Geography
Geography is the study of our planet, of places we live in and how humans shape them. We believe geography is an opportunity to develop children’s curiosity about their world and to help them become well-informed, responsible citizens of a global world.
Our geography curriculum drives our ‘Big ideas’: place, space, environment, inter-connections, sustainability, scale, change, cultural awareness and cultural diversity. Our ‘Golden threads’ which are embedded throughout the geography and history curriculum, provides the children with transferable ideas that have a real world meaning and help children make sense of the world around them. These threads are revisited within and across year groups so that children can build upon their existing knowledge.
In EYFS the children start developing an understanding of places and communities. They have ‘Big Questions’ which they focus their learning around each half term.
In Key Stage 1, pupils develop knowledge about their locality, the United Kingdom their world. By the end of Key Stage 1, children have a solid understanding of basic subject-specific vocabulary relating to human and physical geography and begin to use geographical skills, including first-hand observation, to enhance their locational awareness, building on skills and knowledge previously taught in EYFS.
In Key Stage 2 children study the localities which have been carefully selected to reflect our school population and match the age and interests of our children. The sequencing of our curriculum provides opportunities for children to learn new skills and knowledge, apply those as well as make connections to build on skills learnt in previous years.
Fieldwork opportunities are embedded throughout the geography curriculum and each year group has a specific climate change focus to ensure that the children are global citizens.