Geography

At St Nicholas, we aim for every child to: -

be curious and inquisitive about the world and to want to find out more
have a deep understanding of people and places in the world and how they are connected
be geo-literate so they can make informed and responsible choices for the future.

Teaching and Learning

Geography is taught across the school in three half term units per year.

Reception ensure coverage of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage Statuary Framework.

From Year One we use the Oddizzi geography scheme which is aligned with the requirements of the Key Stage One and Two National Curriculum requirements. It also ensures progression of geographical skills and knowledge across the school.

When teaching Geography, teachers: -

aim to ensure children are actively involved in the learning and develop geographical understanding
provide opportunities for discussion and reflection to deepen geographical understanding
encourage children to use age appropriate geographical vocabulary
teach age appropriate geographical skills with evidence of progression from previous year groups
have good geographical knowledge, are enthusiastic, explain things clearly and anticipate and challenge misconceptions and stereotypes of places or people.
place a strong emphasis on learning through discovery and inquiry, especially using fieldwork to develop geographical skills
are creative and plan practical approaches as often as possible
ensure that children’s sense of place is developed i.e. using the class world map and cross-curricular approaches
ensure that children recognise their contribution to and responsibility for their locality, their country and the global community
ensure that children know they are in a Geography lesson and what is expected of their learning in that lesson
ensure that all children feel and are included

Assessment

We assess children’s learning against the key objectives for the Key Stage. If a child is working below this level, we refer to the appropriate programme of study and aim to close any gaps, to enable them to achieve as well as their peers.

We use a tracking system called Sonar to identify objectives met and those still to cover. Teaches assess both formatively and summatively.

Digimap For Schools (edina.ac.uk)

Digimap for Schools is an award-winning online mapping service supporting cross-curricular teaching of geography, math, literacy, and history - enabling teachers and pupils to gain critical digital and data skills.

Digi-Maps for Schools

ODDIZZI ~ Published Scheme Supporting Learning