Geography

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, gloves, ariel 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

Strong Foundations: The bedrock of the national curriculum is our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which has carefully prepared children for the learning journey ahead. Within a nurturing and play-based EYFS environment, children have learned basic and transferable skills; absorbed relevant knowledge and grown in maturity, as well as developing a thirst for learning. Click the link or see below for the details of your child's learning at this important stage and how it has prepared them for the learning journey ahead.

Our Curriculum

Opening Worlds

At Hatton Hill, we know that our children learn best when learning is carefully sequenced and allows children to make connections between subjects. We also know the importance of quality texts and images which extend children's knowledge and vocabulary so expanding their view of the world. For this reason, we have adopted Opening Worlds.  This knowledge-rich humanities programme for teaching history, geography and religion, places a high emphasis on all we hold important. The story-telling approach engages children whilst taking them on a carefully planned and sequenced learning journey with global and cultural breadth, embracing wide diversity across ethnicity, gender, region and community. Prepare to be amazed by what your children will learn and know!

Currently, Years 2 (in the summer term) to Year 5 complete the Opening Worlds humanities curriculum. This will be extended to Year 6 in 2026-27.

Hatton Hill Geography Summary: Please click the link or see below our geography summary which highlights and celebrates our commitment to a quality geography curriculum and promotes our school's geography offer to parents and prospective parents.