‘The study of geography is about more than just memorizing places on a map. It’s about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exists across continents. And in the end, it’s about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together.’ 

BARACK OBAMA (2012) 

At St Barnabas, we believe our role is to provide  our  children with opportunities to  understand the world on both  a local and global scale, to take them beyond their limited experiences and inspire them to develop an interest in the world around them.  While some of our children travel widely, others have limited experiences of outside Worcestershire. Our teaching will stimulate  our  children’s curiosity in both the human and physical environments and deepen their understanding of the connections between the two. By developing an understanding of the people, places and processes,  our children  will be able to think both critically and creatively about the  future of their amazing planet  and their role  in sustaining it. They will  explore  the unbelievable variety in the physical landscape as well as the incredible diversity of its inhabitants.  

Our curriculum is aimed at our pupils and begins by equipping them with the geographical skills to understand their immediate world before taking  them beyond  it  and out into the  wider one. It enables pupils to meet the end of key stage attainment targets in the National curriculum. The aims also align with those in the National curriculum. For EYFS,  the activities allow pupils to work towards the ‘Understanding the world’ Development matters statements and Early learning goals, while also covering foundational knowledge that will support them in their further geography learning in Key stage 1. All year groups spend time exploring the school grounds and Drakes Broughton with age-appropriate foci. Through taking our teaching outside of the classroom during fieldwork lessons, our children will be given experiences  that will enable them to become open minded and resilient learners. We aim to develop young geographers who appreciate the interaction between people and places and value the world they grow up in.