Geography

Geography: Intent, Implement and Impact

Intent

• To inspire a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people
• To equip pupils with an understanding of diverse places, people, resources and environments around them
• To allow pupils to build on prior learning about physical and human processes and the formation and use of landscapes and environments
• To develop an understanding that the Earth’s features are interconnected and change over time
• To encourage exploration of their own environment and challenge pupils to make connections between their local surroundings and that of contrasting settlements
• Use the local area and community to develop geographical skills and knowledge
• Communicate geographical information in a variety of ways, including through maps, numerical and quantitative skills and writing.

Implementation

Lessons are carefully planned and Geography is taught through:

• A progression of skills that is organised into four main themes: Geographic and skills fieldwork; locational knowledge; human and physical; and place knowledge for each year group
• Each theme taught explicitly through exciting topics, including links to other areas of the curriculum
• Fieldwork allowing pupils to explore their local area
• A teaching sequence that begins with a ‘hook’, builds knowledge and skills and concludes with a reflection including trips and showcases to an audience to make learning memorable
• Lessons developing long term memory by allowing for repetition of learning within the year and year on year
• Vocabulary taught within the unit and reinforced throughout the year

Impact

 Our Geography Curriculum is high quality, well thought out and planned to demonstrate progression. Geographical questioning helps pupils to gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of the world around them and its people. We support pupils to understand how Geography has shaped their lives and understand their place in the world today. We continue to build on their knowledge, and promote an interest in the developments of our planet throughout their life. Pupils at CHPA have a good understanding of locational knowledge and have an understanding of where places are and what they are like. As pupils progress through the school, they develop knowledge of the world around them and think about their local area and its place within the wider world. Our pupils have the ability to form opinions, take responsibility and share an understanding about current and contemporary issues in society and the environment.

We measure the impact of our curriculum through the following methods:

• Opportunities for pupils to explore the outdoor learning environments, both within the school grounds and local community
• A clear progression of skills across Key Stage 1 and 2 that builds on prior knowledge that can be demonstrated in books
• Support to ensure our pupils are keen geographers who can clearly discuss their learning from past and current topics, as well as explain their next steps
• Links with prior-learning and to explicitly make connections between what pupils have previously learnt and what they are currently learning
• A celebration of learning (two page spreads) for each term which demonstrates progression across the school
• Adaptations to support learning for all pupils

Geography Curriculum Information 2024 -2025

Geography End Points

Geography Progression of Knowledge & Skills

Geography progression of skills

Geographical Vocabulary

Geography Vocabulary List

Geography – Learning in Action