Geography

Camm’s CE Primary School Statement: Geography

Intent

The intent of the geography curriculum is that our children will have a deep understanding of their local environment and the diverse surroundings in the wider world, with appreciation to human and physical characteristics.

We will deliver a curriculum that:

Inspires a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people as global citizens
Equips children with an understanding of diverse places, people, resources and environments around them

Allows children to build on prior learning about physical and human processes and the formation and use of landscapes and environments
Develops an understanding that the Earth’s features are interconnected and change over time
Encourages exploration of their own environment and challenges pupils to make connections between their local surroundings and that of contrasting settlements
Use local area and community to develop geographical skills and knowledge.

Implementation

The Geography programme of study provided by the National Curriculum has been broken down to ensure both progression and coverage across Key Stage 1 and 2.

The subject leader, will oversee the coverage of skills of geography across school. They will ensure to monitor, evaluate and review the teaching and learning. In order to do this, learning walks, book looks and discussions with pupils will take place frequently throughout the academic year.

The teaching, learning and sequencing of the curriculum follows:

A geography progression of skills that is organised into five main themes: Map Making; Enquiry and Investigation; Locational Knowledge; Human and Physical Geography and Following Directions and Maps for each year group

Each theme will be taught explicitly through exciting topics, including links to other areas of the curriculum
Fieldwork allowing pupils to explore their local area
A teaching sequence that begins with a ‘hook’, builds knowledge and skills and concludes with a reflection including trips and showcases to an audience
CPD for teachers to ensure their skills and knowledge is developed to teach the skills confidently and accurately.
Opportunities for children to explore the outdoor learning environments, both within the school grounds and local community, including Eckington woods
Continued training and support for teachers ensuring they are the experts in the subjects that they teach
There will be a clear progression of skills across Key Stage 1 and 2 that builds on prior knowledge that can be demonstrated in books

EYFS

Foundation Stage geography is where children begins to gain a wider experience of the world around them. They will learn through first-hand experiences to explore, observe, problem solve, predict, think critically, make decisions and talk about the creatures, people, plants and objects in their natural environments.

The teacher asks open-ended questions, for example, “What can you see here?” to help the children to think and make connections between ideas. Children learn about seasons, the weather, features in the local area and the buildings that surround them. They may be shown photographs of the local area to help them identify features, for example a library, railway, church or mosque. They will also be encouraged to record their findings, perhaps through drawing, writing, and modelling

Impact

We aim for the impact of Geography teaching to be a love of the outdoors, nature, maps and the world as a place to safely explore.

Our children will be confident geographers and be able to clearly discuss their learning from past and current topics, as well as explain their next steps