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LamertonChurch of England Academy
Geography
Curriculum Intent for Geography
As geographers, our pupils will hone their knowledge of place and location as they develop a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people. Our children will understand the world's most significant human and physical features while understanding how people interact with and impact the natural world. They will strike links between the growth of settlements through industrial progress and growth of society and settlements, enabling them to become stewards of the future and environmentally-minded global citizens. They will discover how landscapes and environments, both rural and urban, have changed over time and the impact of these changes.
Geography in the Early Years
Our children are provided with opportunities to develop a range of highly transferable knowledge, skills and attributes such as problem-solving, observation, collaboration, open-mindedness, curiosity, and a sense of what is fair and equitable. These combined to allow them to explore, interpret and experience the world around them, as well as providing the foundations on which all future learning can be built. Geography in the Early Years is structured differently to the National Curriculum, as it is organised across the seven areas of learning rather than a single subject. The learning empowers the children to develop their understanding of the world around them through opportunities that help them to make sense of their physical world and community through a range of personal experiences. These will be carefully planned around the interests of the children and empower them to develop their geographical skills and knowledge collaboratively and independently.