could confidently articulate the rationale behind the subject."
90% of teachers agreed that their subject knowledge has improved and they teach more confidently effective
Since developing Geography Mastery Secondary we have piloted it in 30 schools over 4 years and received fantastic feedback on the programme so far. Teachers and their students agree that our programme works.
Get access to our digital hub where you can test some of our most popular resources designed to inspire and excite your students about geography.
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Inside Geography Mastery Secondary
- Designed by experts and based on the latest educational research, it is proven to empower teachers and engage students.
- A meticulously sequenced and interlinked KS3 geography curriculum.
- Pre- and post-teaching assistance, to make sure the learning can be tailored to the needs of each student.
- Clear and easy-to-follow lesson plans that are designed to engage students and build confidence.
- Integrated professional development and planning tools to support teachers’ curriculum and pedagogical knowledge.
- A range of interactive, fully adaptable activities and resources that make learning fun and effective, including fieldwork and GIS mapping.
- Assessments and data tools that enable teachers to track progress and identify areas for improvement.
Changing your curriculum is a big decision.
But we can make sure the transition adds up
Changing your geography curriculum can be a daunting prospect, especially if you're not seeing the results you want from your current programme.
At Ark Curriculum Plus, we're here to help you make the transition to Geography Mastery Secondary with confidence, knowing that you're making the right choice for your students. We offer professional development and training for educators to ensure smooth and successful transitions to Geography Mastery Secondary, bringing you the results your students and wider school community deserve.
A Framework for Success
We know that to achieve powerful teaching that changes lives, teachers need to have strong subject knowledge, the best evidence-based subject pedagogies, rigorous assessment and effective planning, all working together.
That’s why we developed the AC+ 5-Step Improvement Process, based on over a decade’s experience of transforming subject results in one of the most respected MATs. An expert consultant will guide you through every step so that you can be confident in success. This is backed by all the integrated teaching, planning and assessment resources to make real change achievable.
We will work directly with your teachers and your leadership to create an improvement plan bespoke to your school. Our team of highly skilled educational consultants will introduce, embed and sustain evidence-based teaching strategies that are independently shown to lead to stronger student outcomes, more confident teachers and a consistency of teaching and learning across all year groups.
Here’s how it works…
AC+ 5-Step Improvement Process
Delivering immediate geography improvements and sustained academic growth
FROM DAY 1:
1.
Plan
Following a detailed review, a structured diagnostic call with our subject expert helps your geography lead to quickly identify areas of focus that will lead to the greatest impact, and to build an improvement plan to achieve these goals consistently with all teachers.
2.
Train
Inspiring face-to-face induction training for your geography lead and key teachers – and cutting-edge online training on-demand for all – gets everyone engaged and immediately improves teacher confidence.
3.
Teach
Access to a full suite of curriculum-integrated subject-specific CPD, planning, teaching and assessment resources supports consistency from day one and frees up teacher time. Designed so that, where necessary, they can be picked up and used straightaway by any teacher, our resources will strengthen the quality of teaching and provide consistency across your department. Precise diagnostic data and planning guidance supports teachers to repurpose this time into higher value activities.
YEARS 1 - 3:
4.
Embed
Once you have the foundations in place, we build on the immediate impact with an exciting journey together to achieve sustainably great subject teaching in your school.
Your subject leader is at the heart, providing crucial in-school leadership and teacher coaching to support this change. Our subject expert therefore provides complete support to your subject leader, with regular one-to-one coaching, school visits with joint learning walks and an intensive programme leadership course.
All teachers are supported with a programme of subject pedagogy, bringing them into an expert community. Teachers also enjoy an individualised journey of subject knowledge development, with bite-sized on-demand videos available for many units to support their planning.
FROM YEAR 4:
5.
Sustain
Once the programmes are embedded in your classroom, we continue to work with you to ensure the impact is sustained over time.
Induction and CPD for new joiners help ensure your staff stay fully supported.
Regular updates to teaching resources and CPD keep your subject provision fresh, evidence-informed and up to date.
New and unseen benchmarked assessments give you continued confidence that you are on track, and help you identify when you need to refresh subject teaching.
You continue to belong to a network of like-minded schools and stay up to date with new research and evidence.
Together, we will annually review the support needed for the following year to check that the programme continues to add value in your context and that your students continue to progress and achieve.
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This programme has had a significant positive impact on my teaching. …instead of researching content, I can focus on my teaching pedagogy, plan for misconceptions, scaffold activities for specific classes as required.
Rose Davis, Geography Teacher,
Trinity Academy Leeds
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If you're struggling to engage your pupils and deliver effective geography education,
Geography Mastery Secondary can help.
Our curriculum is based on a mastery approach to teaching and learning, which emphasises deep understanding and analytical thinking skills, rather than rote memorisation. We’ve worked with hundreds of UK schools to revitalise tired curriculums and enthuse teachers and children alike, and we’d love to do the same for you.
Get free access to our online hub and discover:
- Yearly, termly and weekly overview of the Geography Mastery Secondary curriculum.
- Sample lesson plans, activities, and assessments that will transform your geography education.
- Expert guidance and support from our team of experienced geography educators.
- The opportunity to see firsthand how Geography Mastery Secondary can help you achieve better outcomes for your students.
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