Our Geography Curriculum encourages children’s curiosity about the world and it’s people. It aims to equip children with the knowledge and understanding of the world, people, places and environment. It enables children to extend their knowledge and understanding beyond the United Kingdom. The children acquire a range of knowledge, skills and language which they can then apply to other subjects and in a variety of situations. It enhances their vocabulary and language skills.

We seek to broaden children’s real-life experiences, both inside and outside the school through access to our outdoor classrooms, educational visits, visitors, exploration and discovery.

We aim to stimulate the children’s interest in their surroundings and also the wider world by expanding horizons out of the local community. We want our children to have a curiosity and fascination of the world that will stay with them through their lives. We hope to instil a love for enquiry and investigation in our children and hopefully we can motivate our pupils to take an active part in contributing to and protecting this world as they grow up.

In EYFS Geography can be found within ‘Understanding the World’ and this provides links with science and history. Children in Reception explore the environment around them both indoors and outdoors. They are encouraged to talk about, draw and write about what they can see.

In Key Stage One the children begin to look at their surroundings in more detail and talk about, draw and write about the changes they observe during the course of a year. The children begin to learn about their local area and compare it to other areas and countries. They learn to draw and read maps and gather a knowledge of basic geographical vocabulary that refers to human and physical features.