At Fleetville, we want every child to develop a secure understanding of the world they live in - its places, people and environments - and to see themselves as geographers who can question, investigate and explain how our planet works.

Our geography curriculum builds pupils’ knowledge step by step: from local and familiar places to diverse global regions in UKS2. Along the way, children learn the substantive knowledge of geography — physical processes, human geography, place knowledge and environmental relationships — while also developing the disciplinary skills of thinking like a geographer: analysing maps, interpreting data, asking geographical questions and conducting fieldwork.

By the end of Key Stage 2, children will:

• Build secure place knowledge, comparing locations in the UK, Europe, the Americas and beyond.

• Develop understanding of physical geography (such as rivers, mountains, climate and biomes) and human geography (settlements, trade, land use and population).

• Use a wide range of maps, atlases, digital tools and fieldwork techniques to gather, interpret and present geographical information.

• Ask and answer meaningful geographical questions, showing curiosity about how people and environments interact and why places change over time.

• Understand environmental issues and develop a sense of responsibility for the world and their local community.

Fieldwork is central to our approach: from exploring our school grounds and the local area, to investigating contrasting regions. These experiences help children apply concepts in real contexts and see geography as a living, relevant discipline. Across the school, our curriculum moves from small-scale to big-picture thinking - helping pupils connect their immediate surroundings to the wider world. Subject-specific vocabulary is taught explicitly, and carefully sequenced lessons ensure knowledge builds logically and cumulatively over time.

At Fleetville, geography helps children make sense of their world, understand different perspectives and recognise their role in shaping a sustainable future.