At Wallop Primary School, our geography curriculum aims to foster curiosity and fascination about the world and its people, inspiring pupils to explore and understand the relationship between people, places and environments. We want children to develop a strong sense of place—locally, nationally and globally—while deepening their understanding of physical and human processes. Our intent is to equip pupils with the knowledge, skills and vocabulary to investigate the world around them, think critically about global issues and understand their role as responsible global citizens.

We use the National Curriculum Programme of Study to guide us on the learning content and focus for our knowledge statements and key questions. These core threads of knowledge explore the following:

• Rivers, lakes, streams and oceans

This core thread was chosen due to our local brook, in Nether Wallop, this is explored throughout EYFS topics. This is then built on throughout KS1 and KS2 following the focus of the National Curriculum, exploring oceans in KS1 and the water cycle in KS2, having this core thread being built upon in each topic allows children to not only understand the geographical location of a range of rivers, lakes, streams and oceans but also their physical processes. 

• Climate and weather

This core thread was chosen because of its link to human and physical geography in the National Curriculum. In KS1, exploring weather patterns in the UK as well as looking closely at the equator and North and South Pole. Then in KS2 looking at climate zones as well as supporting comparison of places throughout both Key Stages. 

• Maps 

This core thread was chosen because of its link to Locational Knowledge, Place Knowledge and also Geographical Skills and fieldwork in the National Curriculum. Children must gain a strong understanding of how to use maps, atlases, globes and digital mapping as well as using directional language. Furthermore, we at Wallop believe this to be a key life skill to support them in later life.