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Geography: Intent and Implementation

Sparking a lifelong curiosity about the natural and human world, and about our place within it.

At Roe Green Infant School, we believe that geography should provoke a lifelong enthusiasm about natural and human worlds that will inspire children to think about their own place in the world, their values, their rights and responsibilities towards others, and their environment.

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Geography is part of the Humanities curriculum: a rich and diverse subject covering a range of places, people and habitats, as well as the study of the local area. It gives children the opportunity to learn about different parts of the world and how climate and location impact on population and environments. Our curriculum is designed to develop children's curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.​

Every unit starts with geographical questions

Where is this place?

What is it like?

How has it changed?

This questioning enables children to develop an excellent knowledge and understanding of where countries and places are in the world and what they are like, and to build an extensive base of geographical knowledge. In every session there is a focus on enriching and widening children's subject-specific vocabulary relating to human and physical geography.

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In Early Years, activities are planned to help children make sense of their physical world and community through topics that are inspiring and aim to develop their natural curiosity.​

Fieldwork in our local area

In KS1, children carry out fieldwork locally, learning map reading skills and developing locational and directional vocabulary - not just studied in the classroom, but experienced firsthand.

In KS1, skills are further developed to recognise, describe, explain, compare and evaluate human and physical geographical elements, using appropriate vocabulary accurately.

Knowledge, Skills and Progression Map

See how knowledge and skills in Art develop from year to year.

Questions about our Geography curriculum?

Get in touch with your child's class teacher or the school office.

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