Intent

Planet Earth is the most amazing place and at Sythwood we seek to inspire a lifelong curiosity and fascination about our incredible world and its people. Geography, the study of our planet, consists of three key areas of focus: the physical properties of the Earth's surface and atmosphere; the human societies spread around the world and the interaction between the two. Geography teaching at Sythwood strives to give children a deep appreciation of all three so that they have the cultural capital and knowledge needed to become responsible global citizens.

Our pupils acquire a secure understanding of key geographical concepts and processes that give rise to physical and human features of the world; they develop their contextual knowledge of globally significant places and become competent in the disciplinary skills needed to collect, analyse, interpret and communicate geographical information successfully. We place a great deal of importance on using the correct geographical vocabulary so that our pupils are equipped to explain their knowledge and thinking effectively.

Geography is, by nature, an investigative subject in which children develop an understanding of concepts, knowledge and skills through first hand experiences. Practical fieldwork therefore forms an important part of their learning.

In an increasingly fragile world, it is our responsibility to develop young people who can make a positive contribution, be it locally, nationally, or globally. We consequently have a strong focus on thinking ‘like a geographer’ and challenge our children to think in this way in all aspects of their geography learning.

Curriculum Overview

Please click on the image below to see the overview of our geography curriculum from Year 1 to Year 6: