Geography

Curriculum Statement for Geography at Chorleywood Primary School 

At Chorleywood Primary School, we are committed to providing our children with a curriculum that has a clear intention and impacts positively upon their needs.  It is designed to help pupils remember long-term content and integrate new knowledge by sequencing learning so that knowledge is cumulatively secured over time.

The National Curriculum for geography intends to: 

Inspire all pupils with a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.

Equip pupils with a knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments

Develop a deep understanding of the Earth’s inter-connected physical and human processes.  

Chorleywood intent

We aim to deliver the geography curriculum in a way that encourages pupils to be inquisitive about the world they inhabit, to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments and develop perspective and judgement.  We aim to equip pupils in all year groups with the geographical skills, fieldwork skills and confidence to question and observe places, measure and record data, and analyse and present their findings. 

We place a strong emphasis on developing children’s understanding of geographical terms and vocabulary, enabling them to communicate their observations and knowledge accurately.  Through our long-term plan, we aim to deepen pupil’s knowledge of our own local area and how it differs from other areas of the world, building an awareness of how geography shapes our lives at multiple scales and over time. We hope to encourage pupils to become resourceful, active citizens who will have the skills to contribute to and improve the world around them.