Our Geography curriculum is designed to help pupils gain a coherent understanding of their local area around St. James’, the wider context of Great Britain and the world beyond. We aim to inspire curiosity about the world we live in and foster a desire to explore, question and make sense of their surroundings. Through Geography, we seek to broaden children’s horizons, giving them real and relevant experiences that enable them to apply knowledge and skills and become lifelong learners.

Fieldwork is a key part of our curriculum. Every year, children have opportunities to explore their locality, conduct observations, and undertake projects on features such as the coast, rivers, and urban and rural environments. These experiences support children in developing practical skills alongside their knowledge.

Our curriculum is carefully mapped to ensure progression across the key stages, building on key geographical concepts. Pupils become confident in using a variety of sources, including maps, atlases, aerial photographs and first-hand fieldwork. They learn to make connections, identify patterns and comparisons, and consider the impact of human and environmental processes on people and places.

Enquiry questions underpin each unit of study, encouraging children to think critically, explore independently and deepen their understanding. End-of-unit assessment tasks allow pupils to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and understanding in meaningful and memorable ways.

Where possible, geography is linked with other curriculum subjects, providing opportunities to understand the complexity of people’s lives, processes of change, diversity of societies and groups and their own place in the world. Pupils learn to think about both local and global issues, developing awareness of the challenges of the contemporary world.

In UKS2, children learn about sustainability and environmental responsibility, ensuring they understand the importance of protecting our planet and consider solutions to global challenges.

Ultimately, we aim for all children to develop a love of geography and the world beyond the classroom. Learning is designed to be memorable, raise aspirations, and equip pupils with the knowledge, skills and curiosity needed to succeed as geographers in a rapidly changing world.