Statement of Intent
‘A well taught knowledge-rich education is potentially the driver for true equality for pupils from different backgrounds. Knowing things, not just recalling the bald facts but deeply understanding them gives pupils confidence. It helps them to discuss a wide range of live topics with their peers, irrespective of their backgrounds.’
– Dame Rachel de Souza
St. Joseph’s school’s curriculum is planned and sequenced so that new knowledge and skills build on what has been taught before, and towards those defined end points. (Ofsted framework – Curriculum intent) The subject specific objectives have therefore been built on this principle. In other words rather than having yearly key assessments for each subject, you can see how an aspect of the subject is built upon by using the main subject specific concepts such as locational knowledge in geography.
We believe that a rich, high-quality Geography curriculum will inspire our children to develop a curiosity and fascination about the world in which we live and its people. Our Geography curriculum will teach children to appreciate God’s wonderful world and encourage them to develop a greater understanding and knowledge of the world around them, as well as their place in it. We want our children to become global citizens, growing up with the knowledge that they are guardians of the world that God created and, that as individuals, they can make a positive impact on the world through the way we live.
When teaching Geography, we aim to inspire and nurture our children’s interest, knowledge and understanding of diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments of the world, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical, human and environmental processes that take place in it.
As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world will help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments, including their change over time.
