Geography
“Geography underpins a lifelong ‘conversation’ about the earth as the home of humankind,” Geography Association
This information page contains various documentation relating to the teaching of Geography at Queen’s Drive Primary School.
At Queen’s Drive, we aim to provide children with a high-quality geography education. This should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge, understanding and skills provide the frameworks and approaches that explain how the Earth’s features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time.
Pupils are encouraged to develop a greater understanding and knowledge of the world, as well as their place in it. Geography is, by nature, an inquiry-based subject, which develops and understanding of key concepts, knowledge and skills. The curriculum is designed to develop knowledge and skills, which will support children in the outside world. At Queen’s Drive, we ensure that our children develop knowledge and skills that are transferable to other curriculum areas, and which can and are used to promote their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. One of our key aims is to inspire children to develop a fascination about the world and its people which will remain with them for the rest of their lives; to promote the children’s interest and understanding of diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes.
Implementation: Our curriculum is shaped by our school vision which aims to inspire children to follow their DREAMs; to empower them to BELIEVE in themselves and others; and ensure that everyone is able to ACHIEVE their true potential.
We teach alongside the National Curriculum, supported by a clear skills and knowledge progression. This ensures that skills and knowledge are built on year by year and sequenced appropriately to maximise learning for all children. This can be seen in our geography scheme of work. The local area is fully utilised to achieve desired outcomes, with opportunities for learning outside the classroom embedded in practise. School trips and fieldwork are essential, to provide quality first hand experiences, which enhance children’s understanding of the world beyond their locality.
Impact: By the time children leave Queen’s Drive they will have an extensive base of geographical knowledge and vocabulary. Be fluent in complex, geographical enquiry and the ability to apply questioning skills and use effective analytical and presentational techniques.
We encourage our children to have a passion for and commitment to the subject, and a real sense of curiosity to find out about the world and the people who live there.
The subject leaders for Geography are: Mr Lickley and Miss Boyes.