Geography

Our geography curriculum inspires in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its inhabitants. The curriculum equips pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. The curriculum is designed with knowledge underpinning the following themes: location and place (human and physical features and processes), climate, regions, trade and human-environment interaction. Pupils build knowledge and make connections within these themes as they progress through the curriculum.  

Our curriculum aims to build pupils’ substantive and disciplinary knowledge progressively over time which are inter-linked throughout each unit. Pupils gain a substantive knowledge (facts) in local, British and global geography through the geographical themes. They gain competency in disciplinary knowledge (skills) through collection, analysis, interpretation and communication of geographical sources and enquiry such as fieldwork.  

Disciplinary knowledge is used when pupils consider where geographical knowledge originates, and how they can learn the practices of geographers. Substantive knowledge sets out the content that pupils will learn: 

  • locational knowledge 
  • place knowledge 
  • environmental, physical and human geography 
  • geography skills and fieldwork 
  • Subject specific vocabulary 

Pupils also learn about influential people who have affected local and global geography. These may be conservationists, explorers or scientists. This inspires pupils to consider future professions.   

We promote the cultural development of pupils by developing their understanding and appreciation of the wide range of cultures in the school and further afield as an essential element of their preparation for life in modern Britain. 

If you want to see more pictures and videos of Geography at Wybers Wood Academy, please search #WWAgeography on Twitter and look at the tweets on there.

Early Years Foundation Stage

In EYFS, pupils begin to gain an understanding of their world around them and their place within it. They learn to explore and observe their local community, comparing their own environment to another. They are encouraged to find similarities and differences between places and suggest reasons for this. As a result of these comparisons, they learn the importance of looking after their environment.

Key Stage 1

Throughout Key Stage 1, there is a focus on developing an understanding of the human and physical features of their local environment. They develop their knowledge of their town, village and city within the United Kingdom. Following this, they gradually increase their understanding of the wider world. Pupils use their geographical vocabulary to make comparisons of their environment to another in the ‘developing’ world. They learn how to use maps, atlases and globes to support their understanding of their position and location within the world.

Key Stage 2

In Key Stage 2, pupils’ knowledge, skills and understanding further develop from KS1. We provide opportunities to communicate information in a variety of ways. They study the location and characteristics of a range of the world’s most significant human and physical features. We then provide a geographical context for understanding the actions of processes. Pupils build on their mapping skills by studying the features of the world in regard to humans and physical geography.http://(20) Wybers Carter Class on X: “Today, we created our own Pompeii cities and Mount Vesuvius and erupted them! 😊 @DeltaWybersWood #wwageography https://t.co/D9qQpYGEAp” / X (twitter.com)