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Morda C

Vision for Geography Learning


Intent 

At Morda our geography curriculum seeks to inspire pupils to become responsible and courageous local and global citizens. We use Mantle of the Expert fictional contexts as a tool to transport our pupils to the most inaccessible places in the world and also to explore geographical challenges in our own locality. 
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Pupils are taught key physical and human knowledge of the world regularly, in order to embed this information in their long-term memory. Within carefully constructed fictional contexts, pupils visit places of geographical interest and explore and influence geographical challenges as if they were operating in the real world. Our pupils are led by our Christian Values of Courage, Compassion and Fairness as the consider difficult geographical challenges in the world. Through the geography curriculum, they reflect on their own actions and responsibilities to other people, to the environment and to the sustainability of the planet. 
Our eco -school committee encourages children become responsible eco-citizens and make a positive impact on their local and global environment. 


Curriculum Design and Pedagogical Approach

Teachers use the Rolling Planning Frameworks to identify the subject content for each Geography  topic for example KS1 African Adventure . Using the Geography  Progression in Skills document below along with the National Curriculum Programmes of Study, teachers choose which aspects of the unit to emphasise.
Their choices are guided by the character of the class, the needs of different groups in the cohort and by the school’s core values of Compassion, Courage and Fairness. For example when designing the  Mantle context for KS1 African adventure teachers chose to focus on  issues of fairness, highlighting the  inadequate educational facilities in the African village. Through the mantle children were encouraged to work together to build a new school. in KS2 Climate Emergency mantle  children were encouraged to show compassion for the areas effected by climate change and make courageous choices in their role as environmental experts. 
Teachers then produce a knowledge organiser which informs their Mantle of The Expert plan and contains the key knowledge. Mantle of the Expert is the primary pedagogical method for Geography  alongside focused teaching using retrieval practice of elements that don’t fall easily into the Mantle plan. ​

Impact

Children leave Morda school with a good understanding of the geography of their own locality and the surrounding areas. They have a good knowledge of the world continents , countries and sustainability and their role in climate change. Children are able to use and identify features on a aerial map, os map, atlases and globes. They can talk in detail about physical and human features of the countries and location they have studied
 They leave Morda with a good understanding of their role as global citizens and the impact they have on sustainability and climate change .   ​

Subject Overview

Geography subject overview May 2022

Humanities 2 Year Rolling Programme

Humanities 2 Year Rolling Programme

Subject Progression

Geography Subject Progression

End Points

Key Stage 1 Geography End Points
Key Stage 2 Geography End Points
Knowledge Organisers 
Autumn 2022 Bluebells African Adventure
Autumn 2022 Daffodils Viva Espanol
Autumn 2022 Roses Amazon
Autumn 2022 Shamrocks Brazil
Summer 2022 Daffodils Locality
Summer 2022 Bluebells Island of Struay
Summer 2022 Shamrocks Energy and Environment
Spring 2022 Daffodils Liverpool
Spring 2022 Roses Europe and the Mediterranean
Autumn term 2021 Bluebells Morda me and my marvellous world
Autumn 2021 Daffodils Antarctic Scientists
Autumn term 2021 Roses Flood defence
Autumn term 2021 Shamrocks India
Summer 2021 Local study and comparison to the Outer Hebrides KS1
Spring 2021 Egypt and the Nile  Himalayas
Spring 2021 Egypt and the Nile Andes
Spring 2021 Egypt and the Nile Rockies
Autumn  2020 African Adventure KS1
Autumn 2020 Local Study Rockies
Autumn 2020 Local Study Andes
Spring 2019 Climate Emergency Andes

Bluebells 1.3 Why does Christmas matter to Christians?

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