Lowerhouses CE Primary School

 Intent

At Lowerhouses, we strive to provide all children with a high-quality Geography education to inspire a curiosity and fascination about the world. Children will leave Lowerhouses with knowledge about diverse places, people and Geographical environments. Children will know the location of major countries and cities around the world and consider what life might be like there. Knowledge gained through the Geography curriculum will instill a sense of awe and wonder and will equip children with the necessary skills to become well-rounded citizens.

Implementation

Topic areas are taught in half termly blocks where children learn about local, national and global knowledge. Through an enquiry-based approach, young geographers are encouraged to think critically and ask questions to gain human and physical understanding. Geographical skills include map reading and, through fieldwork, presenting and analysing data. Key vocabulary and classroom prompts are displayed to support long term knowledge and development.  

Impact

The impact of our Geography curriculum is measured in a variety of
ways: questioning during lesson time, marking children’s written work,
listening to child-led discussion, interviewing pupils across the school
about their learning, book trawls and using images/videos of children’s
practical learning.

By end of the Geography curriculum, our children will:

 - Have a growing knowledge of the world and their place in it.
 - Have a wider vocabulary of geographical terms.
 - Aspire to discover more about the world, through reading, travel
or the media.
 - Know that they can use their voice to express themselves and
their opinions.
 - Develop their geographical skills, such as, evaluation, creativity,
problem solving and enquiry