Our curiosity for the world around us begins at an early age. A high quality, innovative Geography curriculum allows us to understand and explore the ‘what’, the ‘where’ and the ‘how’ of our world; giving us the knowledge we need to understand where, how and why events occur, their impacts on the environment and how they have then influenced people’s lives in the past, the present and the potential future. Teaching equips children to be inquisitive; think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. Through studying geography, pupils make sense of the world and learn how events from both their own localities and the wider world can impact them directly and indirectly. They develop inclusivity through understanding, describing and appreciating the world whilst also being able to discuss and debate issues on a local, national and global scale.  

Throughout their journey in geographical enquiry, pupils will build their:

1. Deep knowledge of locations, places and geographical landscapes across the world

2. Understanding of the conditions, processes and interactions that explain features, patterns and changes over time and space

3. Application of skills in observing, collecting, analysing, evaluating and communicating geographical information

Pupils will learn the location of places and regions across the globe and the key features and characteristics of these places. Through an understanding of

aspects of both human and physical geography, pupils will discover how places across the globe are both similar and different and how they are changing.

They will identify patterns in human and physical geography and understand the links between places, people and environments. Pupils will learn that human and physical geography are intertwined through a concept known as environmental geography. Human, physical and environmental geography will be studied at all scales, from localised regions to the wider world. As pupils develop their geographical knowledge and understanding, they will also develop their geographical skills: using maps, atlases and globes as well as using directional language, a compass and understanding grid references and keys.

Micro level - Formative assessment (Task by task) 

Ongoing AFL during lessons through: 

- Eliciting information through questioning and dialogue 

- Providing feedback with clear direction on how to improve 

- Helping children to understand how to become successful (criteria) 

Meso level - Lesson by lesson assessment 

- Knowledge checks at the start of the lesson to ensure children are remembering more content and vocabulary over time

- ‘Do now’ retrieval quizzes at the start of every lesson to recall key content and vocabulary from previous lesson

Macro level - End of unit

-End of unit assessment based around content and knowledge taught throughout the unit. 

-Data analysis to inform future planning and coverage. 

Mega level - Standardised test 

No Standardised tests are in place for the Geography Curriculum