Scholes Village Primary School

“You can travel the seas, poles and deserts and see nothing. To really understand the world, you need to get under the skin of the people and places. In other words, learn about geography. I can’t imagine a subject more relevant in schools. We’d all be lost without it." – Michael Palin

We aim to inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.  At Scholes Village Primary we are in full agreement with the above quotation, and are passionate about providing our children with a high quality geography education that is dynamic and relevant. We aim to ensure that children will have a comprehensive global understanding and knowledge of the world and the people and cultures that inhabit it. Through understanding geography and the complexity of our planet, we believe that our children will develop respect for the physical environment and the diverse range of cultures and beliefs that make up our world. Our children will be self-aware of the impact they can have on our planet. Our Geography curriculum allows children to be inquisitive about the world, open-minded and also responsible for the actions and choices they make. Knowledge helps to bridge divides and connects people. 

 

          

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When creating our Geography curriculum we have ensured the three enduring geographical concepts of space, place and scale are evident.  Many of our Geography lessons involve active processes of investigation and whenever possible, practical fieldwork outside the classroom.

 

In Key Stage One... Our fieldwork initially focuses on the school grounds and the immediate locality of the school, before children compare their village to a coastal resort in Year 2.  Children’s locational awareness is enhanced by using a range of basic geographical vocabulary to describe what they see in different places.  Children use maps, globes and atlases to name and locate the countries and capital cities within the UK, then the world’s seven continents and five oceans.  Simple maps are created and basic symbols recognised in a key.  Seasonal and daily weather patterns are also studied.

In Key Stage Two... Children extend their knowledge beyond the locality of the UK to the wider world in Key Stage Two.   Opportunities for fieldwork are used to observe, measure and record evidence to respond to geographical enquiries.  Knowledge of places and climatic regions is developed through many different projects based on worldwide locations such as South America and Antarctica.  We help children develop a secure knowledge of where places are and what they are like.

Useful links to support your child at home:                                   OUR HISTORY CO-ORDINATOR                                        Mrs Hartley Useful links to support your child at home

 

Our school subscribes to 'Digimaps for Schools', which is an award-winning online mapping service supporting cross-curricular teaching of Geography, Maths, English and History.  This enables our pupils to gain critical digital and data skills and is used throughout Key Stages 1 and 2.