GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY
INTENT:
Geography at St. Pauls’ Catholic Primary School aims to ensure that our children connect with their local surroundings and the diverse environments of the wider world as they develop their understanding of the human and physical characteristics of the world we live in.
Through our topics, we aim to provide interesting and exciting geographical experiences to help children become better at being Geographers. Through learning experiences in Geography children will:
become curious about the world and its people.
explore their own locality comparing and contrasting it with other places.
make good use of the local area to develop geographical skills and knowledge.
activate a broad vocabulary to communicate their understanding.
develop evaluation skills as they learn about diverse places, people, resources and environments.
develop an understanding that the earth's features are interconnected and change over time.
develop the ability to enquire into geographically themed questions and draw their own conclusions based on evidence.
IMPLEMENTATION:
Our topics based approach is rooted in the knowledge and skills stated in the National Curriculum and topics are linked to our Commando Joe’s RESPECT Curriculum.
Our children’s journey as geographical thinkers starts in EYFS where children begin to think about seasons, and mapping skills. In KS1 the focus develops from our school to the local area, our country and the continents of the world. This ensures a firm foundation for geographical skills and knowledge to be built upon in KS2.
In KS2 the progression of topics is set out to ensure that children deepen their learning. They make links in their understanding by making connections between the topics. They gain Knowledge and understanding about places, people, environments and changes in the world.
Throughout our Geography curriculum children have the opportunity to:
Enhance learning opportunities through exploring the school grounds and capitalising on the proximity of local geographical features in the local community during educational visits in order to help children to understand key geographical concepts.
Think critically and develop higher order thinking skills as they evaluate, compare, contrast and analyse within topics.
Develop as inquisitive Geographers and make links with other subjects across our Commando Joe’s curriculum.
IMPACT:
As a result of our Geography teaching at St Paul's:
Children will become increasingly aware of the significance of features of their local area and the wider world they currently live in.
Children will become increasingly critical and analytical in their thinking, making informed and balanced judgements based on their growing geographical knowledge.
They will have an understanding of the Geography of their own locality.
Children will develop enquiry skills and be encouraged to pursue their own interests within a topic.
Children will retain prior learning and explicitly make connections between what they have learned and what they are currently learning.