In our geography lessons, we aim to create a culture of positivity and excitement about the ever-changing world around us, using the National Curriculum as a guideline and the current content of our Key Stage 3 curriculum. We have selected a range of themes which promote locational and place knowledge throughout both human and physical geography. Each lesson forms a sequence of lessons that link together and create a basis for further study at Key Stage 4 and beyond. At each stage of learning, geographical skills are practised and revisited, pupils are encouraged to ask and answer questions, explore, and research the world they are a part of.
At The Levett School:
The geographical progression documents ensure that our pupils have a varied, progressive structured curriculum that provides the opportunities for progression across the full breath of the geography National Curriculum from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 3.
The geography curriculum at The Levett school is based upon the 2014 Primary and Secondary National Curriculum in England, which provides a broad framework and outlines the knowledge and skills taught in each Key Stage. Teachers plan lessons for their classes using the progression maps and summative and formative data. Teachers will use these documents to plan their lessons suitable to the pupils’ abilities and levels.
Cross-curricular outcomes in geography are planned for, with links between the geography curriculum and history lessons enabling further contextual learning. Displays and subject key terminology enable pupils to learn and retain the important and powerful vocabulary and knowledge contained within each topic. A variety of teaching approaches are used based on the teacher’s judgement, the levels and abilities of individual pupils.
The local area is fully used to achieve the desired outcomes, with extensive opportunities for learning outside the classroom embedded in practice, including local visits in Doncaster to support the fieldwork units of work.
Geography progress at the Levett school is measured through a pupil’s ability to know more, remember more, and explain more. We measure progress through learning walks, book scrutinies, pupil voice, moderations and assessments.
Pupils who are confident in their geographical knowledge and enquiry skills will be excited about geography. Show that they are curious to learn more and will see the relevance of what they learn in geography lessons to the real world.
