Geography

INTENT
The teaching of geography at Hampstead Norreys and The Ilsleys Primary School, is designed to aid teachers to help students gain knowledge and skills in order to develop them to think like geographers.

As a school we map

Breadth of study- the topics the students will study
Threshold concepts- the big ideas in geography that students will explore through every topic (investigate places, investigate patterns and communicate geographically)
Rubrics- the goals that students should reach to show thy are meeting the expectations of the curriculum.
 
Within the geography curriculum, we use 7 knowledge categories that enable children to identify common themes and make links throughout different geographical concepts.  The knowledge categories are: location, physical features, human features, diversity, physical process, human process and techniques.

Disadvantaged children and those with SEND are given full access to the geography curriculum. Teachers use a range of strategies to enable all children to become successful geographers including:

Discreet teaching of vocabulary to ensure all children are access and used geographical terminology
Pre-teaching where appropriate for example: sharing texts with a child prior to the lesson
Thinking maps and mind mapping to enable children to organise and memorise key knowledge.

IMPLEMENTATION
What geography looks like in lessons:

Children gain a deeper understanding of geography through the use of resource.
Knowledge gained about geography with connections made
Rubrics used to also guide planning/assessment
 
What geography looks like outside of lessons:

Cross curricular links where appropriate
Visits to places of geographical interest.
Clear evidence of our key values

IMPACT
Formative Assessment
 
Pre-unit diagnostic assessment
Verbal Feedback – the vast majority of feedback is in conversation with the pupil, allowing misconceptions to be spotted and effectively addressed at an early stage.

Summative Assessment
 
End of unit assessment - assessed against key stage Milestones
Proof of Progress tasks against the rubrics.
Expectations in line with English