Geography Milestones 2020-2021

Geography Milestones

2020-21

The Bishop Martin Curriculum School Aims The Bishop Martin Curriculum is guided by our 3 core aims, linked to our values:   

To understand the awe and wonder of God’s love and aspiration for them to succeed in life To instil in every child a lifelong love of learning that will equip them to succeed in an ever-changing modern world.

To encourage them to fully engage in the learning process so that they ‘take ownership’ of their learning.

Our Geography Promise Inspiring and encouraging our children’s curiosity to enable them find out about the world that they live in underpins the Geography work that we do here at Bishop Martin. We believe that Geography helps our children to provoke and answer questions about bot h the natural and human worlds. We understand the importance of encouraging natural curiosity in the children to ena ble them to become inquisitive learners who question the world around them with interest. As a whole school, we explore and compare countries an d culture around the word, for example with whole school themes, language days and linking learning to other sub jects.

We strive for the children develop and use subject specific vocabulary that evolves throughout their learning journey through EYFS to KS2. In EYFS, Geography is taught under the curriculum area of ‘Understanding the World’, providing the children t he opportunities to explore and investigate the world around them in the outdoor learning environments. In Key Stage 1 and 2, the children are gi ven a wide range of learning opportunities to enable them to develop a variety of skills within our creative th ematic lessons, where we provide investigative and enquiry based learning opportunities. We encourage the children to ask questions about their enviro nment, both human and physical.

At Bishop Martin, we encourage children to develop a greater understandin g of the world and their place in it, with opportunities to explore current environmental issues at both a local and global level.

Purpose of Study: The National Curriculum Aims The national curriculum for geography aims to ensure that all pupils:  

develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places – both terrestrial and marine – including their defining physical and human characteristics and how these provide a geographical context for understanding the actions of processes understand the processes that give rise to key physical and human geographical features of the world, how these are interdependent and how they bring about spatial variation and change over time

are competent in the geographical skills needed to:   

collect, analyse and communicate with a range of data gathered through experiences of fieldwork that deepen their understanding of geographical processes interpret a range of sources of geographical information, including maps, diagrams, globes, aerial photographs and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) communicate geographical information in a variety of ways, including through maps, numerical and quantitative skills and writing at length.

Subject Content: National Curriculum Expectations

Key stage 1 Pupils should develop knowledge about the world, the United Kingdom and their locality. They should understand basic subject-specific vocabulary relating to human and physical geography and begin to use geographical skills, including first-hand observation, to enhance their locational awareness.

Key stage 2 Pupils should extend their knowledge and understanding beyond the local area to include the United Kingdom and Europe, North and South America. This will include the location and characteristics of a range of the world’s most significant human and physical features. They should develop their use of geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to enhance their locational and place knowledge.

School Defined Milestones

‘Milestones’, ‘Statements’, ‘Vocabulary’ and ‘Content’    

In Geography at Bishop Martin, the Milestones on which pupils are assessed against are within the school Tracking system, ‘Target Tracker’ as the defined ‘Statements’.

Teachers use the ‘exemplars’ and ‘Progress Indicators’ alongside the ‘Statements’ to guide the evidencing of pupils reaching these Milestones.

Teachers plan and teach Geography in line with the Content and Vocabulary expectations as set out by the Subject Leader and this can be found in the ‘Geography Vocabulary and Content’ document.

Where the vocabulary in the Milestone Statements deviates from the expectations laid out by the Subject Leader, the Subject Leader takes precedent.