“Geography explains the past, illuminates the present and prepares us for the future. What could be more important than that?”

Michael Palin

At Broomgrove Junior School, our intent is to spark our children's curiosity in the world around them locally, nationally and globally. Geography is challenging, motivating, topical and fun and can have a major positive impact on physical, intellectual, social and emotional development. In order to be well-rounded citizens in the diverse society we live in, we believe that children need to be able to understand and respect other places, people and cultures and recognise how these may change over time.

Implementation: In our teaching of Geography, we inspire our children by creating a buzz during lessons. We mix hands-on experiences, child-led research and investigation, educational visits and opportunities for challenge and above all, we deliver fun and engaging lessons that children will remember and learn from. 

We measure the impact of teaching using the following assessment methods:

• Written work in pupils' books evidence a broad and balanced curriculum.
• Evidence in books of acquisition and appropriate use of key geographical vocabulary.
• Use of mini-quizzes (Kahoot, for example) and use of knowledge organisers
• Interviewing the pupils about their learning (pupil voice).
• Moderation staff meetings where pupil’s books are scrutinised and there is the opportunity for a dialogue between teachers to understand their class’s work.
• Termly reporting of standards across the curriculum.

Interesting Geographical Websites

National Geographic Kids

World geography for kids | National Geographic Kids (natgeokids.com)

Geography for Kids | What is Geography? | Geography Facts for Kids (kids-world-travel-guide.com)

Geography for Kids. World maps and countries. (ducksters.com)

Google Earth