Geography

Rose Lane Primary School

Intent, Implementation, Impact Statement

GEOGRAPHY

INTENT

The intent of the Geography curriculum at Rose Lane Primary is to help provoke and provide answers to questions about the natural and human aspects of the world. We aim to inspire pupils with a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. The Geography curriculum enables children to develop knowledge and skills that are also transferable into other curriculum areas and promote their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. The children will be encouraged to think about what their place is within the world in which they live. Geography is an investigative subject, which enables children to have practical experiences of geographical knowledge, understanding and skills that explains how the Earth's features are shaped, interconnected and change over time.  As pupils progress through the school, their growing knowledge about the world will help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments.

IMPLEMENTATION

We acknowledge the close connection between humanities subjects and take the opportunity to create links between Geography and History to help solidify the learning taking place. The progression of skills from year group to year group is detailed in each lesson so that learning is age-appropriate and high expectations are maintained. Maps are displayed throughout the school and teachers are encouraged to reference these when appropriate during all lessons to help to develop an awareness of the globe. Teachers use open ended questioning, and provide opportunities for discussion and investigation to support the development of vocabulary, which is explicitly taught and modelled by teachers in every lesson. Key geographical knowledge and language (such as, the name and location of continents, countries, capital cities and oceans) is revisited frequently, to make learning memorable, relevant and easy to retrieve.

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 scrutiny and using images 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.