Implementation

  • Our geography curriculum is based on and assessed through the National Curriculum objectives. Teachers plan their lessons using Medium Term Plans which have been written using a scheme we use called Oddizzi. Oddizzi as a base for planning; enhancing pupils’ engagement within lessons, providing wider learning opportunities and opportunities for greater depth and deeper learning. These are adapted and tailored to suit the individual classes needs.
  • To ensure high standards of teaching and learning in geography, we implement a curriculum that is progressive throughout the whole school. We use Chris Quigley’s milestones and threshold concepts to show progression through school.
  • The progression document ensures the curriculum is covered and the skills/knowledge taught are progressive from year group to year group.
  • Fieldwork opportunities are mapped out throughout the year.
  • Children are given the opportunity to use a range of maps, including the use of Digimaps
  • Key geographical words are used within all lessons, as are a range of resources to support learning.
  • Geography teaching focuses on enabling children to think as geographers. A variety of teaching approaches are used based on the teacher’s judgement and these provide excellent opportunities to enhance the learning of more able pupils through the investigations, analysing sources and writing extending pieces.
  • Educational visits are another opportunity for the teachers to plan for additional geography learning outside the classroom. Our children have had many opportunities to experience geography on educational visits.
  • The children have explored the local area including orienteering within the school grounds, been on a local river visit, explored a local woodland area in EYFS and all children have weekly forest school lessons one half term, each year.
  • Within geography, we strive to create a supportive and collaborative ethos for learning by providing investigative and enquiry-based learning opportunities.
  • Emphasis is placed on investigative learning opportunities to help children gain a coherent knowledge of understanding in each unit of work covered throughout the school

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Boundary Primary School

Dinmore Ave, Blackpool FY3 7RW

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01253 287250:
admin@boundary.blackpool.sch.uk

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