HIAS Geography Moodle

In Moodle+ you will find a range of resources to support the creation, development and improvement of geography in primary and secondary schools. It is our job to provide learners with the opportunity to become successful geographers and they can only do this with the support of their teachers of geography. Geography is a dynamic, relevant and fascinating subject when taught well and the resources in Moodle+ aim to help you teach enjoyable geography that allows learners to progress their skills, knowledge and understanding.

The resources will be added on a half termly basis and will include strategies to support learners, teaching ideas, strategies to develop leadership and up to date links to geography and geographers on the internet and in the news.

In Moodle+ Preview there are some samples of resources to give an indication of what the full document includes in Moodle+. For a comprehensive list of resources available on the Geography Moodle+, please see the Moodle+ handbook 2024-25.

Subscription costs 2024-25

Moodle+ subscription prices for this year will remain unchanged. The subscription fees enable us to maintain the sites and add new content regularly:

• Hampshire Maintained schools with 2024/25 HTLC subscription: £360
• Hampshire Maintained schools without an HTLC subscription: £430
• Non Hampshire Maintained schools with 2024/25 HTLC subscription: £360 + VAT
• Non Hampshire Maintained schools without an HTLC subscription: £525 + VAT

If you would like to take out a subscription, please complete this form. Once your application has been processed, we will be in touch to advise your school's login details.

Please click on the hyperlinks below to view the documents:

Primary

The National Curriculum interpreted

• An explanation of the headings in the curriculum

• An  interpretation of the KS1 and KS2 requirements including the aim of each element and some teaching ideas

Leading geography

• A step by step guide to help a geography leader to get started with their leadership role.

• A step by step guide to support an experienced geography leader check the robustness of geography in their school

Geography enquiry approach

• An enquiry wheel to support short and medium term planning

• A five stage wheel to guide teachers’ thinking when planning geography lessons to make them support children to think and behave geographically

Secondary

Preparing for exams

• A thought provoking piece pertaining to preparing students for exams: subject expert to exam ninja; and effective decision makers

Using KS3 effectively to prepare students for KS4

• Ideas for how to use the new GCSE structure and areas of emphasis to create a robust and rigorous KS3

Literacy strategy

• The layers of literacy in geography and the scope of each for pupils

Local area

• This resource contains homework ideas linked to a place study on the local area. Each month more KS3 homework ideas will be added to Moodle+.

For further information and queries regarding Moodle+, please contact HTLCDev@hants.gov.uk