At Kingsway, our Geography curriculum has been carefully designed to ensure that every pupil develops the powerful knowledge, rich vocabulary and disciplinary skills needed to understand the world around them. Learning begins close to home, with children exploring their local area before broadening their understanding to South America and the wider world as they progress through the key stage. By the end of Year 6, pupils have developed a secure understanding of both human and physical geography and the confidence to think, question and work as young geographers.

Geography units are thoughtfully sequenced to build knowledge over time and are planned alongside other curriculum areas to create meaningful links with History, English, Art and Music where these enhance learning. We never assume prior knowledge. Instead, we foster curiosity and provide carefully planned opportunities for every child to develop a deep and connected understanding of geographical concepts.

Our curriculum has been designed around the principles of a well-sequenced curriculum, where knowledge is deliberately built, revisited and strengthened over time. We use CUSP (Curriculum with Unity Schools Partnership) as a planning tool to support curriculum design, ensuring clear progression in substantive knowledge, disciplinary knowledge and subject-specific vocabulary. Each unit builds on previous learning, enabling pupils to make meaningful connections, deepen their understanding and retain knowledge for the long term.

Retrieval practice is embedded throughout the curriculum to strengthen memory and improve long-term retention. Each half-term, pupils learn a carefully selected set of key facts and complete retrieval quizzes that help secure prior learning and support the transfer of knowledge into long-term memory. Knowledge and skills are presented through a range of accessible approaches so that all pupils, regardless of their reading ability or prior experiences, can successfully access the curriculum and be fully prepared for the next stage of their education.

Our Geography curriculum makes a significant contribution to pupils' cultural capital by broadening their understanding of diverse places, people, environments and cultures. Through studying communities both locally and globally, children develop respect, empathy and an appreciation of the interconnected nature of our world. The curriculum has been deliberately designed to celebrate diversity and ensure that a wide range of communities, cultures and perspectives are represented respectfully and authentically throughout pupils' learning. This enables every child to see themselves reflected within the curriculum while also developing an understanding and appreciation of experiences, traditions and ways of life beyond their own. We continually review and refine our curriculum to ensure it remains ambitious, inclusive and representative of the diverse world in which we live.

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