My Place – living in the UK My Place – living in the UK today - today -

should not be a study of the should not be a study of the local area only!local area only!

The Organising Concepts The Organising Concepts should become clear…should become clear…

• uneven uneven development;development;

• interdependence;interdependence;• futures;futures;• globalisation; globalisation; • and perhaps and perhaps

sustainability.sustainability.

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What has worked for me in What has worked for me in Staffordshire?Staffordshire?

• Producing a collage Producing a collage about the local areaabout the local area – – encourages the encourages the students to be students to be innovativeinnovative

• The importance of the The importance of the opening of the M6 Toll opening of the M6 Toll –– how the area links how the area links with other placeswith other places

• The politics of the local The politics of the local area -area - how their local how their local area sits in the area sits in the national/European national/European perspectiveperspective

What has not worked?What has not worked?

• Over reliance on Over reliance on student’s prior student’s prior knowledge –knowledge – ‘solid’ ‘solid’ content missingcontent missing

• In depth historical In depth historical study of where the study of where the students live –students live – too too narrative with little narrative with little geographical geographical contentcontent

What is your favourite What is your favourite place?place?Is it home?Is it home?

Is it work?!Is it work?!

Is it a favourite holiday Is it a favourite holiday destination?destination?What contributes to What contributes to that sense of place?that sense of place?

Industry and employment?Industry and employment?A sense of place..?A sense of place..?

A sense of place..?A sense of place..?

• Is it Is it history…history…or or perhaps is perhaps is it the it the future?future?

A sense of place..?A sense of place..?

• The The people people who live who live there?there?

• People People who work who work there?there?

• Visitors?Visitors?

A sense of place..?A sense of place..?

• Other characteristics?

What do What do youyou call ‘my call ‘my place’?place’?

• Discuss with those Discuss with those around you.around you.

• What definitions What definitions can you find?can you find?

• Are any definitions Are any definitions more valid than more valid than others?others?

A sense A sense of of

place..?place..?• My Place can be a My Place can be a

very very simplesimple, or a , or a very very complexcomplex issue issue with which to deal.with which to deal.

• Encourage the Encourage the students to think students to think about their place about their place in the in the wider wider contextcontext – regional, – regional, national, national, international and international and globalglobal

• Always encourage Always encourage innovationinnovation and and initiativeinitiative – they will – they will be rewarded!be rewarded!

……and don’t be surprised by and don’t be surprised by the answers! the answers!

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