Geography at South Petherton C of E Infants and Pre-School
Our Intent:
Geography prepares young people with the knowledge, skills and understanding to make sense of their world and to face the challenges that will shape our societies and environments at the local, national and global scales.
The teaching of Geography at South Petherton Infant School aims to inspire curiosity and understanding of the world around us, developing the children’s interest in a variety of physical and human environments in the wider world by expanding horizons out of the local community.
Our Implementation:
In Early Years, we teach Geography through the Early Years Foundation Stage. We start to explore our world through the related Early Learning Goals (ELGs) for Understanding the World. We talk about position and direction through the Shapes, Space and Measure ELG and we talk about how people around the world are different through our People and Communities ELG.
In KS1 we follow the National Curriculum by teaching units of work based on geographical themes. These topics are well integrated across the curriculum and cross-curricular links have been well thought out. We begin by exploring different views of the world using simple scale maps, plans and atlases. The children start to use different sources of information to explore the local and wider world. Geographical language is used to discuss position and direction and we encourage and support children in asking questions thus developing a curiosity about the world around them.
Care has been taken to ensure a secure progression in skills from Early Years to Year 2, building upon them as they journey through the school.
Impact:
Children will;