Curriculum links
Science
KS2: 5.
a) about ways in which living things and the environment need protection
KS3:5.
Adaptation and competition
a) about ways in which living things and the environment can be protected, and the importance of sustainable development
b) that habitats support a diversity of plants and animals that are interdependent
Geography
Knowledge and understanding of environmental change and sustainable development
KS2: 5.
a) recognise how people can improve the environment or damage it, and how decisions about places and environments affect the future quality of people’s lives
b) recognise how and why people may seek to manage environments sustainably, and to identify opportunities for their own involvement
KS3: 5.
a) describe and explain environmental change and recognise different ways of managing it
b) explore the idea of sustainable development and recognise its implications for people, places and environments and for their own lives.
Citizenship
KS3: 2.
a) think about topical political, spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues, problems and events by analysing information and its sources, including ICT-based sources
b) justify orally and in writing a personal opinion about such issues, problems or events
c) contribute to group and exploratory class discussions, and take part in debates.
KS3: 3.
a) use their imagination to consider other people’s experiences and be able to think about, express and explain views that are not their own
(At KS2, these issues will be introduced as part of PSHE but teachers are more likely to combine PSHE within Geography or Science)