Focus

We focus on inspiring in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. 

Aims

In Geography we aim to develop key areas of geographical learning. We have been working in teams across the Futura Learning Partnership to create a shared curriculum for all schools to use across a range of subjects. These schemes are a working document and will be updated regularly in line with curriculum developments. The document for Geography can be found within this booklet here and gives lots of detail about the different areas of geographical learning we focus on.

We place great value on equipping children with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with developing a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. The children will learn about the landscape and the way humans affect it. To help them, we use maps, artefacts, accounts, books, images, videos, websites and their own observations. Fieldwork and visits are very important! The children record their work in many ways too.

We do this by studying a range of localities, including those we are familiar with and those that are contrasting, and by examining a variety of geographical themes. We often learn through topics, which we enjoy linking with other areas of the curriculum.

Please take a look at the Futura Geography document (link above) to see the progression in and strands of learning across the school and please find our Geography and History Handbook here.

We welcome any contributions that families can make to help us take our learning further! If you send in books or artefacts to support our work, please make sure they are clearly labelled.

Children enjoying some outdoor learning: