Geography

Purpose of Study

At our school, geography helps children make sense of the world around them. Through the Opening Worlds scheme, children build secure knowledge of places, people, environments and patterns across the globe. They learn not only about their local area, but also about how different places are connected and why they change over time.

The National Curriculum for Geography states that a high-quality geography education should inspire curiosity and fascination about the world and its people. We use Opening Worlds to achieve this by carefully sequencing knowledge, introducing rich vocabulary, and providing powerful stories and examples that bring the subject to life. This enables children to remember and connect what they learn, while developing a strong sense of place and global understanding.

Through the delivery of Geography, we aim to improve children’ skills in these four areas:

• Place knowledge
• Locational knowledge
• Human and physical understanding
• Geographical skills and enquiry – mapping skills, field work and communication

Aims

Our geography curriculum, supported by Opening Worlds, aims to ensure that all children:

• Develop a secure knowledge of location, place and scale, from the local area to the wider world.
• Understand key physical and human geographical processes, and how they interact to shape environments.
• Build a rich geographical vocabulary, enabling them to describe, explain and compare different places with accuracy.
• Use geographical skills such as maps, globes, images and fieldwork to deepen their understanding.
• Make connections across history, geography and religion through the Opening Worlds curriculum, helping them to see how knowledge links together.
• Grow in curiosity, respect and responsibility for the world and its people, preparing them to be informed global citizens.

Documents

Geography – National Curriculum

Geography – Curriculum Statement

Geography & History – Curriculum Overview

Geography – Progression in Opening Worlds

Geography – Vocabulary Progression