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.
A high-quality geography education should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge, understanding and skills provide the frameworks and approaches that explain how the Earth’s features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time. National Curriculum for Geography, purpose of study
Row, Row, Float Your Boat!
This week in Reception, we have been busy exploring the exciting world of sinking and floating! To begin, we talked about what these words mean. The children learned that floating means an object stays on top of the water while sinking means an object goes down to the...
All Aboard at the Cutty Sark
Tagore Class had a wonderful day visiting the Cutty Sark as part of their theme : What are the different interpretations of Christopher Columbus? They have been learning that people see Columbus in different ways. Some think of him as a brave explorer who travelled...
Hadid Mudlarking at the Thames!
On Tuesday 19th May, year 6 was able to take part in the age-old tradition of mud larking! It was a rainy Tuesday morning, but everyone was excited to learn more about the river Thames and the treasures hidden in the foreshore. Our guide told us a lot about the...
Year 3 Reflection
What an exciting half term it has been in Year 3! Our learning journey has taken us high up into the mountains and deep inside volcanoes as we explored the amazing world we live in. This is what the children have been saying this term: Hi everyone! I hope you all had...
Ahoy there!
Delaunay set sail on a special trip to the Cutty Sark on Monday. From the moment we arrived, the children's excitement and anticipation filled the air as we waited for the doors to open by taking a stroll around the old ship to see what we could notice. Once on board,...
👨🌾☀️Mudchute Farm ☀️🚜
Year 1 set off on a bright, sunny (and very windy!) morning for our trip to Mudchute Farm. The excitement started the moment we boarded the DLR, with children spotting landmarks out the windows and chatting about which animals they hoped to see. We arrived ready to...
Year 3’s Fantastic Trip to the History Museum!
On today's trip we looked and learnt about volcanic eruptions. We visited a room where we met a member of the museum named Anthony. He showed us different rocks from when a volcano erupted and left behind some pieces. I learnt that lava is about 60 or 70 kilometres...
Exploring Explorers at the National History Museum
Yesterday we went to the Natural History Museum. Here are some of the children's recounts of what happened and some photos OUR SCHOOL TRIP by Finley Today we went to the National Maritime Museum. We were learning about explorers, that's our topic. One of the rooms we...
Reception in Bloom
Spring has arrived in Reception, and the children have been busy exploring all the wonderful changes this season brings. We’ve been noticing new colours, new growth, and lots of signs that the world around us is waking up again. The children enjoyed a lovely walk to...
Our first week of the summer term
by Rodala, Adyan and Ataullah Last week we had our first week of the new term. We were introduced to our new story in English, called The Magic Paintbrush, and we had to make some predictions before we read it. We used a magic paintbrush of our own to paint over a...









