Geography
Statement of Intent
At Barley Mow Primary, we want our children to have a curiosity and fascination of the worlds that will stay with them throughout their lives. We want our children to have a global understanding of our world and the peoples and cultures that inhabit it. Through this understanding, children will develop respect for the physical world and the vast scope of cultures that make up our diverse planet. By expanding their horizons out of their local community, children will gain an understanding of the world: people, places and environments and how they are changing over time.
Our school bases the core work in geography around the National Curriculum which aims to ensure that all pupils:
- Develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places (both terrestrial and marine) including their defining physical and human characteristics and how these provide a geographical context for understanding the actions and processes.
- Are competent in the skills needed to: collect, analyse and communicate with a range of data gathered through experience of fieldwork that deepens their understanding of geographical processes.
- Communicate geographical information in a variety of ways including through maps, numerical and quantitative skills and writing at length.
