Geography
Subject Statement of Intent
At Holy Rosary we believe that Geography helps to provoke and provide answers to questions about the natural and human aspects of the world. Children are encouraged to develop a greater understanding and knowledge of the world, as well as their place in it. Geography is, by nature, an investigative subject, which develops an understanding of concepts, knowledge and skills.
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The Geography curriculum at Holy Rosary aims to enable all children to develop knowledge and skills that are transferable to other curriculum areas and which can and are used to promote their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Our children should also know how Geography reflects and shapes our history and how it contributes to the cultures of our world.
We aim for all pupils to:
- develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places – both terrestrial and marine – including their defining physical and human characteristics and how these provide a geographical context for understanding the actions of processes
- understand the processes that give rise to key physical and human geographical features of the world, how these are interdependent and how they bring about spatial variation and change over time
- be competent in the geographical skills needed to:
- collect, analyse and communicate with a range of data gathered through experiences of fieldwork that deepen their understanding of geographical processes
- interpret a range of sources of geographical information, including maps, diagrams, globes, aerial photographs and Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- communicate geographical information in a variety of ways, including through maps, numerical and quantitative skills and writing at length.
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Implementation Each class throughout the school has a two-week block of Geography per term, however, in Foundation Stage, Geography is taught through Knowledge and Understanding of the World. Class teachers deliver these lessons. A variety of opportunities for Geography learning inside and outside the classroom are provided, with use of Enrich Orienteering resources within the school grounds to promote directional and map skills. Educational visits of the local area and beyond. also underpin the opportunities for learning in Geography; these can include trips to local farms, beaches and woods. |
The geography curriculum at Holy Rosary is based upon the National Curriculum, which provides a broad framework, and outlines the knowledge and skills and taught in each Key Stage. Teachers plan lessons for their class using our progression of key knowledge and skills document. Teachers can use this document to plan their geography lessons suitable to their class’s interests. The progression document ensures the curriculum is covered and the skills/knowledge taught is progressive from year group to year group. Weekly quizzes are compiled by teachers and used to ensure recall and retrieval of the key knowledge being taught in their current year group, as well as recalling knowledge from other year groups.
Within geography, we strive to create a supportive and collaborative ethos for learning by providing investigative and enquiry based learning opportunities, which will help children to gain confidence and show their knowledge and understanding of each unit of work. Our children are always keen to learn and apply new Geographical skills. They will understand how key Geographical events (Human and Physical) have helped shape the world.
What we teach at Holy Rosary:
Key knowledge and Progression
Curriculum overviews showing knowdlge and skills across all key stages can be downloaded below.
Assessment
The Geography curriculum at Holy Rosary is based upon the National Curriculum, which provides a broad framework and outlines the knowledge and skills and taught in each Key Stage. Teachers plan lessons for their class using our progression of key knowledge and skills document. Teachers can use this document to plan their geography lessons suitable to their class’s interests. The progression document ensures the curriculum is covered and the skills/knowledge taught is progressive from year group to year group.
- In Foundation Stage, Geography is assessed using the Early Learning Goals and Development Matters. This is recorded using Insight and Tapestry.
- In KS1 and 2 class teachers assess before, during and after each unit.
- Weekly quizzes are compiled by teachers and used to ensure recall and retrieval of the key knowledge.
- Geography is assessed using concept maps to identify what children have learnt and data is imputed into Insight Tracker.
Impact
We aim for all pupils to:
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What our children say about Geography at Holy Rosary:
Y3- Tristian said that Geography is his favourite subject. He likes to see where we are on a map and find different places he enjoys going to.
Y4- Talia says that Geography lets her find out all about the world, it helps her to learn about and see new places. Thomas says it can sometimes be challenging, but he really enjoys his lessons!
Y5- Chloe says that Geography makes her feel adventurous. She would love to visit some of the places she has learnt about. Toby has said that he has got much better at using maps and he can use them to help him learn about the world.