In Geography, we aim to inspire pupils to become curious and explorative thinkers with a diverse knowledge of the world – in other words, to think like geographers.

The intention is for pupils to develop the confidence to question and observe places, measure and record necessary data in a variety of ways and analyse and present their findings.

We aim to build an awareness of how Geography shapes lives at multiple scales and over time. The hope is to encourage pupils to become resourceful, active citizens who will have the skills to contribute to and improve the world around them.

The curriculum is designed to be both accessible and ambitious, ensuring all learners’ full participation and  achievement.

Our Geography curriculum has been planned with four strands running through each unit, ensuring balanced coverage of the different areas of Geography and both substantive and disciplinary knowledge.

Locational knowledge develops pupils' sense of place and identity; developing an appreciation of distance and scale; and learning about the orientation of the world.

Place knowledge supports pupils to locate physical areas on maps and attaching meaning to these spaces so they become ‘places’.

Human and physical geography enables pupils to describe and explain different environments and their formation.

Geographical skills and fieldwork develop pupils' interpretation and spacial representations, including maps, globes and atlases to develop a sense of place.