Geography
Our aim for Geography education is for all children to develop an enjoyment of geographical study which inspires pupils to explore and understand the world around them developing a sense of place, both locally and globally, through engaging lessons that spark curiosity.
Geography is taught in mixed ability groups as we believe all children can achieve, regardless of their personal or social circumstance. All children are exposed to some higher-level thinking questions and problem-solving as well as having the opportunity to collaborate and develop a growth mindset through working with their peers. Teachers reinforce an expectation that all children are capable of achieving high standards in History. All staff use a reflective approach to each lesson to evaluate learning and to plan next steps for all. All lessons are planned to support our Inclusive, equitable approach, helping children to compartmentalise their learning through modelling and scaffolding.
Geography begins in the Early Years Foundation Stage and each unit of work is carefully constructed and sequenced to ensure a logical progression of learning. We consider prior learning, experiences and exposure to plan lessons which develop children's geographical knowledge and geographical skills.
All Geography lessons begin with retrieval tasks which both help to engage learners in their upcoming lesson and provide a valuable assessment tool for teachers to check prior knowledge and challenge depth of understanding.
Geography Subject on a Page
Knowledge Organisers and Grids
Our Knowledge Organisers outline and display the key information, vocabulary, facts, diagrams, maps and pictures which children need to know for the themes and discrete subject units taught in class. We use them to retrieve and recall information, helping children to learn and retain the knowledge of our curriculum.
They are effective at helping children to learn and remember more, building on our knowledge-rich curriculum, that links to children’s previous and later learning across the whole school.
Retrieval Templates
Retrieval practice is a teaching and learning strategy underpinned by cognitive science. It is a well-researched method that helps improve students’ knowledge retention of new information and recall of previously learned content. Our weekly retrieval activities are designed to activate prior learning for children and allow teachers to explore deeper understanding through extension questions and higher-order questions. Image retrievals provide open-ended, high-ceiling opportunities for learners (these can be supported by additional scaffolds where necessary).
Please feel free to take a look at some of the following web links to help support any Geography learning at home.
https://world-geography-games.com/
https://www.flightradar24.com/