Geography
Subject Leader Statement
"Geography equips children with the knowledge and understanding they need to become active and engaged global citizens, ready to tackle the challenges of the 21st century."
A good geographer is someone who is excited about the dynamics and aspects of the world; they have an enthusiasm to better understand the people, places and environments within it. At Stewart Fleming, geographers are encouraged to understand why and how places are changing and how this has had an impact on the past, present and future world we live in. Not only does it connect our individual geographers to their community by identifying, locating and exploring their local surroundings, it allows the children to link these to wider contexts around the world. Underpinning this is a strong component that deepens children’s geographical thinking and therefore makes them an excellent geographer.
Implementation
Geography is taught through the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) scheme which enables children to approach learning by developing the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to confidently explore the physical and human geographical features of their local area and the wider world. Through the IPC units, learning provides pupils with opportunities to learn about the world as it is now and the many ways that it has been influenced by human activity. In addition, they will acquire the skills to analyse maps and create their own, use technical vocabulary to describe geographical processes, collect and present data that draws conclusions about places and geographical issues, and use aerial photography to explain the physical and human processes that occur in a geographical region.
The IPC has been integrated with the National Curriculum to ensure pupils meet the statutory requirements in a creative and stimulating way. When planning for the IPC, teachers adapt the units of work to create half-termly or termly topics that pupils can relate to and that cater to their specific interests. They are adapted to meet the needs of every child and provide challenge to all.
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National Geography Week at Stewart Fleming
Stewart Fleming celebrated National Geography Week on the week of 16th November. The children explored a range of interesting geographical topics and created some amazing learning! Children across the school have used atlases to map rivers, explore the African continent and understand how shifting plate tectonics created the supercontinent of Pangaea. Year 5 even created up-to-date maps of our school, including legends and compasses, while year 1 explored the geography of their classrooms! We loved digging deep into our geographical learning over National Geography week at Stewart Fleming and are already looking forward to the next time we can engage in this exciting and fascinating subject. Below are some fantastic examples of work that the children at Stewart Fleming did during National Geography Week.
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