GEOGRAPHY

Intent
At North Tawton Primary School, it is our intent for the Geography element of our school curriculum to inspire pupils with a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.
Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments. Teaching should develop a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes.
As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to understand the relationship between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments.
We want our children to gain confidence and enjoy the practical experiences of geography. Children should have the skills to explain a range of aspects studied and have a broad vocabulary which can be applied across all units.
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Aims
The national curriculum for geography aims to ensure that all pupils

• develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places – both land based 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 changes over time

Are capable in the geographical skills needed to

• collect, analyse and use 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, quantitative examples/analysis and writing at length

OUR CURRICULUM

• ​Our Curriculum
• Our Approach
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Art and Design
• Computing
• Design and Technology
• Geography
• History
• Modern Foreign Languages
• Music
• PSHE
• Physical Education
• Religious Education
• Sex and Relationships Education
• Collective Worship
• Special Educational Needs
• Assessment and Reporting

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GEOGRAPHY	AUTUMN	SPRING	SUMMER
YEAR 1	Weather & Climate	UK	Local Area
YEAR 2	Continents & Oceans	Hot & Cold Places	Mugumareno Village, Zambia
YEAR 3	Rivers	Rain Forests	European Region (Greece)
YEAR 4	Volcanoes & Earthquakes	Climate Zones	Rio, SE Brazil
YEAR 5	Mountains	South America - The Amazon	North America
YEAR 6	United Kingdom		Local Area & region