At Templefield Lower School, we strive to ensure that our pupils have a secure understanding of the world that they live in. We wish to inspire in them a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for them for the rest of their lives. Through high quality first teaching, we endeavour to equip our pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human processes. Throughout, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between human and physical processes and how our world has been shaped in forms of landscape and different environments. Through the teaching and learning of Geography, our pupils become better equipped to understand the fascinating, curious, diverse and ever-changing world that we live in. Thus, ensuring that they are key in ensuring its survival.
At Templefield, our Geography is taught through cleverly designed ‘Big Pictures,’ that capture our children’s interest and curiosity about the world and its people.
Our whole school approach to teaching Geography involves the following:
Through Geography, our pupils will develop the knowledge, skills and understanding of the world that we live in. They will have a secure understanding of the United Kingdom through in-depth study of the 4 countries and the Human and Physical Features of each. They will have had opportunities to first- hand experience their local community through some field Geography. As our pupils progress they will gain a deeper understanding of the formation and use of landscape and environments. A spark of curiosity will be lit in the hope that children will want to explore the world and its many diverse landscapes and environments for themselves.