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INTENT
At Everton Primary School, we believe Geography is an essential part of our curriculum; we don’t believe this is a stand-alone subject and is often taught throughout our English curriculum. Our intent is for our teachers to deliver the National Curriculum, promoting enthusiasm and curiosity so children have a real thirst for understanding of the world they live in. Our belief is that children should understand, and respect, the natural and human aspects of the world, knowing how to treat our world and the people in it with kindness. Our curriculum intends to make children aware of and understand local, national and international geography and will provoke children to ask and answer questions and provide them with opportunities to debate, so they can express their own feelings with honesty in a safe environment. At Everton Primary School, our aim is to deliver a curriculum which gives children the confidence to understand the importance of equity and diversity in our world and to know how diverse places, people, resources and natural environments are. We intend to create geographers who value teamwork but also can work with independence to explore a range of sources to help them learn more about the world.
IMPLEMENTATION
As we have 4 mixed classes at Everton, our Geography Curriculum has been designed on a 2-year rolling programme. This is to ensure all the National Curriculum is taught to all our pupils before they leave our school.
Geography is key part of the Early Years Foundation Stage as it is incorporated in every day learning. The geographical aspects of the children’s work relate to the objectives set out in the EYFS Development Matters statements and the Early Learning Goals relating to the area Understanding the World.
In Key Stage 1, our children will begin their learning by developing knowledge about their local environment and be able to identify the countries that make up the United Kingdom and their capital cities. Along with local geography, their knowledge will be extended to international geography where they will name and locate continents and oceans of the world. They will also begin to identify human and physical locations by looking at natural and man-made items in our local area of Everton.
Throughout Key Stage 2, our geographers will learn how to use globes, maps and digital maps to develop an understanding about the world. They will learn how to locate countries, mountain ranges and rivers on a map and will learn the similarities and differences in the physical and human features in places around the world. Our children will learn how to use keys on maps and develop the important understanding of fieldwork and what it entails.
The way in which we implement our curriculum:
IMPACT
The amazing Geographers of Everton Primary School will (by the end of Year 6):
The impact of our curriculum will show our children know more as they progress throughout each year. We will have equipped our children with the knowledge and skills to use as they move into Year 7.
Our Progression Document, Long Term and Medium Term plans display the learning for each point throughout our Geography Curriculum.