Intent, Implementation and Impact Statement for Geography
Intent
At St Mary’s CofE Primary, we believe that Geography should teach a respect and understanding of what it means to be a positive citizen in a multi-cultural country. We are dedicated to developing children’s knowledge and understanding of places in the world, whilst increasing their understanding of other cultures. We encourage all members of the St Mary’s community to show a commitment to sustainable development and an appreciation of what ‘global citizenship’ means. Our curriculum allows children to learn geographical skills through investigation, enquiry and problem solving.
Our Geography curriculum reflects our five school values
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Respect |
In geography, children will: · Listen respectfully · Empathise · Collaborate · Co-operate The geography curriculum will: Have a local, national and global dimension and promote mutual respect and understanding by developing knowledge of other cultures. |
Responsibility |
In geography, children will: · Be kind and gentle when exploring the natural world · Take responsibility for caring and protecting the school and wider environment · Include others in group tasks The geography curriculum will: Explore the sustainability of our planet and our role as citizens within it, exploring problems at a local, regional and global level. |
Creativity |
In geography, children will: · Observe · Problem solve · Find patterns · Ask questions · Show appreciation for the natural world The geography curriculum will: Promote curiosity of other cultures and places in the world and encourage problem solving when considering local, regional and global issues.
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Perseverance |
In geography, children will: · Be resilient · Persevere · Fail and try again · Give their best effort The geography curriculum will: Offer challenges through first hand experiences. |
Wisdom |
In geography, children will: · Question · Debate · Think about how they learn best The geography curriculum will: Offer opportunities to enquire, think about living in the wider world and make informed choices.
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Implementation
Geography is taught discretely from years 1-6 and is blocked throughout the year so children can achieve depth in their learning. Links are made with other subjects in the curriculum when they arise.
Teachers have identified the key knowledge and geographical skills to be taught in each topic, in line with the National Curriculum, and consideration has been given to ensure progression across topics and throughout each year group.
Key vocabulary is identified through knowledge organisers, highlighted to children during lessons and revisited through quizzes.
Geography lessons begin with recall activities to activate and embed prior learning.
A variety of different application activities, which cater for a range of learning styles, are used to develop geographical skills including map work, problem solving, computing and investigating.
Learning in geography is enhanced through a variety of local trips such as the river Deben and Woodbridge, and through visitors where possible.
Impact
The impact of our geography curriculum can be seen by talking to the children about their interest in this subject and seeing evidence in their books, on learning walls in classrooms and on displays around the school.
Teacher’s use formative assessment methods to identify children’s understanding such as KWI grids, quizzes, PNI grids and discussion. Planned, individual writing opportunities provide an opportunity for the children to communicate what they have learnt at the end of the topic.
Children’s attainment is updated on Target Tracker throughout the year and attainment steps are updated termly. This allows the class teacher and subject lead to monitor the progress of all children across the school.
Geography is monitored by the subject leader each term and the outcomes inform action planning and the SDP.
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Long Term Plan For History and Geography St Marys C of E School Woodbridge.pdf | |||
RS Geography 1 Progression framework.xlsx | .xlsx |