Geography
Intent
At Coldfair Green our aim is to inspire children’s curiosity, interest and appreciation for the world that we live in and their understanding of diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments.
We intend to equip children with the geographical knowledge to develop their skills through studies of physical and human environments by providing a high-quality, broad and balanced geography curriculum which is inclusive and accessible to all.
Our intent is that our children learn their role as global citizens and their place within the world through thought-provoking discussions about the human impact on local and world events.
Implementation
At Coldfair Green we use CUSP as a curriculum support to enable our teachers to lead high quality geography lessons leading to exceptional outcomes. Units of study are taught in blocks, immersing children in their learning and promoting depth in their understanding.
The subject leader and class teachers identify the key knowledge and skills to ensure progression throughout each year group across the school. Through regular retrieval of core knowledge and deeper thinking task design, children build on prior learning and develop their geographical skills.
Our geography curriculum ensures that children across the primary age range have opportunities to:
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Develop contextual knowledge of place
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Understand physical and human processes
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Collect, analyse and communicate data
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Interpret a range of geographical sources and information
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Communicate geographical data in a range of ways
Impact
Our geography curriculum offers high quality and well-planned lessons, which are progressive in nature. Geographical questioning helps pupils to gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of the world and its people. Schemes of work explicitly set out the essential knowledge and disciplinary skills of geography to be taught.
Through our curriculum, pupils learn to:
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Think critically and ask perceptive questions
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Have an excellent knowledge of where places are and what they are like
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Develop an excellent understanding of the ways in which places are interdependent and interconnected and how much human and physical environments are interrelated
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Build an extensive base of geographical knowledge and vocabulary.
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Reach clear conclusions and develop reasoned arguments to explain findings
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Utilise fieldwork and other geographical skills and techniques
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Develop a passion for and commitment to the subject, and a real sense of curiosity to find out about the world and the people who live there
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Express well-balanced opinions, rooted in very good knowledge and understanding about current and contemporary issues in society and the environment.