Geography
Geography at St Clare's School
Why do we teach Geography at St Clare's?
At St Clare’s Catholic Primary, we want our children to receive a high-quality geography education so that all pupils are confident in the fundamentals of geography, and have the ability to apply their knowledge, skills and understanding in a range of meaningful contexts.
We also want pupils to have an appreciation of geography and aim to develop a sense of fun and curiosity about their surroundings, both near and far. We want the children to see geography as being relevant to their world and applicable to everyday life, as well as being something that they learn through school and ultimately can take into the world of employment and beyond.
We deliver a curriculum through Cornerstones that is progressive throughout the whole school and ensures a breadth and balanced approach. We aim to immerse pupils into geography by using a variety of classroom based, research, practical and cross-curricular learning opportunities. This enables our children to revisit, learn and apply new skills to help complete a range of tasks.
We encourage children to learn through experiences at St Clare’s, and will use our local environment as a rich learning resource to support their understanding of their local area and its place within the wider world.
Why I enjoy leading Geography at St Clare's:
Geography has always been a subject I have found deeply fascinating. From an early age, I was curious about the world around me and how different landscapes, environments and cultures shape the way people live. This passion led me to study Geography at Loughborough University, and it continues to inspire my role as Geography Coordinator.
As a teacher, one of the most rewarding aspects of my role is seeing children develop a real curiosity about the world. Whether it’s learning about volcanoes and natural disasters or exploring different countries and cultures, pupils show genuine interest and excitement in their learning. It is a joy to watch them ask thoughtful questions and begin to make sense of the world around them.
It has been particularly rewarding to observe the progression of geographical understanding across the school. In EYFS, children begin by exploring their immediate environment and learning about their local area. As they move through the school, their knowledge and skills develop, and by Year 6, pupils are confidently discussing more complex geographical concepts such as climate change, biomes and global issues with increasing depth and understanding.
We are passionate about bringing Geography to life for our children. Through our Cornerstones curriculum, pupils are immersed in engaging topics that develop both their knowledge and key geographical skills, including map work, fieldwork and the study of human and physical geography. Wherever possible, we provide opportunities for children to explore Geography in a real-life context, helping them to make meaningful connections with the world beyond the classroom.
Through a rich and engaging Geography curriculum, we aim to inspire a lifelong curiosity about the world, encouraging children to develop respect for different cultures and environments, and a sense of care and responsibility for the world they live in.
Olivia Cleary
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With Jesus, we learn to love and love to learn |
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To give every child a sense of belonging, so that they have a safe and stable base from which to develop and learn. |
To enable every child to grow academically, socially, morally, spiritually and culturally in the knowledge that they are loved by God and can feel safe and valued within our school community. |
To nurture and support children through their primary school journey so that they are confident and well-equipped to progress into the wider world as strong, independent learners and thoughtful, caring individuals. |
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| Resilience | Inclusion | Honesty | Compassion | Respect | Love | |
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At St Clare’s Catholic Primary school, our aim is to deliver high quality teaching in geography that offers our children the foundations for a greater understanding and knowledge of the world around them, as well as their place in it. We want to inspire in children a curiosity about the world and to promote the children’s interests and understanding of diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments. In term, as children progress through the school, we hope they can draw on previous learning, not only from geography lessons but other related subjects and combine that with new skills to develop a deeper understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. In line with our school values, we aim for all children to develop a caring attitude towards the environment and multicultural world that we live in today. |
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