Geography

Intent

Our geography curriculum encourages all children to understand our planet and become fascinated by its many places, people, resources and environments.  We intend to provide children with an ambitious curriculum which develops them as geographers and widens their understanding of themselves and the world around them.  We intend children to:

• Secure an important geographical perspective, through their growing knowledge of places, people, resources and physical and human processes.
• Understand the impact that geography has on our everyday lives and how this links with events and chronology.
• Develop an understanding and appreciation of their local area and the wider world so they can become well informed, global citizens of the future.
• Obtain sound locational knowledge of the world and an appreciation of the geographical features and events that make each place unique.
• Understand similarities and differences across the world and be able to use geographical vocabulary in order to discuss these.
• Be confident when using a variety of sources, including a range of maps, atlases and globes.

Implementation:

At Weston Favell, we teach an ambitious, high-quality geography curriculum which is carefully constructed to ensure children develop a solid understanding of geographical concepts and knowledge.
Geography is taught through the following high-dividend concepts:

• Sense of Place
• Global Links
• Diversity
• Representations of the World
• Sustainability
• Change
• Travel
• Commerce and Trade
• Community
• Settlement
• Locality
• Environment

Impact

By the end of Key Stage 2, children demonstrate sound geographical knowledge and understanding and develop a curiosity and appreciation for their locality, the wider World and its people.