At West Hill Primary School, Geography is a valuable part of our curriculum. This has been designed to ensure that children leave our school as curious geographers.
The curriculum offers children relevant and engaging opportunities to develop their critical thinking skills.
Our aim is that as our pupils’ progress through the school and increase their Geographical skills, their growing knowledge about the world will help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between the physical and human processes and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments.
Geography is taught weekly in half-term blocks throughout the year, so that children achieve depth in their learning. The key knowledge and skills that children acquire and develop throughout each unit have been mapped to ensure progression between year groups throughout the school.
From the first lesson of every unit the children have their own copy of the Knowledge Organiser (KO) for the aspect of geography being studied and this is referred to regularly during the unit. Alongside the KO, regular low stake quizzes help to develop and consolidate existing and key knowledge.
The geography curriculum is designed to ensure appropriate diversity in the geographical aspects that children learn about. Teachers’ cater for the varying needs of all learners, differentiating activities where necessary and as appropriate, and ensuring an appropriate level of challenge.
The Geography provision is also well resourced and specific resources are mapped to specific year groups and topics to support effective teaching and learning. The local area is fully utilised to achieve the desired outcomes, with opportunities for learning outside the classroom embedded in practice.
