We are delighted to announce that our geography curriculum was awarded the Silver Primary Geography Quality Mark.  Here are some of the key comments from the assessors:

‘quality learning is supported through providing pupils with appropriate knowledge and evidence.’

‘The rational for teaching Geography is clear – taking into account the school’s local context and cohort.’

‘Effective monitoring helps to drive improvement’

‘Professional development of staff is clearly supported’

 

 

 

At Smithdown Primary School we believe that Geography enables children to make sense of the complex and dynamically changing world that they live in. Our aim is for children to develop a natural curiosity about their immediate surroundings and the wider world, becoming more aware of  people, places and environments. Children will be confident using their taught geographical skills to collect and communicate information, including drawing and interpreting maps. They will be taught through engaging, fun Geography lessons and given the opportunity for meaningful learning opportunities and field work.

In Key Stage 1 children will develop their knowledge about the United Kingdom and their own locality. They’ll learn how to use maps, atlases and globes as well as learn simple compass directions. The children will also study seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and look at the hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the equator and the North and South Poles.

In Key Stage 2 the children will look to extend their knowledge to beyond their local area and will study Europe as well as North and South America. They will begin to look at similarities and differences of human geography such as types of settlement and land use. They will also study physical geography elements such as climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes. Children will continue to use maps, atlases and globes and will use the 8 points of the compass in their work. They will start to consider the use of four and six figure grid references and ordinance survey maps.

Progression will be assessed through evaluation of your child’s written work and consideration of their responses and contributions to discussions.

National Curriculum for Geography

Smithdown Primary Whole School Geography Overview 2023-2024

Smithdown Primary School Geography Progression

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Geography Chatter

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Year 4 had a great geography lesson moving crackers like tectonic plates!!

28-11-2023

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Bulb Planting in Crown Street Park!

23-11-2023

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Year 4 had an amazing geography lesson creating their own structures of the earth’s layers, and how they link to earthquakes!🌍

20-11-2023

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Let’s put our mapping skills into practice 🗺

13-11-2023
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So informative and so incredibly well presented

19-10-2023

How AMAZING is this piece of work informing us about the consequences of palm oil! 🦧 So informative and so incredibly well presented. #smithdowngeog #smithdownwriters

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Learning about endangered animals in geography

19-10-2023

Learning about endangered animals in #smithdowngeog what threats each are facing and what needs to be done to help.

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Year 2 had such a good time on the tour bus looking for local landmarks

19-10-2023

Year 2 had such a good time on the tour bus looking for local landmarks and your behaviour was exceptional too #smithdowngeog

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Today we explored our local area using Google maps

19-10-2023

Today we explored our local area using Google maps. We used our postcode to find our own homes and spotted familiar places around school too. #smithdowngeog

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We then moved onto learning about the surrounding waters of the UK

19-10-2023

.We then moved onto learning about the surrounding waters of the UK. We completed a jigsaw of the UK and used a map to help us to label the water around us. #smithdowngeog

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We worked so well with a partner In Geography

19-10-2023

In Geography this afternoon we used an atlas to help us name the countries of the UK and the capital cities. We worked so well with a partner #smithdowngeog

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We walked around our local area today and took pictures of different

19-10-2023

We walked around our local area today and took pictures of different, important places of interest #smithdowngeog

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We enjoyed using Google Earth 🌏

19-10-2023

We enjoyed using Google Earth 🌏 to explore the school and the local area from an aerial view #smithdowngeog

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This week we enjoyed looking at where we live…

19-10-2023

This week we enjoyed looking at where we live. We painted and made models of our homes.#smithdowneyfs #smithdowngeog @SmithdownPr

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