Geography

“The study of geography is about more than just memorising places on a map. It’s about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exists across continents. And in the end, it’s about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together.”   Barack Obama

Subject Coordinator: Mr Ball

Subject Link Governor: 

VISION AND INTENT

Geography at Rangeworthy is committed to providing pupils a foundation to better understand the wider world around them. We aim to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to better understand our rapidly changing world and face the ever growing challenges that we face in our societies both locally and globally.

CURRICULUM AND IMPLEMENTATION

We teach geography using a cross-curricular approach and take the opportunity to consolidate learning and skills within a variety of subject areas. We offer a progressive and dynamic curriculum that responds to the ever-changing world and can be accessed by all children through a differentiated learning approach.

Teaching in geography aims to inspire and stimulate children’s learning and geographical enquiry. Therefore, a range of teaching styles will be used throughout each topic e.g. drama- hot-seating, role-play. Children will also have the opportunity to work independently and co-operatively with others in pairs and groups. Children will be given opportunity to practise geographical skills using a range of methods and resources, such as different maps, atlases, digital technologies, sketch maps, plans and graphs, therefore making the subject real and meaningful. Geography will also be taught through other areas of the curriculum, where appropriate, to ensure geography becomes an integral part of our themed approach to teaching and learning.

Whenever possible we take advantage of being situated in a historical part of the Midlands and encourage children to participate in regular visits to the local area as well as using excellent transport links to the potteries where children have access to a number of educational sites, including parks and museums.

ASSESSMENT

Teachers will use a wide range of assessment opportunities in geography:

Observation, discussion, questioning and work in topic books. Teachers will use the most appropriate forms of assessment depending on the topic and activities as discussed in year group planning sessions.

Short-term assessments: These are used to adjust future teaching. This will be recorded on teacher’s weekly plans.

Medium-term assessments: These will take place at the end of every topic. The teacher will assess the children’s learning based on their own medium term plans.

Overall achievement in geography will be discussed at parent’s evening and in annual reports.