• Geography is taught as a subject in its own right, but we place a great emphasis on making links across other subject areas. We therefore use a cross-curricular approach. 
• Each geography topic has an investigation question to continually refer back to. 
• Texts in English are often linked to the teaching of geography. For example, when learning about Africa, Ash Class read 'Lila and the Secret of Rain' whilst Beech Class read 'Anna Hibiscus'. In KS2, when learning about South America, Juniper Class read 'The Great Kapok Tree' and in Willow Class, when debating what our world will look like in the future, they read 'The Viewer'. 
• Knowledge organisers are used by each class, to revisit content previously taught and organise knowledge, skills and vocabulary to be learnt. These have been designed by the teachers at Woodchester. 
• We have planned 'golden threads' across our geography curriculum. These enable the children to make links in their learning and promote long term memory of knowledge. 
• Our Forest School environment enables further study of our local environment and supports the teaching of many geographical topics. In their study of South America, Juniper Class have been learning about the Amazon Rainforest and deforestation. They've applied this learning to their Forest School sessions, by creating a sustainable management plan for our woodland. 
• We provide experiences out in the local area for fieldwork and visit places such as Westonbirt Arboretum to enhance our knowledge of topics being studied. 

There is a clear progression map of skills, knowledge and vocabulary to be learnt in each geographical topic studied. This is split into strands: 

• Geographical knowledge 
  • The UK and local alrea
  • The world and continents
• Geographical understanding 
  • Physical themes
  • Human themes
  • Understanding places and connections 
• Geographical skills and enquiry 
  • Map and atlas work
  • Fieldwork and investigation 

	Whole School Curriculum Map Humanities	[pdf 211KB]
	EYFS Geography Knowledge and Skills Overview	[pdf 128KB]
	KS1 Geography Knowledge and Skills Overview	[pdf 155KB]
	KS2 Geography Knowledge and Skills Overview	[pdf 265KB]