were potentially missed opportunities for children to be revisiting and re-enforcing primary geography knowledge The hope is that, with these questions, children will begin to build up a) a good knowledge of the world

They outline how some questions could be answered using prior knowledge solely, without reference to

What knowledge or skills might teachers need to develop?

Of course, you also might need to teach the relevant procedural knowledge and metacognitive strategies

Well-liked by teachers and peers; socially accepted Strong self-esteem and motivation to achieve Absorbs knowledge

Often, or nearly always as is probably the case, year 6 teachers will not have specific knowledge of

subject that you lead – you get to impact on their learning in your subject, watching them develop new knowledge

They will, to the best of their knowledge, teach lessons which attempt to help the children to be ready September Once we embraced the idea that we could make our secondary school primary child-ready, we acknowledged

subject a little bit difficult or a little bit uncomfortable, or they don't feel like they've got the knowledge themselves and to tap into what you know about them, tap into what their interests and their skills and knowledge They came in enrichment and they were absolutely blown away by the retention and knowledge of our pupils

Focus: using background/prior knowledge Pupils think about what they already know and make links.

skills that great orators have, and employ them ourselves, we will come across new words, new ideas, new knowledge

Communicate these to ensure that the full extent of your knowledge about your school is made clear.