A high-quality geography education should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge, understanding and skills provide the frameworks and approaches that explain how the Earth’s features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time.

Geography at The Batt

Exploration - Children will explore the world beginning with their local context and then moving to consider physical and human geography both nationally and globally. They will encounter geography through a wide range of evidence including maps, documents, photographs, feild visits and multi media sources.

Co-operation - Children will work collaboratively with teachers, experts and their peers in learning about the world. They will begin to recognise that cooperation within and across local, national and global communities is key to ensuring the sustainabilty of the Earth's environments.

Communication - Children will communicate their developing geographical knowledge in a variety of ways including class discussions, presentations, writing, and technology, making effective use of subject specific vocabulary.

Innovation - Children will use their developing geographical knowledge to explore more complex ideas such as understanding the interaction between physical and human processes and the interconnected nature of different gobal societies.

At The Batt we teach geography and history in different terms - with each class covering three geography units and three history units each year.

Click here to see our Overview of Geography and History Units 

Click here to read our Curriculum Statement for Geography

Click here to read our Geography Curriculum Plan