Geography
Welcome to the Geography page.
Mr Smith leads Geography throughout school.
‘Since being given Geography subject lead I want the children to know the study of geography is about more than just memorising places on a map. It’s about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exist across continents. And in the end, it’s about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together.’
Mr Smith
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Our Geography curriculum …
At Sandylands we aim for high-quality geography education to inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination in about Morecambe, the world and its people.
Engage, inspire and challenge children through a sequence of well planned lessons
To develop knowledge and skills from EYFS to year 6 to achieve mastery of the subject
Engage with the Eden project and contribute towards the Morecambe Bay curriculum
Know how geography has shaped the world’s history and will shape the future of the planet
Understand the environmental issues facing our planet and Morecambe Bay highlighting what we can do to make a sustainable, greener planet on a local to global scale.
Click below to access our Geography Principles, Practices and Guarantee
Geography Learning Pathway
Knowledge
Sequenced opportunity to revisit key geography knowledge…
Substantive – facts about boundaries (continents, localities, nations), cartography (atlases, directions, distance, Equator, latitude, longitude, North/South Pole, maps, scale, symbols), change (adaptation, sustainability), climate (climate change, climate zones, pollution, weather), interdependence (economy, trade), movement (migration, navigation, transport) , geography (biomes, bodies of water, tectonics, topography), resources (energy, food supply, infrastructure) and settlements (population, rural areas, urban areas).
units
Themes – for example … sustainability, people and places and fieldwork. Themes have been sequenced to deepen knowledge, each year has a unit with a sustainability and fieldwork focus. Year 3 study Italy in preparation for their Roman history theme in year 4, whilst year 6 study the Amazon Rainforest using their prior learning of biomes and vegetation in year 5 and rivers / South America in year 4.
Procedural – development of techniques e.g mapping
Disciplinary – How the children want to develop their ideas and thoughts and starting to make connections about people and places.
Timetabling
Geography is taught for an hour a week and alternates with History under the umbrella of Humanities. Each theme runs for 5-6 weeks and then there are opportunities for fieldwork and essential entitlement woven throughout the year.
Assessment
- Geography is taught and assessed again the critical content through a series of checkpoints. The children should be able to articulate the geographical knowledge and use technical vocabulary when answering the big question. The subject lead conducts pupil book studies with the children on a timetable to assess standards in their subject and plan for the next steps.
CPD for teachers
Mr Smith has used The National college and the Geographical Association to watch webinars to expand his geographical knowledge and understand how to further support staff in the teaching of geography. He ran training for staff on using the digimap tool recently following some feedback from pupil book studies.