Our Geography Curriculum

At Shotton Primary School, our geography curriculum intends to foster a curiosity about the world and its people that remains with the pupils throughout their lives.

Our curriculum is designed to equip the children with knowledge about a range of diverse places of interest, including natural and human environments. As pupils progress, so too will their knowledge along with their practical skills allowing them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments.

Geography is taught discretely in a coherently planned, logical progression in order to develop children’s vocabulary, knowledge, skills, confidence, and competence across the topic.

Throughout each year topics are mapped to incorporate different aspects of locational knowledge, human and physical geographical knowledge and fieldwork skills. The knowledge developed is delivered through a range of contexts building on topics such as the local area and UK which is revisited throughout KS1 and KS2, giving a more expansive understanding. This allows children to apply what they have learnt to wider topics such as North and South America, China along with field work based topics such as settlements.

It is our belief at Shotton Primary School that through high expectations and quality delivery of our geography curriculum that children will develop an in depth understanding of geographical concepts, as well as equip children with the skills and knowledge to continue to be effective lifelong learners.

Learning today for a successful tomorrow...

At Shotton Primary School we see our geography curriculum as a platform upon which children can learn and develop the transferable employability skills of listening, speaking, problem solving, creativity, staying positive, aiming high, leadership and teamwork, alongside an awareness of specific careers within the field of geography.