Geography

Geography in the National Curriculum

• The National Curriculum

Geography Policy Document

• Geography Policy

Whole School Geography Progression Map

• Geography Progression Map

Geography Theme Overview

• Geography themes across school

Topic Overview

• Whole school topic overview

Geography Contextual and Conceptual Overviews

• Robins
• Woodpeckers
• Kingfishers
• Swallows
• Doves
• Owls
• Kestrels
• Hawks
• Eagles

Geographical Vocabulary

• Progression in Geographical Vocabulary

Useful websites that support geographical learning

• Up to date weather forecasts
   
• Newsround - UK current events
   
• Newsround - world current events
   

• Environmental themes
  The children’s section has many useful facts, activities and animations and includes sections on: air, energy, land, climate change, people and lifestyles, resources and waste, water and wildlife.

• Mapping
  An introduction for key stage 2 on how maps work and how to interpret them. It includes these 8 sections: starting mapping, symbols, compasses and directions, grid references, understanding scale, measuring distance, relief and contour lines and compass bearings.

• Up My Street
  Local street maps including a ‘find my nearest’ function, which can be used to locate features e.g. schools, list them and link them to a map.

• Streetmap
  Search for local street maps by postcode, OS grid reference, place name or street name. Maps are extendable in eight compass directions.

• Worldmapper
  Maps resized to show population sizes, income, etc.

• Google Maps
  Online mapping site which includes eye level 'Streetview'

• ActionAid
  Includes a range of resources for information supporting distant locality studies.

• Oxfam
  Excellent site for global citizenship issues. Children’s pages include details of the history, geography and environment, people and society and a fact file for 14 countries), ‘children’ (exploring the lives of children in less developed countries) and ‘food’ (issues such as farming and fair trade).

• Geograph
  The Geograph® Britain and Ireland project aims to collect geographical photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland, and you can be part of it.

• Travel Images
  Photographic images of countries which can be selected by continent, then by country.

• Digimap for Schools
  Digimap for Schools is an online mapping service we subscribe to. It is used to provide easy access to a range of current and historical Ordnance Survey maps and aerial photography. Logins can be provided to pupils if needed.

• Panoramas
  Panoramic images

• Oddizzi
  This award winning resources supports teaching and learning in Geography across the school. Log ins can be provided to pupils if needed.

• National Geographic Kids
  Fun Geography games and quizzes for children!

• Ordnance Survey
  A useful, child friendly website to help children with understanding scale, testing grid reference skills, understanding map symbols and compass and direction.