Geography

Geography Progression Map

Intent – Geography at New Delaval Primary School should:

• Enable children to gain knowledge and understanding of places in the world. 
• Increase children’s knowledge of other cultures and, in so doing, teach a respect and understanding of what it means to be a positive citizen in a multi-cultural country. 
• Develop children’s ‘skills of critical enquiry an ability to handle and interpret information, through asking and answering geographical questions.
• Explore values and attitudes about complex issues such as sustainability and sustainable development.
• Enable children to know and understand environmental problems at a local, regional, and global level. 
• Encourage in children a commitment to sustainable development and an appreciation of what ‘global citizenship’ means
• Allow children to learn graphic skills, including how to use, draw and interpret maps. 
• Develop a variety of other skills, including those of enquiry, problem solving and ICT. 
• Investigation and how to present their conclusions in the most appropriate way.