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Geography

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At St Paul’s, we want our children to secure geographical knowledge and skills, and to develop rich geographical vocabulary. Our curriculum provides progressive and intricately-sequenced planning that is tailored for the needs and interests of our children. It provides knowledge which is carefully specified, ordered coherently and builds over time. As children work through our geography curriculum, they will know and understand more about the world around them. A good geographical understanding relies on firm foundations of knowledge and skills. Our curriculum structure helps pupils to deepen their understanding of physical and human geographical processes, fostering curiosity and fascination for the world we live in

  • Each year, our geography curriculum includes learning opportunities that explicitly teaches geographical skills such as locating places on a map; positioning items on a map; using symbols in a key; interpreting scale; reading climate graphs; identifying locations using co-ordinates; interpreting population data; and identifying elevation on relief maps. This learning will then be used in context throughout the rest of the year, as children apply those skills to learn more about people, places and the environment.

  • At the start of each unit, children in Key Stages 1 and 2 complete a Knowledge Web so that teachers can assess the prior knowledge of the children and tailor future planning to best meet the needs of the children in their class. This will then be added to throughout the unit as new knowledge is acquired.

  • Each lesson begins with short ‘Prior Learning’ session, where children recall knowledge from weeks, months and even years before.

  • Children will then be given an opportunity to practice new vocabulary before being taught explicit knowledge and skills, in context.

  • Throughout the lesson, children will be given opportunities to talk with their peers and discuss thoughts and ideas about the subject. Children will then go on to complete an age-appropriate task and will be given every opportunity to develop their understanding further through carefully-considered feedback and opportunities for challenge.

  • Learning in Geography will be adapted to ensure all children experience success in their learning.

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  • Children who see themselves as geographers.

  • Children who have a fascination about the world they live in.

  • Children who apply newly acquired knowledge, skills and vocabulary within a range of contexts.

  • Children who make geographical links across the curriculum.

  • Children who are able to recall knowledge taught from different points throughout the year as well as in previous year groups.

  • Children who have a sense of where they belong in the world and make links to their own culture and heritage.

Geography Learning Journey:
 
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