Geography

Intent

At Great Kimble School, our Geography curriculum is designed to nurture big hearts and bold futures by inspiring curiosity, fascination and a lifelong love of learning about the world and its people. Geography is introduced in the EYFS through cross-curricular learning and topics, enabling children to begin developing an understanding of the world around them from an early age.

We aim to provide a high-quality Geography education that equips pupils with knowledge of places, people, resources and natural and human environments, alongside an understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. Through their learning, children develop an appreciation of sustainability and understand how they can play an active role in creating positive change for the future of our planet.

Using Kapow Primary’s Geography curriculum, pupils are encouraged to think like geographers by becoming curious, explorative and reflective learners. They develop the confidence to question and observe places, measure and record data in a range of ways, and analyse and present their findings. Our curriculum builds awareness of how Geography shapes our lives at local, national and global scales, both now and over time.

By developing respect for people, places and environments, our Geography curriculum fosters big hearts, while empowering pupils with the knowledge, skills and responsibility needed for bold futures as active, informed citizens who are equipped to contribute positively to the world around them.

Our curriculum encourages:

• A strong focus on developing both geographical skills and knowledge

• Critical thinking, with the ability to ask perceptive questions and explain and analyse evidence

• The development of fieldwork skills across each year group

• A deep interest and knowledge of pupils’ locality and how it differs from other areas of the world.

• A growing understanding of geographical concepts, terms and vocabulary