Geography
What the knowledge will be:
A geographer at Neroche is a pupil who is curious and fascinated with the world around them. As a school, our aim is to nurture children’s curiosity and wonder in order to build upon their existing knowledge and ensure that they come to see themselves as geographers. The discipline of being a geographer at Neroche is developed through our carefully designed curriculum where knowledge is built upon and learning progresses. Through rigorously planned sequences of learning, that build upon knowledge and skills progressively, geographers at Neroche gain the necessary geographical and cultural understanding to apply their skills and knowledge to a range of contexts and make links with previous learning. We want our pupils to have a deep understanding about places, people, natural and human environments and ensure that they understand both physical and human processes on Earth and how these processes link together.
The skills this curriculum area will develop:
We want our pupils to understand physical and human aspects of Geography, and the links between these aspects, the issues that arise when these links are studied and the ever-increasing importance of these links in the modern world. Our pupils will engage with contemporary issues such as climate change, plastic waste and sustainability and conservation, and will outline how these crucial issues may be approached.
Within the units of learning, we will use case studies to engage our pupils and to provide context for geographical enquiry. Geographical resources, such as maps and photographs, articles and videos will be used to help pupils really understand the areas that they study. The use of our local area and exploring places further afield is vital in ensuring that learning of geographical concepts is contextual and real.
Why we have chosen to do it this way:
Geographers at Neroche begin with their existing knowledge as they enter our school, working closely with their immediate environment and our local area to gain an understanding of their immediate locality. As they progress through the school, their understanding of the world around them will grow and expand, allowing for pupils to carry out case studies of other continents, regions and countries. They will conduct studies by taking part in fieldwork and analysing secondary sources in order to interpret geographical data. All of this is carefully scaffolded to ensure progressive steps are made within a unit of learning, and year-upon-year as each child journeys through our school. The ultimate aim of our geography curriculum is to ensure that children move on to the next stage of their geography education with a robust knowledge and understanding base and the necessary skills to further their geographical awareness.
