UK school inspectors term geography teaching ‘mediocre’
LONDON: Geography teaching in English schools was slammed as “mediocre” in a damning report by government inspectors on Thursday which said children are not learning about climate change or eco-sustainability. Neither are enough pupils going on field trips, it added, partially because of health and safety concerns.
British schools inspectorate Ofsted said there has been a significant fall in the number of children studying the subject at the upper levels of secondary education. In primary schools, the achievement of pupils and the quality of teaching is weaker than in other subjects. “Many primary teachers are still not confident in teaching geography and have little or no opportunity to improve their knowledge of how to teach it,” the report added. — Reuters
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