Intent
Our Geography curriculum is to be sequential and relevant to all children. Our curriculum builds on learnt knowledge and skills from previous year groups as well as previous lessons. Our curriculum seeks to develop inquisitive thinking in our children, encouraging them to asks questions about the world around them. We strive to offer new and exciting experiences including; external trips, internal visitors and participation in field work. We seek to develop confidence, self-esteem and resilience, as our children are encouraged to develop and explore their ideas and areas of interest. With this, independence is promoted with a contribution to developing intrinsic learners. We will use our geography curriculum to explore the world and a variety of countries, and use this as an opportunity to discuss and highlight; inequality and injustice to support the development of respect and celebration of diversity within our community. We will link the Sustainable Development Goals within our Geography curriculum to expose our children to relevant world issues and help to educate the children to develop an understanding of their rights, role and responsibilities within their local environment and the wider world.
The national curriculum for geography aims to ensure that all pupils: