Geography statement of intent:
To creatively explore and reflect the human and physical aspects within our location and beyond by using a variety of geographical skills, creating a curiosity about our World and the people within it.
Geography teaches an understanding of places and environments. Through their work in geography, children learn about their local area and compare their life in this area with that in other regions in the United Kingdom and in the rest of the world. Through their growing knowledge and understanding of human geography, children gain an appreciation of life in other cultures. Geography also motivates children to find out about the physical world and enables them to recognise the importance of sustainable development for the future of mankind.
The aims of geography are:
to enable children to gain knowledge and understanding of places in the world;
to increase children’s knowledge of other cultures and, in so doing, teach a respect and understanding of what it means to be a positive citizen in a multicultural country;
to allow children to learn graphic skills, including how to use, draw and interpret maps;
to enable children to know and understand environmental problems at a local, regional and global level;
be 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;
to encourage in children a commitment to sustainable development and an appreciation of what ‘global citizenship’ means;
to develop a variety of other skills, including those of enquiry, problem solving, ICT, investigation and how to present their conclusions in the most appropriate way.
All children should leave Hockley Primary School with an understanding of:
Locational knowledge = Developing an understanding of where countries, continents and oceans are in the world. Locating these on resources
Place knowledge = Based on exploring our local area and the UK in detail, then looking to other countries, similarities and differences.
Physical and human geography = Identifying features of our local area, the UK and then other countries in detail.
Fieldwork and observational skills = Focus on geographical enquiry, critical thinking, fieldwork, locational and directional language.
Map skills = Map knowledge, following a map, drawing and designing a map, looking at the style of maps and perspective (developing a bird’s eye view), understanding the link between a globe and a flat world map.