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The children developed their map skills and carried out fieldwork activities near the River Aire which runs through our local area.

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Every Wednesday the children in KS1 and KS2 at find out about somewhere that is in the news that week.  This gives all children the opportunity to explore the world from the classroom as they find out about different places, cultures and environments.  It is designed to encourage children to think about, question and debate topical world issues and events. Below is an example of this, focusing on Glasgow and the COP26 Summit.

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At the beginning of each lesson, children are reminded of the importance of the subject, the skills that they might be using and the opportunities that studying Geography can bring.

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At the beginning of each lesson, children are reminded of the importance of the subject, the skills that they might be using and the opportunities that studying Geography can bring.

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Our Long Term Overview shows when Geography is taught at Woodlesford Primary School.

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KS1 enjoyed a fieldwork trip to the canal. We thought about how people in Woodlesford use the canal and compared this to how people in the village of Mugurameno in Zambia use the Zambezi River.

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In their Mountains topic, Year 3 used 4 figure grid references to identify places on an OS map of Mount Snowden.

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Year 1 enjoyed a walk around our local area to find out how the land is used near our school.

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UK | United Kingdom | United Kingdom Song | A Geography Song About the UK and its Capitals

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Where in the world will we visit this week?

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Where in the world will we visit this week?

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Explore our photo gallery to see some examples of Geography learning at Woodlesford Primary School.

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Explore our photo gallery to see some examples of Geography learning at Woodlesford Primary School.

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As part of their Mountains topic, the children visited the summit of Rothwell Country Park.  

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Year 3 fieldtrip to Rothwell Country Park

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Year 3 fieldtrip to Rothwell Country Park

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The children did a field sketch of the view from the top and measured the wind speed which they compared to the wind speed at school.

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GFOL - What did London look like in 1666?

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GFOL - What did London look like in 1666?

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As part of National Fieldwork Week, each year group was tasked with discovering their local area in greater depth. We had a fabulous week and here are just a few examples of the things that we got up to.

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We visited the canal to understand its uses, it’s history and why it is very useful to many living things.

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We were also able to do some sketching whilst visiting the canal.

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We used a map to plan our route from school to the park.  We did a scavenger hunt to explore the facilities at the park and sketched what we could see.

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We created a map of the park with a key to show its main features.

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We are proud to be a member of the Geographical Association.

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We are proud to be a member of the Geographical Association.

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As a school we use Digimaps to support our Geography teaching. Children are invited to explore this resource at home and log in details can be obtained from the class teacher.

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Oddizzi is a resource we use in school that children at Woodlesford Primary School can also use at home. Teachers will send the log in details to parents via ClassDojo and children will then be able to explore the website themselves. There is a wealth of appropriate, age-related information for children to explore, as well as quizzes to test themselves on. If parents have any queries about how to log on please speak to your child's teacher.

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Oddizzi Geography resource for primary schools

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Award winning real world geography for kids - original resources and a community of ClassPals for primary/K6 children that build global citizenship skills.

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Reception Class visited the Woody Jungle. They created plans to show what equipment they enjoy using.

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Year 2 went to visit the train station in Woodlesford. They found out where the trains travel to and carried out a survey to find out where people who use the station were travelling.

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The children used their findings to help them to write a letter to the local MP to persuade him why Woodlesford Train Station should stay open.

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Work in books evidences a broad and balanced geography curriculum and demonstrates children’s acquisition of identified key knowledge.
Children are able to review their successes in achieving the lesson objectives using the knowledge organiser.
The pre and post assessment activity shows progress within each topic.
As children progress throughout the school, they develop a deep knowledge, understanding and appreciation of their local area and its place within the wider geographical context.
Regular fieldwork activities and school trips take place to provide further relevant and contextual learning.

Impact is monitored in a number of ways by Geography leaders:

Planning reviews

Assessments - Weekly Iterative and pre and post assessment.

Book looks

Lesson observations

Pupil Voice Interviews

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Our Curriculum Roadmap shows the journey children take in their Geography learning at Woodlesford Primary School.

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Our Curriculum Roadmap shows the journey children take in their Geography learning at Woodlesford Primary School.

