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GEOGRAPHY INTENT: At All Saints, by nurturing hearts and inspiring minds, we encourage all pupils to shine in everything they do in geography. At All Saints, we aim for a high quality geography curriculum which will nurture hearts and inspire minds of pupils with a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people. Our teaching equips pupils with knowledge about places and people; resources in the environment; physical and human processes; formation and use of landscapes. We also want children to develop geographical skills: collecting and analysing data; using maps, globes, aerial photographs and digital mapping to name and identify countries, continents and ocean and communicating information in a variety of ways. We want children to enjoy and love learning about geography by gaining this knowledge and skills, not just through experiences in the classroom, but also with the use of fieldwork and educational visits.
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IMPLEMENTATION:
The National curriculum organises the Geography attainment targets under four subheadings or strands: • Locational knowledge • Place knowledge • Human and physical geography • Geographical skills and fieldwork All Saints’ Geography scheme has a clear progression of skills and knowledge within these four strands across each year group. Our Progression of skills and knowledge shows the skills taught within each year class and how these develop to ensure that attainment targets are securely met by the end of each key stage. The scheme is a spiral curriculum, with essential knowledge and skills revisited with increasing complexity, allowing pupils to revise and build on their previous learning. Locational knowledge, in particular, is reviewed in each unit to coincide with our belief that this will consolidate children’s understanding of key concepts, such as scale and place, in Geography. Cross-curricular links are made wherever possible, allowing children to make connections and apply their Geography skills to other areas of learning.
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IMPACT:
An enquiry-based approach to learning will allow teachers to assess children against the National curriculum expectations for Geography. The impact of All Saint’s scheme can be constantly monitored through both formative and summative assessment opportunities. The expected impact of the scheme of work is that children will:
Pupils are assessed against national curriculum objectives every half term. This is monitored by the subject leader, the senior leadership and the School Development Group.
SMSC Spiritual: Explore beliefs and experience; respect faiths, feelings and values; enjoy learning about oneself, others and the surrounding world; use imagination and creativity; reflect. Emphasise our school’s close links to our local churches and our wider community. Moral: Recognise right and wrong; respect the law; understand consequences; investigate moral and ethical issues; offer reasoned views. Social: Use a range of social skills; participate in the local community; appreciate diverse viewpoints; participate, volunteer and cooperate; resolve conflict; engage with the 'British values' of democracy, the rule of law, liberty, respect and tolerance. Cultural: Appreciate cultural influences; appreciate the role of Britain's parliamentary system; participate in culture opportunities; understand, accept, respect and celebrate diversity.
BRITISH VALUES The core British Values are:
Our geography curriculum casts a light on global citizenship and the rule of law, including the role of democratic advocacy for change. Pupils also look at how different cultures live and work throughout the world.
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