Earlham Primary School

• We aim to inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives;

• Our teaching equips pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with an understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes;

• As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world helps them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes;

• We follow the national curriculum. Geographical knowledge and understanding is sequenced to start with Forest Gate in Year 1, then expands to London in Year 2, the UK in Year 3, and then Europe in Year 4; in Years 5 & 6 pupils explore issues around human impact and our global environment;

• Further country studies are done in Year 3, who explore China and India, the world’s most populous nations, and in Year 5 children learn about megacities through a case study of Mumbai;

• Children explore sustainability as part of their geographical and scientific learning, to learn how the natural world has evolved, and consider the impact of human activity on nature to understand how our choices can make a difference.

Covid adaptations to our geography curriculum: In the absence of field trips and visits to museums we are using a range of online resources to try to ensure children develop an appreciation of the places, landscapes and geographical features they are studying.