Geography
At St Adrian’s we know that the children care about our world and want to protect it. Therefore, at the heart of the geography curriculum is ‘Protect our beautiful world’.
We believe that geography helps to provoke and provide answers to questions about the natural and human aspects of the world. Children are encouraged to develop a greater understanding and knowledge of the world, as well as their place in it.
The geography curriculum at St Adrian’s provides progression which enables children to develop knowledge and skills that are transferable to other curriculum areas and which can and are used to promote their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
Geography is an investigative subject, which develops an understanding of concepts, knowledge and skills. We seek to inspire in children a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people which will remain with them for the rest of their lives; to promote the children’s interest and understanding of diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes.
Key documents
St-Adrian’s-long-term-plan-for-Geography
Progression in geography at St Adrian'sNational curriculum for Geography
Topics at a glance
Geography in the Early Years
TBC
| Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
| Year 1 | My Area – plans, maps, keys and arial photos |
Weather patterns | The UK – countries, capitals and seas |
| Year 2 | It’s a Wonderful World Part 1 (Continents and oceans) | It’s a Wonderful World Part 2 (Continents and oceans) | Let’s visit Brazil and compare with St Albans |
| Year 3 | UK towns, cities and features | Water and rivers | Europe and the Americas |
| Year 4 | Compare a region in the UK with a region in Europe and South America | Features of the Earth | A local field study |
| Year 5 | Cutting up the globe | Energy and sustainability | Biomes |
| Year 6 | Population | Migration | Globalisation |