Our Vision for Geography

At our school, we believe that geography is a vital subject through which children develop a deeper understanding of the world God has created. We aim to inspire a sense of awe and wonder about our planet and a commitment to conserving it. Our geography curriculum encourages children to ask meaningful questions, explore diverse places, people, and environments, and reflect on their role within the world. Through geography, we aim to provide every child with the opportunity to flourish by developing knowledge, compassion, and curiosity so they may grow into informed, responsible global citizens.

Our Geography Curriculum

Our geography curriculum is progressive, well sequenced, and follows the National Curriculum program of study for Geography. Learning is mapped across all year groups to ensure that pupils build on prior knowledge, develop key geographical skills, and gain a broad understanding of the world around them. Units are designed to revisit key concepts while introducing new content in a way that supports long-term retention and deepens geographical understanding over time.

Locational Knowledge

Children begin by learning about their immediate surroundings and gradually expand their awareness to include the United Kingdom, Europe, and the wider world. Pupils learn to identify continents, oceans, countries, and major cities, developing an understanding of global geography. This knowledge is built year on year to enable pupils to confidently describe where places are and how they relate to each other.

Place Knowledge

Our curriculum gives an understanding of different places by encouraging comparisons between the local area and contrasting regions around the world. Through this, children explore the diversity of cultures, climates, and landscapes. This helps children appreciate the uniqueness of different places while recognising shared human and physical characteristics.

Human and Physical Geography

Pupils explore natural and human environments and learn to identify key features such as rivers, mountains, weather patterns, land use, and settlements. They gain insight into how physical features affect human activity. Children also investigate environmental issues such as climate change, deforestation, and sustainability.

Geographical Skills and Fieldwork

We place a strong emphasis on developing practical geographical skills, including the use of maps, atlases, globes, and digital mapping tools. Children learn to interpret a range of geographical data, such as coordinates, symbols, and grid references. Fieldwork is an essential part of our curriculum, providing real-world contexts for learning. Pupils engage in local feld studies where they observe, record, and present findings about their environment.

Key Information

• In Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, Geography lessons are taught weekly in alternate half terms.
• Each class across the school has a member of the Eco-Committee who work to promote looking after our school grounds and wider environment.

Developing Literacy through Geography

Our geography curriculum provides rich opportunities to develop children’s literacy skills. Through class discussions, debates, and presentations, pupils enhance their oracy, learning to articulate their ideas clearly and confidently. Reading is embedded across geography topics through the use of high-quality texts, maps, and information sources that build vocabulary and comprehension.