Geography

The purpose of geography from the national curriculum programme of study: ‘A high-quality geography education should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge, understanding and skills provide the frameworks and approaches that explain how the Earth’s features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time.

Our ambition for geography education:

We want our students to think and act like geographers. We want all students to have a level of competence that will enable them to succeed in the subject at secondary school and beyond and instill in them a love and curiosity of history. Our curriculum is sequenced to ensure that geographical skills are revisited regularly and these are built on and developed. We use a cross-curricular themed approach to fully immerse students in their learning.

How our local context is weaved into the curriculum

We are fortunate to be able to make geographical links to the local area. We carry out studies of the village and Andover.

Each school within the federation follows a curriculum sequence which differs due to mixed age classes. Schemes of learning are planned according to their position within the curriculum sequence. End points and the progression in skills and knowledge ensure that the curriculum is sequenced to develop and build upon students’ prior learning

Progression in geography.pdf

Schemes of learning

We have created schemes of learning to ensure that our history curriculum is effectively planned and sequenced. Schemes are based on our progression in skills and knowledge.. They provide teachers with the key objectives, prior learning, future learning, key vocabulary, assessment indicators, common misconceptions, and ideas for teaching and gathering evidence of learning they need to help us ensure that our history curriculum is implemented effectively and produces students who can demonstrate proficiency in the subject. Learning is driven by key questions and will be taught as a cross-curricular theme. Teachers are responsible for the integration of other subjects. However, they should make clear the subject focus in each lesson

Geography End Points.pdf

Outcomes

We have set ambitious 'end points' for our geography curriculum, which set out what should be achieved by students at the end of each Key Stage.

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