Geography
The All Saints’ Way…
Working together as a TEAM
Taking Risks – children who show courageous determination in their learning
Encouraging Learning – children being curious in their learning
Achieving Goals – children having the desire to be the best that they can be
Making Memories – in a school where children are respectful, show kindness and experience joyfulness!
The Lord says "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you" (Psalm 32 v8). This psalm gives us strength and courage in our convictions as curriculum designers.
Geography Curriculum Intent...
Our exciting geography curriculum is carefully sequenced and planned to equip children with a greater understanding of their immediate environment and the wider world, fostering a culture of respect and curiosity of different cultures and countries.
As well as this, the children will learn about a range of environmental issues and the natural world, deepening their understanding of how the world and also how to look after it.
It is our aim that children become courageous advocates for any injustices they see across the globe but also find joy in learning about countries different to their own! Due to our school’s setting, we recognise how important it is that we learn about British Values through our geography curriculum, enhancing the children’s worldview. The children’s personal development is the ‘golden thread’ that holds our geography curriculum together.
Implementation...
At All Saints’, the teaching and implementation of the geography curriculum is based on the national curriculum which is used to ensure it is well-structured and focuses on the progression of skills and knowledge. Geography is taught on a termly basis, with an enquiry question which leads the learning and ensures good coverage of knowledge, concepts and skills across the year groups. We believe that high-quality geography includes aspects of geographical enquiry, outdoor learning and fieldwork, map work and environmental geography. These are broken down across the year groups to ensure children are exposed to all these aspects from EYFS all the way to Year 6.
Here at All Saints’, we recognise the importance of teaching geography in a cross-curricular approach, making links to our history curriculum, whilst also ensuring that the children are aware that they are learning geography and are aware of specific skills that make them a great geographer. The topics are chosen to engage, inspire, support and challenge all pupils. This allows children to gain a greater understanding of their learning, alongside the use of retrieval quizzes and games to support learner’s ability to retain information. Children also access a range of enrichment activities to enhance their cultural capital, whether this be through school trips, workshops or field work.
In EYFS, as part of Understanding the World, children learn about their immediate environment within the classroom, as well as looking at and comparing countries around the world. They also have the opportunity to go on weekly welly walks, visits to the local library and church.
Impact…
Through the implementation of our carefully sequenced geography curriculum, the children in our school will become more and more confident in using geographical skills and knowledge as they move through the year groups.
The geography curriculum will ensure that the children are exposed to a wide range of cultures and countries, giving them the skills they need to not only be great geographers, but also individuals who care about their environment and respect those that are different to their own, learning how they can make a difference and become positive contributors to our planet.
