St Peter & St Paul CE VA Primary School

At St Peter and St Paul CE VA Primary School our bespoke Geography curriculum reflects our local context and aims to inspire children to develop curiosity and fascination about the world and its people.  It is coherently planned with breadth and ambition across all year groups; aiming to bring learning to life through first hand experiences.  It covers the four areas of Locational Knowledge, Place Knowledge, Human and Physical Geography, and Geographical Skills and Fieldwork.  

Our spiral curriculum approach builds upon previous learning and develops from a local to a global scale. Geographical skills and fieldwork are an integral part of all learning.

Meaningful cross-curricular links are made wherever possible with a strong focus on locational and place knowledge. 

Children's knowledge, skills and vocabulary are developed through studying a range of diverse places.  Children are encouraged to think like a geographer asking questions relating to people, places and the environment. Use of big questions leads to an investigative approach to learning, and quizzes and assessment are used to aid geographical knowledge and recall.

Over their primary school years, the children develop a good subject knowledge using and applying their reading, writing, maths and computing skills to produce high quality work. Carefully selected fiction and non-fiction texts are used to enhance learning.

We are fortunate to be surrounded by a rich environment.  Our school grounds, local beaches, Bexhill town and local woods are all utilised to provide relevant and inspiring locations for fieldwork and geographical studies. 

As a school we recognise our stewardship responsibilities and involve ourselves in environmental activities both within school and the wider community.  We have a group of 'Eco-Warriors' who take their lead from the Eco Schools ‘Ten Topics’ when promoting environmental responsibility:

- Biodiversity, caring for all plants, animals and insects.

- Energy, reducing energy use and investigating greener energy sources.

- Global Citizenship, working with others on local and global issues.

- Healthy Living, improving mental and physical well-being.

- Litter, taking action to reduce litter in our local area and beyond.

- Marine, protecting rivers, canals, lakes, oceans and the plants and animals that inhabit them.

- School Grounds, enhancing our learning environment.

- Transport, travelling in an environmentally-friendly manner.

- Waste, refusing, reducing, reusing, repairing and recycling.

- Water, protecting our most important natural resource.

To see an overview of our geography curriculum and the progression of knowledge, skills and vocabulary within it click here.

To see our Geography Policy click here.