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In order for teachers to monitor the progress of pupils, each unit begins with a pre-assessment and ends with a post-assessment.   In addition to this, the use of iterative testing at the beginning of each lesson, following the Super Six approach of 'This Topic, Last Topic and Previous Topics', provides the teacher with a formative assessment opportunity and enables the children's learning to be deeply embedded over time.  An end of unit quiz is used to provide summative assessment information.  Below is an example of our Super Six questioning from KS1.

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In order for teachers to monitor the progress of pupils, each unit begins with a pre-assessment and ends with a post-assessment.   In addition to this, the use of iterative testing at the beginning of each lesson, following the Super Six approach of 'This Topic, Last Topic and Previous Topics', provides the teacher with a formative assessment opportunity and enables the children's learning to be deeply embedded over time.  An end of unit quiz is used to provide summative assessment information.  Below is an example of our Super Six questioning from KS1.

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In order to ensure high standards of teaching and learning in Geography, we follow a progressive and inspiring curriculum. This broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum focuses on the knowledge and skills stated in the EYFS Framework and National Curriculum for KS1 and KS2.

A blocked curriculum approach has been implemented to ensure a good coverage of knowledge and progression, as well as the development of the key geographical skills of fieldwork and mapping.

In EYFS, the curriculum is organised across the seven areas of learning.  Geography skills in EYFS are most commonly covered through Knowledge and Understanding of the World and Mathematics.   Pupils achieve many of the statements relating to Geography in the EYFS curriculum through the continuous provision that is provided within the setting.  Where appropriate the enhanced curriculum will enable the children to achieve greater knowledge and understanding of particular concepts. e.g. The Reception topics of 'Animals Around the World' and 'How Do We Get There?'

From Year 1 onwards, each year group follows a creative curriculum cycle.   More information on this can be seen on the Long Term Map.

This approach enables our children to deepen their geographical knowledge of their own locality, the United Kingdom and the wider world, over a longer period of time, as well as develop their mapping and fieldwork skills.

The children also participate in our annual Fieldwork week.   Each year group studies one of the '7 Wonders of Woodlesford'.  The week provides opportunities for children to study the place where they live in greater detail, carrying out a fieldtrip where applicable and apply their geographical skills.  They are encouraged to communicate geographical information in a variety of ways including maps, graphs and charts and through writing as geographers.

In order for teachers to monitor the progress of pupils, each unit begins with a pre-assessment and ends with a post-assessment.   In addition to this, the use of iterative testing at the beginning of each lesson, following the Super Six approach of 'This Topic, Last Topic and Previous Topics', provides the teacher with a formative assessment opportunity and enables the children's learning to be deeply embedded over time.  An end of unit quiz is used to provide summative assessment information.

A knowledge organiser is used to ensure children can see and refer to the learning that will take place over the unit.  In KS1 this is displayed in the classroom and highlighted when the learning has been achieved.  In KS2, each child has a copy in their book which is referred to and highlighted as and when the learning takes place.  The knowledge organiser also includes subject specific and age appropriate vocabulary that the children are expected to be able to use.

Teachers use of a wide range of sources to inspire our children.  These include include maps, globes and atlases as well as fiction and non-fiction books.   The school also subscribes to Oddizzi and Digimaps and has GA membership which enables staff to use high quality resources to plan and deliver the Geography curriculum.  Our cross curricular approach means that the Geographical learning can often be seen in other pieces of work, for example English.

A wide variety of teaching approaches are used, including the use of external providers and fieldtrips where appropriate.  The aim of this is to foster in our children an interest and appreciation for the world around them, develop their cultural capital, as well as enhance their learning and progression.

Working walls are used within the classroom to provide an inspiring and supportive learning environment.

To further enhance their sense of place in our world, children from Year 1 up take part in our "The World this Week" session.  This gives them the opportunity to find out about a country or place that is in the news that week.  The session gives children the chance to explore the world from the classroom as they find out about different places, cultures and environments.  This session encourages our children to think about, question and debate topical world issues and events.

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At Woodlesford Primary School, our intent is to deliver a Geography curriculum that is accessible to all and teaches our children about the rich diversity of people, places and environments both locally and in the world beyond.  Over time, children develop a greater understanding of the world, as well as their place in it.  We want our children to be fascinated by and appreciate the world in which they live and show an inquisitiveness about the Earth’s key physical and human processes that will be with them for the rest of their lives.  Through fieldwork, and by developing the skills of questioning, research and analysis, our aim is for the children at Woodlesford Primary School to become responsible, global citizens.