Our geography curriculum aims to grow the potential in every child by building secure knowledge, curiosity and confidence about the world. Children learn what it means to be a geographer by exploring places from the local area to the wider world and understanding how the past shapes the present and future. Through enquiry, fieldwork and investigation, pupils ask questions, analyse information and communicate their ideas, developing key geographical skills along the way.

Learning is carefully sequenced, so new knowledge builds on what children already know, helping it to become securely embedded in long-term memory. Geography is taught through real places, features and events, with a focus on the disciplinary concepts of change, diversity and interaction. Pupils develop a strong sense of place, explore human and physical processes, and consider cultures, sustainability and how their choices can affect the world around them.

In Years 1 and 2, children alternate between geography and history each half term. This allows pupils, during geography units, to explore three carefully constructed, knowledge-rich enquiry questions across the year, ensuring clear progression while nurturing curiosity and a love of learning about the world.

Opening Worlds is a knowledge-rich humanities programme for teaching history, geography and religion in Years 3 to 6. The programme is characterised by strong vertical sequencing within subjects (so that pupils gain security in a rich, broad vocabulary through systematic introduction, sustained practice and deliberate revisiting) and by intricate horizontal and diagonal connections. 

The Opening Worlds Curriculum is designed to build knowledge thoroughly through carefully sequenced and coherent learning, ensuring pupils develop deep understanding over time. It embraces global and cultural breadth, celebrating diversity across communities, regions and identities, while strengthening literacy through the consistent introduction and revisiting of ambitious vocabulary. Disciplinary rigour is central, teaching pupils how to think, interpret, debate and evaluate claims in subject-specific ways. Learning is brought to life through rich, well-told stories and engaging narratives, delivered through an inclusive, high-quality teaching approach that is pacey, interactive, oral and enjoyable for all learners.

Please click on the link below to view our curriculum subject overview.