Geography

‘Geography underpins a lifelong ‘conversation’ about the earth as the home of humankind’
Geography Association

At Whiteways, we aim for our pupils to develop a good understanding of Geography and foster a wide spanning curiosity of the world we live in. We aim to keep Geography exciting and relevant to ensure that pupils are motivated and enjoy the subject. We want our children to both understand the geographical features of the locality that they live in as well as being able to enter into a lifelong ‘conversation’ about the earth as the home of humankind. We aim to equip pupils with knowledge of diverse places and people – from life in Africa, to that in China, Spain, Brazil, Mexico and the wider world, as well as being able to develop an understanding of their own locality and make comparisons based on their experiences and knowledge.

Disciplinary knowledge is represented by large, organising concepts that underlie a geographical way of investigating and understanding the world. They are the key ideas involved in framing the unique contribution of geography as a subject discipline.

Space: Understanding location – a specific geographical point on the earth’s surface

Place: Understanding the physical and human characteristics of a location and the meaning humans attach to it

Cultural understanding and diversity: Appreciating the differences and similarities between people, places, environments and cultures

Interdependence: Understanding the social, economic, environmental or political connections between places

Sustainability: Exploring sustainable development and its impact on environmental interaction

Scale: Appreciating different scales (from personal and local to national, international and global)

Change: Understanding how sequences of events and activities in the physical and human worlds lead to change in places, landscapes and societies

This is revisited and developed in every year.

Geography Learning Progression

“Our vision is to provide an excellent primary education that gives our children the very best chance of succeeding in life.”

Cascade MAT