Geography 

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 exists across continents. And in the end, it's about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together.

Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President

Intent

Pupils should have a high-quality geography education which will help them to increase their knowledge, understanding of the wider world and expand their vocabulary.

At Forestdale Primary, it is our aim to deliver a geography curriculum that is accessible to all and enables children to learn, understand, retain and build upon their previous knowledge which embeds their learning overall.

Geography lessons at Forestdale Primary aim to inspire children about the subject by teaching them about similarities and differences within places, locations beyond our local area and human and physical features. Our Geography curriculum encourages children to generate and answer geographical questions, use maps, atlases, globes, compasses, observe the environment, use fieldwork skills confidently and explain geographical processes.

We use the Kapow scheme of learning as the foundation of our geography curriculum. Children of Forestdale Primary are given exposure to a progressive geography curriculum which gives the children the best opportunity to understand the world that we live in.

On top of this, we aim to ensure that children learn additional skills, knowledge and understanding and we enhance our curriculum through memorable experiences, trips and teaching them about the Sustainable Development Goals. Long-term plans are designed to ensure that learning is sequential and developed over time; it allows our children to know more and remember more. There is a significant focus on the development of vocabulary through teaching subject specific vocabulary.