Geography

Intent

Geography inspires all pupils to develop a curiosity and appreciation of the world they live in.  It is taught throughout the year using a balanced and progressive curriculum which equips pupils with the knowledge and skills required to become ‘world ready’.

Pupils develop contextual knowledge of the world by focusing on significant places and locations both in and around the school, and Horsham, but also globally.  They are also given the opportunity to develop their understanding of human and physical features together with the processes that shape these features.  Geographical skills are taught throughout the school and are built on year by year by providing pupils with experiences of fieldwork, map skills and data collection, analysis and presentation of findings.

Implementation

One Geography topic is taught per term (3 topics per academic year) we use a scheme of work from Plan Bee to plan and deliver lessons. Lessons are taught in a creative way and outcomes are adapted for each lessons. To develop staff training sessions are based on findings from book looks and learning walks.

Quality First Teaching Approaches

Pupils are given the opportunity to participate and access the learning at their level. Lessons are planned carefully and adapted, to meet the needs of all children. Resources that are used could include visual aids, reading overlays, vocabulary lists (pre-taught where appropriate), key vocabulary displayed, partner talk and modelled examples of possible outcomes.

We strive to plan open-ended activities, especially in the early years, which is based on children's interests. In addition to this, computers, IPads and teacher scribing is used as an alternative method for written recording and to promote independent learning.