Geography

Intent

At Holy Family, Geography enables pupils to develop a deep understanding of the world, its people, places and environments. Our curriculum is designed to build curious, informed and responsible geographers who can make sense of the world around them and their place within it.

Through carefully sequenced learning, pupils develop knowledge of:

• locational and place knowledge, beginning with their local area of Liverpool and extending to the UK, Europe and the wider world
• human and physical geography, including climate, landscapes, settlements, trade and environmental issues
• geographical skills and fieldwork, enabling them to investigate and interpret the world independently

Our curriculum is structured to ensure progression in key geographical concepts, including:

• place
• space
• scale
• interdependence
• environmental change

These concepts are revisited and developed each year, allowing pupils to build and apply knowledge with increasing depth and complexity.

Pupils make meaningful comparisons between places, including:

• a UK locality and a non-European country in KS1
• a UK region and a European region in LKS2
• regions in North and South America in UKS2

This supports pupils in understanding how places are connected and how physical and human processes shape environments over time. Pupils also develop a rich and precise geographical vocabulary, enabling them to describe, explain and evaluate confidently.

Click here to learn more about the  Geography National Curriculum.