Geography

The geography projects are well sequenced to provide a coherent subject scheme that develops children’s geographical knowledge, skills and subject disciplines.
Geographical locations are not specified in the national curriculum, so they have been chosen to provide a broad and diverse understanding of the world. Where there are opportunities for making meaningful connections with other projects, geography projects are sequenced accordingly.

Hedgehogs and Squirrels
In Reception and Key Stage 1, each autumn term begins with essential skills and knowledge projects e.g. Our Wonderful World. Teaching these projects enables children to be introduced to, or revisit, critical geographical concepts, aspects, skills and knowledge. These projects prepare children for the study of more thematic geography projects in the following term.
Children will have the opportunity to study the project Bright Lights, Big City. This project introduces children to the geography of urban environments and the physical and human features of the United Kingdom. Children will also have the opportunity to carry out a detailed study of coastal geography in the project Coastline. This project introduces children to the geography of coastal environments.

Foxes
In Lower Key Stage 2, children begin with essential skills and knowledge projects (One Planet, Our World and Interconnected World). Teaching these projects in Years 3 and 4 enables children to further develop their skills, knowledge and understanding of key geographical aspects and concepts and prepares them to study more thematic geography projects in the following term. Children study the project Rocks, Relics and Rumbles, which explores physical features and geographical phenomena, including earthquakes and volcanoes. Children will also have the opportunity to carry out a detailed study of the physical features of mountains and rivers, which includes opportunities for in-depth fieldwork.

Upper Key Stage 2
In Upper Key Stage 2, children again begin with essential skills and knowledge projects (Investigating Our World and Our Changing World). Teaching these projects in Years 5 and 6 enables children to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding of key geographical aspects and concepts and prepares them to study more thematic geography projects in the following term.
Children study the seasonal project Sow, Grow and Farm, which explores farming, agriculture and rural land use. They will also study polar regions in the project Frozen Kingdoms. The project includes an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of these regions, including environmental issues.

Throughout the geography scheme, there is complete coverage of all national curriculum programmes of study with careful sequencing of curriculum aspects and concepts, vocabulary and connectivity of the geography scheme with other curriculum subjects.