Geography

At PakefieldPrimary School we inspire to raise children's curiosity and fascination about our local area and the wider world, enabling them to make connections with other curriculum areas and acquire skills for later life. In our Geography curriculum, we will equip our children to broaden their knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments. The progression of skills and knowledge about the world starts from EYFS and continues through to Key Stage 2 where they develop their understanding, which is built on their prior knowledge. Every child will be able to access geographical resources to make comparisons and contrasts across different places. Throughout their school journey we aim develop their use of fieldwork and skills to bring their learning to life. Our Geography curriculum is designed to ensure our pupils are successful and prepared for their future.

Pakefield Primary follow the National Curriculum for Geography which aims to:

• develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places – both terrestrial and marine – including their defining physical and human characteristics and how these provide a geographical context for understanding the actions of processes
• understand the processes that give rise to key physical and human geographical features of the world, how these are interdependent and how they bring about spatial variation and change over time
• are competent in the geographical skills needed to
• collect, analyse and communicate with a range of data gathered through experiences of fieldwork that deepen their understanding of geographical processes
• interpret a range of sources of geographical information, including maps, diagrams, globes, aerial photographs and Geographical Information Systems (GIS
• communicate geographical information in a variety of ways, including through maps, numerical and quantitative skills and writing at length

At Pakefield, we use the ‘Connected Geography’ scheme of work to inform our planning and teaching alongside our own local studies. It is taught in half-termly topics, focusing on the knowledge and skills as stated in the National Curriculum.