Geography

The academy follows the National Curriculum for our Geography learning. We have used 'Teaching Primary Geography' by Stephen Scoffham and Paula Owens to support the design of our Geography curriculum. Units of work are specially adapted to suit our children and locality.

Our intent for Geography is that;

• 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

• children 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

Implementation of Geography
Outlined below is the curriculum overview for Geography in our school, as well as our knowledge organisers.