Geography
Geography Subject Leader: Miss Turner
naomi.turner@panshanger.herts.sch.uk
Geography is a subject with many opportunities to provide a sense of ‘awe and wonder’. At Panshanger Primary School we believe that geography is an important subject that stimulates and answers questions about the human and natural features of our world.
We aim to provide the children with rich, varied opportunities to learn about the Earth’s physical and human processes, the diverse places that exist, their people, resources and environments. We also aim to teach children practical skills and concepts that will enable them to interpret and interact with the world around them.
At Panshanger Primary School, we believe in the importance of bringing geography to life and in developing the cultural capital of the children. Throughout our Geography curriculum we aim to:
- Stimulate pupils’ interest in their surroundings and in the variety of human and physical environments on the earth’s surface;
- Foster pupils’ sense of wonder at the beauty of the world surrounding them;
- Help pupils develop an informed concern about the quality of the environment and the future of the human habitat;
- Enhance pupils’ sense of responsibility for the care of the earth and its people and develop their commitment to promoting and living sustainable lifestyles;
- Extend the pupils’ skills of critical enquiry and an ability to handle and interpret information, through asking and answering geographical questions and using computing to communicate with and explore a variety of people, places and environments across the world;
- Help pupils explore values and attitudes about complex issues such as sustainability and sustainable development;
- Enable pupils to study the above across a range of places, cultures and environments at a range of scales, from local to global;
- Foster a sense of understanding about how we are interconnected and interdependent with other people and ecosystems around the world.
We use the Oddizzi scheme of work to deliver the National curriculum for Geography throughout Key Stage 1 and 2. This scheme is well-sequenced, with a clear progression in knowledge, skill, concepts and vocabulary and provides excellent resources to support teaching and learning in Geography. Oddizzi is an e-learning resource and community that immerses children in the real world. It enables children – wherever they are – to ‘break out’ of their own world and join a global community of like-minded children. Children using Oddizzi can view the world through the eyes of people who are passionate about the places they are sharing. It carefully builds a solid understanding of the people, places and cultures of the world.
In addition to developing the children’s knowledge of the diverse world in which we live, we aim to develop the children spiritually, morally, socially and culturally so that they can understand their place in the world. British Values and the development of Cultural Capital are at the heart of our geography curriculum. By inspiring the children to think about their place in the world and question their values, rights and responsibilities to other people and the environment, they will understand how they can make a difference both now and in the future.
Please see our yearly overview for an insight to our curriculum.
