Geography
“You can travel the seas, poles and deserts and see nothing. To really understand the world, you need to get under the skin of the people and places. In other words, learn about geography. I can’t imagine a subject more relevant in schools. We’d all be lost without it.”
Michael Palin
Geography at Newchurch St. Mary's is a valued part of the curriculum, providing a purposeful means for exploring, appreciating and understanding the world in which we live; how it has evolved and how it continues to evolve. Geography explores the relationship between the Earth and its people through the study of place, space and environment.
In Geography, pupils learn the skills of understanding a locality and how and where people fit into its overall structure. Geography encourages children to learn through experience, particularly through practical activities and enquiry.
Our goal is for our children to become geographers. Geographers must have:
https://www.firstcareers.co.uk/subjects/geography/
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An excellent knowledge of where places are and what they are like.
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An excellent understanding of the ways in which places are interdependent and interconnected and how much human and physical environments are interrelated.
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An extensive base of geographical knowledge and vocabulary.
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Fluency in complex, geographical enquiry and the ability to apply questioning skills and use effective analytical and presentational techniques.
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The ability to reach clear conclusions and develop a reasoned argument to explain findings.
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Significant levels of originality, imagination or creativity as shown in interpretations and representations of the subject matter.
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Highly developed and frequently utilised fieldwork and other geographical skills and techniques.
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A passion for and commitment to the subject, and a real sense of curiosity to find out about the world and the people who live there.
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The ability to express well-balanced opinions, rooted in very good knowledge and understanding about current and contemporary issues in society and the environment.
At Newchurch St. Mary's we take into consideration the following strands of the National Curriculum:
• Locational knowledge
• Place knowledge
• Human and physical geography
• Geographical skills and fieldwork
Useful websites:
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/category/discover/
This is the National Geographical website for children. It provides children with places to research all about the world and specific categories.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zcdqxnb