Geography
Curriculum Intent
At Trinity, we provide an exceptional, enquiry-led geography education that inspires pupils’ curiosity and fascination about the world and its people and enables pupils to gain knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments.
Sequencing and Progression
Units in the whole school curriculum map are organised so that they build on prior learning. Children begin by learning about their locality, London, the UK and then the wider world. Within a unit, lessons build up to answer the overarching enquiry question.
What does geography look like at Trinity?
At Trinity we ensure that children's lesson teach the right mix of knowledge and skills. For every new topic we begin with a launch day where children complete a range of activities linked to the new geography unit they are studying. This allows the children to immerse themselves in their new unit and develop a good understanding of the knowledge they will need from the very beginning.
Lessons then continue over a 6 week block. In each lesson the children focus on a particular geographical skill, such as locational knowledge, physical geography or mapwork. There skills are repeated as children go through the year and as they move through the school. This allows for a clear progression of skills from year 1 to year 6.
At the end of each unit, children complete an assessment piece that allows them to demonstrate what they have learnt in the term. This allows the class teacher to analyse which skills need more development, or if there are any gaps in knowledge that need to be addressed in the coming term.
Early Years
In Early Years, children begin to gain a wider experience of the world around them. The children will learn through first-hand experiences to explore, observe, problem solve, predict, think critically, make decisions and talk about the creatures, people, plants and objects in their natural environments. They will also learn about seasons, the weather, features in the local area and the buildings that surround them. Through photographs of the local area and trips around the local area, they will learn to identify geographical features.
Key Stage One
In Key Stage 1 pupils develop knowledge about the world, the United Kingdom and their locality. They should understand basic subject-specific vocabulary relating to human and physical geography and begin to use geographical skills, including first hand observation, to enhance their locational awareness.
Key Stage Two
In Key Stage 2 pupils extend their knowledge and understanding beyond the local area to include the United Kingdom and Europe, North and South America. This will include the location and characteristics of a range of the world’s most significant human and physical features. They develop their use of geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to enhance their locational and place knowledge.
