Geography

Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future

- Michael Palin

Intent

Our aim is to shape our children into curious and considerate global citizens.

We aim to shape a sense of awe and wonder about the world and its people. They will enjoy learning about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments.

By the time our children leave Manor Primary School, they will be well equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to explore the world around them and have greater understanding of our planet.

Implementation

At Manor Primary school children are taught as mixed ability classes. There are 3 Geography topics covered in each year group that are studied for 3 half terms. Each topic is taught as a sequence of lessons, including a question to answer as the learning objective, key activities and sticky knowledge. Each lesson clearly identifies what we want them to know. This is shared with the children and is revisited at the end of the lesson and the start of the next lesson. The tasks throughout the lessons ensure that the children are able to use this knowledge Retrieval activities are used at the beginning of every lesson to ensure children are constantly revisiting and remembering what they have learnt. The teaching of geography provides opportunities for: group work, mixed ability work, whole class teaching, independent work, peer assessment and self-assessment.

What you will see in a Manor Primary lesson;

Engaging and inspiring lessons that promote creativity and curiosity.
High quality instruction and questioning with teachers providing carefully planned sequenced and modelled lessons that build on children’s geographical knowledge and skills.
Achievement and inclusion for all: All activities are planned, scaffolded and adapted to ensure every child at Manor can achieve highly in Geography. This may include adapted resources, adult support and awareness of physical/sensory needs.
Retrieval of previous learning and explicit links through concepts that connect new learning with what the children know.
Frequent authentic experiences through visits and field work.
An emphasis on correct and ambitious vocabulary.
High quality verbal feedback during lessons.

Impact

We will measure impact of this through:

Monitoring of the curriculum
Book/planning scrutinies
Learning walks
End of unit assessments
End of year assessments

Our Curriculum

geography curriculum 2022 23.pdf