GEOGRAPHY

INTENT
It is our intent for the Geography element of our school curriculum to inspire pupils with a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.  
Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments. Teaching should develop a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes.  
As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to understand the relationship between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments.  
We want our children to gain confidence and enjoy the practical experiences of geography. Children should have the skills to eloquently explain a range of aspects studied and have a broad vocabulary which can be applied across all units.
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AIMS
The national curriculum for geography aims to ensure that all pupils:

• develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places – both terrestrial and marine – including their defining physical and human characteristics and how these provide a geographical context for understanding the actions of processes
• understand the processes that give rise to key physical and human geographical features of the world, how these are interdependent and how they bring about spatial variation and change over time
• are competent in the geographical skills needed to:
  • collect, analyse and communicate with a range of data gathered through experiences of fieldwork that deepen their understanding of geographical processes
  • interpret a range of sources of geographical information, including maps, diagrams, globes, aerial photographs and Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
  • communicate geographical information in a variety of ways, including through maps, numerical and quantitative skills and writing at length.​​

  

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GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM

GEOGRAPHY	AUTUMN 2020	SPRING 2021	SUMMER 2021
YEAR 1	Weather & Seasons	UK	Local Area
YEAR 2	Continents & Oceans	Hot & Cold Places	Contrasting Locality, Zambia
YEAR 3	Rivers & Coasts	Rainforests	Greece
YEAR 4	Volcanoes & Earthquakes	Climate Zones	Rio and South East Brazil
YEAR 5	Mountains	Amazon Basin	North America
YEAR 6	United Kingdom	Europe / Study of a Country/Region

 

GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM PROGRESSION