Sherwood Park Primary School

‘Every child has an enquiring mind about the world and their place in it.’

At Sherwood Park we believe that geography education should be fully inclusive and maximise the development of every child’s ability and academic achievement. Our aim is to inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about geography through a broad and balanced curriculum; ensuring the progressive development of geographical concepts, knowledge and skills; and for the children to develop a love for the subject which will help them have a better understanding of the world in which they live, along with a sense of identity based on local geography and that from wider afield.

Intent

• As a school, it is our aim to instil a love of Geography in all our children.
• To build a geography curriculum that is taught within a termly theme, which is lead by a 'Big Question'.  The school’s themes will be cross-curricular where appropriate. The learning will intrigue our children, whilst meeting the needs of all backgrounds, cultures and abilities.  Geography will be taught alongside history where it is relevent but also discretely when it is needed.
• To embed geography into a progressive curriculum, giving children the appropriate subject knowledge and skills so that they can reach and exceed their potential at Sherwood Park Primary School and beyond.
• To ensure that children are taught about various geographical features throughout the local area and the wider world from EYFS up to the end of KS2
• To apply the knowledge and skills acquired within geography lessons to other subjects to make learning memorable and engaging.
• To build a bank of geographical vocabulary which enables children to articulate their understanding of Geography.
• To link children's learning to current geographical local or global events.
• To build an understanding of geographical vocabulary and encourage it's use.

Implementation

We will achieve this through:

• A topic overview that incorporates relevant geography coverage, using a main enquiry question to drive the subject. 
• Themes that will foster curiosity and engagement of the children and excite and intrigue our children to find out more about the world around them.
• interweaving geography implicitly through the subject. 
• A clear sequence for progression, incorporating the knowledge and skills as set out in the National Curriculum 2014 and mapped out in the school’s progression document.
• A clear understanding of the links between their geography learning over the years and coverage of important vocabulary.
• Progress will be assessed through book monitoring and through assessment of the children’s knowledge prior to teaching a new topic then a re-assessment at the end of each topic.  This will help inform the teachers’ judgement. 
• Educational visits, (particularly focusing on the local vicinity, such as Hall Place), and visitors into school. 

Impact

• More children will achieve age related expectations and reach their full potential in geography at the end of their cohort year.
• Evidence of work will show a range of geography being taught across the topics, and cross-curriculum links.
• High expectations of standards will bring topic book quality in line with other subjects such as English. 
• Children’s natural curiosity will have been fired, encouraging a life-long interest in Geography, particularly in their local and global communities.
• Children will confidently and independently use a range of geographical resources to explore their topic.