“The study of geography is about more than just memorizing places on a map. It’s about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exists across continents. And in the end, it’s about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together.”
Barack Obama
Geography Yearly Overview
Our Geography curriculum has been carefully mapped out to encompass the rich geography in Coalbrookdale. Our curriculum is in line with the National Curriculum starting from EYFS through to Year 6, taking into consideration the transition into Year 7.
Our curriculum has been designed so it provides connections throughout children’s primary years at Coalbrookdale and ensures knowledge builds on knowledge by using our golden threads and substantive concepts which start in EYFS.
Our enquiry-based questions allow children to explore in depth historical and geographical concepts to support them in being able to know more, remember more and do more. Our school is located on a World Heritage Site, by the River Severn. Our curriculum embraces this as children learn about different World Heritage Sites as they progress through school.
Our intention is for our children to leave Coalbrookdale enthusiastic and curious about our locality and the world around them and be proud to have experienced living and learning in an area which has had such a big influence on industry around the world.
Our substantive concepts:
- Place
- Space
- Interdependence
- Scale
- Environmental Impact
- Sustainable development
- Physical and human processes
- Cultural awareness and diversity.
We embed this by building on knowledge and skills taught in prior years and looking closely how they can be built in subsequent years. Our geography curriculum is designed with the core purpose of personal development, delivered through our vision of ‘living life in all its fulness’.