"In our changing world, nothing changes more than geography"
Pearl S Buck
Geography
Our Geography curriculum has been built as a bespoke progression model for our Gillas Lane children. Taking into account their starting points and experiences, we have designed a Geography curriculum that allows for the exploration of relationships and connections between people and the environment and the impact they have on each other. Links with the River Wears Trust enables our children to experience first hand the thrill of fieldwork that results in meaningful data analysis.
Here are our long term plans for Geography.
Disciplinary Knowledge - how a geographer thinks about and interacts with the world
- how a geographer examines knowledge and thinks about ideas through working with existing, developing and new geographical concepts
- working like a geographer; how geographers think and find out what they know
- how geographers apply their knowledge to the world; understanding everyday experiences, recognising the challenges facing people and the planet; and considering how to address injustices and inequalities
Our Geography Disciplinary Knowledge Milestones ensure spaced repetition and are the progression model for our Geography curriculum. The expectations for the end of KS1, LKS2 and UKS2 are clear.
Substantive Knowledge
Substantive knowledge is agreed factual information, for example, the location of the Seven Sisters.
In Geography, we want our children to have substantive knowledge of:
Location - for example, to name and locate locations and understand position
Place - the connection and interaction between location and physical and/or human geography
Environmental, physical and human geography - for example, migration, erosion, climate change
Fieldwork - for example knowing and understanding what a map is and the use of symbols on a map
Here is our Geography Substantive Knowledge Map.
Early Years Curriculum Progression - Geography
Our Geography Subject Lead has worked closely with our Early Years Lead to ensure that there is an understanding of how the EYFS curriculum area of Understanding of the World, is a foundation for national curriculum subjects in KS1 and KS2.
