Intent
At Senacre Wood Primary, we aim to deliver a geography curriculum that is accessible to all and that will maximise the outcomes for every child so that they know more, remember more and understand more. Through an enquiry approach, our Geography Curriculum intends to:
- Deliver a high quality curriculum, through experiences in the classroom, with the use of fieldwork and educational visits, which inspires in pupils a curiosity about the world and its people.
- Instil a love for Geography in our pupils and develop their knowledge of the world, as well as their place within it, and encourage them to undertake new experiences throughout their life.
- Provide all pupils with opportunities to investigate and build geographical expertise from their local area to the wider world. This includes locational knowledge, understanding of human and physical features and geographical and fieldwork techniques.
- Encourage pupils to ask questions and propose solutions to environmental problems within the local community and the wider world which will enable them to become reflective members of society who consider their actions/choices and actively invest in protecting the planet.
For details of how we implement this within our school and how we measure the impact, please read our Geography policy.
Policies
Term 1
This term year 6 have been learning about their routes to school and how safe they are. The children started off by looking at maps to locate our school, their houses and local places of interest. They learnt how to find a six-figure grid reference and how to use an OS map. Working in groups, the children planned some fieldwork to answer the big question and were able to interview parents and peers, then carry our traffic surveys, take photographs and collate findings. After half term, they will write their own risk assessments to improve the safety of their routes to school and also to start thinking about how they will travel to their secondary schools.
Term 2
Tuesday 12th December 2023
Year 1 Class Assembly
In Term 2, Year 1 have been trying to answer the big question, "What makes the UK great?". To help them answer the question, they have been learning all about the countries which make up the UK. This has included learning about the location, the seas (which surround the countries) famous landmarks, the flags of each country as well as trying food learning about the Patron Saints. The school were then treated to an assembly where Year 1 shared their learning and asked the school "Which one would you most like to visit?"
Year 1 did a fantastic job and have clearly shown, the whole school, what makes the UK great!
Oak Class went on a walk around the local area as part of their All About Me enquiry. They walked to Shepway where they went into St Martin's Church and studied the different types of shop on the parade. Back at school they build the local area out of blocks.
Year 2 have been using compasses, maps and globes to learn "Where in the world are we? "
“We live in England.” - Jesse
“We checked in Google Earth and saw Dover, London and where Lilian Bland lived.” - Alex
Year 6 completed their learning about routes to school. They completed field work collated and wrote risk assessments. They will be able to use this knowledge to be able to choose the safest routes when they move on to secondary school in September.
"I liked seeing what the roads were like." - Oscar
"I learnt that even if there is a green man you still need to check it's safe before you cross in case an ambulance is coming." - Hollie
Term 4 Learning
Oak class have been practising using their directional skills and language using Beebots.
Beech class described physical features keeping castles safe from attack. We discussed the geography features we saw for each of these castles in Kent.
Rowan Class made volcanoes that really erupted!