Geography

At Victoria Road Primary School, we intend for our pupil’s to develop a secure understanding of the world we live in (living geography). Children need to be aware of what is topical and of the world around them … from TV and politics to landmarks, countries and continents. We intend for our pupils to enjoy learning about the wider world and their position in it. When planning, we use Oddizzi, Pathway, which assures full National Curriculum coverage and provides content and structure that enables clear progression in knowledge and skills. 

Our main objective is to use enquiry based teaching and learning to enable children to make sense of the world around them. We intend for our pupils to be able to talk confidently about their environment and begin to use more complex geographical vocabulary. Through fieldwork, we intend to engage our children  with innovative and enjoyable learning – going out and exploring topics in more detail. When planning, we want to build on prior learning and that is why we use knowledge organisers – so children can easily recap previous work. Also their books are taken up to their next year group to enable them to consolidate topics. We have also built into each lesson ‘retrieval quizzes’ to reinforce learning objectives and help children to accumulate valuable subject knowledge.

At Victoria Road, teachers plan and deliver high quality and engaging geography lessons incorporating different teaching and learning styles. Topics are planned using the teaching activities in the Oddizzi Schemes. These help assure lively, effective and appropriate learning based on the structured Pathway. We also might access further resources and geography websites to further enhance lessons and to make adaptations where necessary . Geography is taught as discrete lessons but often follows a cross-curricular approach linking history, English, maths and ICT skills.

To know more! To remember more! To apply more!  Assessment is used to inform planning and to facilitate adaptations. AFL is carried out in a variety of ways in each lesson by questioning, pupil observations and discussions. The assessment of children’s work is on-going to ensure that understanding is being achieved and that progress is being made. Feedback is given to children in accordance with the school’s marking policy. At the end of each unit children complete an assessment sheet monitoring their own learning and checking they have achieved the learning objectives and that teaching has resulted in clear and appropriate outcomes.  

Our Geography curriculum will also lead to children being enthusiastic Geography learners, evidenced in a range of ways, including pupil voice and their work.  Upon leaving Victoria Road  Primary School to embark on their journey to Key Stage 3 learning, children will be equipped with the skills, knowledge and understanding to confidently continue their geography learning journey.