Secondary CPD: Developing literacy in geography

This course

Learn how to make reading in geography interactive, improve extended writing and help students unpack exam questions. This online training involves two 90-minute sessions:

Part 1: Wednesday 5 November 2025 15:30-17:00
Part 2: Wednesday 12 November 2025 15:30-17:00

Course content

• Uses evidence from research and theory to investigate effective literacy strategies for teaching and learning geography
• Demonstrates active reading strategies to engage with a variety of geographical texts
• Develops knowledge and strategies for teaching geographical vocabulary and morphology
• Explores how to develop informal talk into formal writing
• Use a process to model how reading can improve extended writing in geography

Audience

• Secondary subject leaders and practitioners
• Literacy leaders, who may be supporting a subject area