Geography
Curriculum Intent: Geography
Possibilities - To have high aspirations and know all of the opportunities available to them.
Initiative - To take risks, become independent thinkers and be responsible for themselves.
Growth - To recognise and celebrate their own individual journey, understanding their own uniqueness and strengths and those of others
Characteristics of a Geographer
During their time here at The Avenue, we want our children to:
- Develop a knowledge of our town and its place within the world
- Develop a knowledge of other places that are significant for different reasons
- Learn how people and features of the environment have an effect upon each other
- Be able to interpret and discuss different maps and other resources
- Complete fieldwork in the local area and be confident to explain their findings using geographical language
- Show curiosity about the world around us and a want to find out more
Implementation:
Our pupils should be able to organise their knowledge, skills and understanding into the following threshold concepts:
- Locality
- Human and Physical Processes
- Investigate and interpret geographical information
- Geographical communication
These key concepts underpin the children’s learning through the year groups from Reception to Year 2. This enables pupils to reinforce and build upon prior learning, make connections and develop subject specific language.
The vertical accumulation of knowledge and skills from Years R to 2 is mapped as follows:
PROGRESSION IN THRESHOLD CONCEPTSThe procedural and semantic knowledge pupils need to understand the threshold concepts |
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THRESHOLD CONCEPTS |
RECEPTION STEP- FOUNDATIONS TO BASIC |
YEAR 1 STEP- BASIC |
YEAR 2 STEP- ADVANCING TO DEEP |
G1- Locality |
Understand significant places |
Understand significant places, defining their physical and human characteristics |
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G2- Human and Physical Processes |
Similarities and differences in places |
Know how the environment is influenced by physical processes and human activity |
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G3- Investigate and interpret geographical information |
Know places can be represented in different ways |
Use and begin to interpret a range of sources of geographical information |
Use and interpret a wider range of geographical information |
G4- Geographical communication |
Know some subject specific vocabulary and use in conversation |
Communicate geographical information in a variety of ways including within experiences of fieldwork |
Aspirations For The Future
Pupils develop an understanding of how subjects and specific skills are linked to future jobs.
Here are some of the jobs you could aspire to do in the future as a Geographer:
· Marine Biologist (studying the oceans)
· Ecologist (looking at the relationship between people, plants and animals in different habitats)
· Weather presenter
· Farmer
For more careers, please visit First Careers.
Impact
Assessment
Through the explicit teaching of the Geographical skills, both the teachers and the pupils assess their learning continuously throughout the lesson. Our assessment systems enable teachers to make informed judgements about the depth of their learning and the progress they have made over time.
Pupil Voice
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Snapshots
Here is what Geography looks like at The Avenue: