Geography

Intent

Our Geography education at St Benedict’s inspires children with a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people. The curriculum is divided into 4 main parts: locational knowledge, place knowledge, human and physical geography and geographical skills and fieldwork.

​Throughout the school, children will learn about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. 
Implementation

In Reception, the children learn about the places that are important to them in their lives.

In Year 1, children begin to develop the concept of place by exploring their locality and where they live by creating maps with basic symbols. In Year 2, children explore the seasons in Britain and venture further afield when discovering where our food comes from and some of the wonders of the natural world.

​Between years 3 and 6, children build upon their knowledge of the world, first by learning about climate and weather in Year 3 and then moving on to understand map reading. In Year 4, the children explore rivers and oceans and the Americas and in Year 5 the children learn about Alpine regions as well as carrying out a local study. In Year 6 the children study the Amazon and learn about protecting our environment with a focus on how our world might look in the future.
Impact
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This curriculum teaches the children how to think like geographers and develop their skills in understanding the world around them.