Holywell Green Primary

Geography at Holywell Green

Intent

• ·    We want to inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people.
• ·    Our Geography teaching follows the 2014 National Curriculum and is taught through cross-curricular topics and some subject specific lessons.
• ·   We endeavour to link subjects where appropriate across a topic, weaving these into our whole school curriculum planning so that there is progression through the school. Pupils can therefore link their learning and build on existing knowledge to extend and widen their skills, concepts, attitudes and understanding.
• ·    Curriculum coverage in Geography allows all pupils to access the content and make progress through the curriculum.

Implementation

• There is a strong implementation of the Geography curriculum as observed through lesson observations, medium term planning, work scrutinies and assessments.
• ·   Teacher subject knowledge is consistently strong across the school.
• ·   Curriculum mapping by subject leader ensures sufficient coverage across the subject over a two year cycle.
• ·    In FS, pupils learn about similarities and differences in relation to places. They talk about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments might vary from one another. They also learn about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions.
• ·   In KS 1 and 2, pupils are taught about locational knowledge; place knowledge; human and physical geography; and geographical skills and fieldwork.
• ·   In KS1, pupils develop knowledge about the world, the UK and their localilty.
• ·  In KS2, pupils extend their knowledge and understanding beyond the local area to include the UK and Europe, North and South America.
• ·   This subject is well resourced and is often enhanced by visits which support pupils’ learning.
• ·   Teachers monitor progress through a termly tracker, using this to inform their termly and end of year assessment in Geography

Impact

• ·       The impact of the taught Geography curriculum is strong. Pupils work across the curriculum is consistently of a good quality.
• ·   Pupils learn the content outlined in the curriculum and most make expected progress throughout the school.
• ·   Through our teaching, pupils will develop their use of geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to enhance their locational and place knowledge that they will study more fully during the next stage of their education.
• ·   There are clear methods to check what pupils know, can do and understand which informs teaching, i.e formative assessment: questioning, verbal feedback, marking etc, and summative assessment: which occur at the end of topics, end of term or end of year. Assessment provides information to indicate pupil progress and achievement in Geography.