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
Exploring the Thames in Hadid Class
This half term our geography learning has been based around rivers, specifically our own River Thames. We have investigated the question 'What has changed and what has stayed the same about the River Thames?' Arissa Ahsana Zainab H Fatima Remayssa Amelia Ibrahim...
Van Gogh’s End of Spring 2
Van Gogh have had an amazing half term learning all about the Vikings in History and Geography. Here are some of the wonderful work the children produced in History and Geography. Below is their work from Maths this half term as well their cooking lesson with Chef...
End of Spring Term in Hirst Class
Blog written by children in Hirst ClassThis term we have been learning about Rivers with a particular focus on What has changed and What has stayed the same about the River Thames? This was was our Geography focus for the half term and linked well to our local...
Geography in Hamilton Class
We read the story - 'The Snail and the Whale', and then explored the different environments that the snail visited. We looked at volcanoes, beaches and mountains and then used Google Earth to find them on our planet. We also did a volcano experiment and had a go at...
Mud Larking Around
Today we went to the Old Royal Navy college for mud larking near the River Thames. We were looking for pieces of treasure from 2000 or less years ago. We all found: seashells; interesting rocks; old bricks; horse/cow bones; oyster shells; clams; Victorian tiles; bits...