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HoylandCommonPrimarySchool
GeographySkills
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Key stage 1 Pupilsshoulddevelopknowledgeabouttheworld,theUnitedKingdomandtheirlocality.Theyshouldunderstandbasicsubject-specificvocabularyrelatingtohumanand
physicalgeographyandbegintousegeographicalskills,includingfirst-handobservation,toenhancetheirlocationalawareness.
Pupilsshouldbetaughtto:
Location knowledge §
nameandlocatetheworld’ssevencontinentsandfiveoceans
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name,locateandidentifycharacteristicsofthefourcountriesandcapitalcitiesoftheUnitedKingdomanditssurroundingseas
Place knowledge §
understandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthroughstudyingthehumanandphysicalgeographyofasmallareaoftheUnitedKingdom,andofasmallarea
inacontrastingnon-Europeancountry
Human and physical geography §
identifyseasonalanddailyweatherpatternsintheUnitedKingdomandthelocationofhotandcoldareasoftheworldinrelationtotheEquatorandtheNorthand
SouthPoles
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usebasicgeographicalvocabularytoreferto:
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keyphysicalfeatures,including:beach,cliff,coast,forest,hill,mountain,sea,ocean,river,soil,valley,vegetation,seasonandweather
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keyhumanfeatures,including:city,town,village,factory,farm,house,office,port,harbourandshop
Geographical skills and fieldwork §
useworldmaps,atlasesandglobestoidentifytheUnitedKingdomanditscountries,aswellasthecountries,continentsandoceansstudiedatthiskeystage
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usesimplecompassdirections(North,South,EastandWest)andlocationalanddirectionallanguage(e.g.nearandfar;leftandright)todescribethelocationof
featuresandroutesonamap
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useaerialphotographsandplanperspectivestorecogniselandmarksandbasichumanandphysicalfeatures;deviseasimplemap;anduseandconstructbasic
symbolsinakey
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usesimplefieldworkandobservationalskillstostudythegeographyoftheirschoolanditsgroundsandthekeyhumanandphysicalfeaturesofitssurrounding
environment. Key stage 2 PupilsshouldextendtheirknowledgeandunderstandingbeyondthelocalareatoincludetheUnitedKingdomandEurope,NorthandSouthAmerica.Thiswillincludethe
locationandcharacteristicsofarangeoftheworld’smostsignificanthumanandphysicalfeatures.Theyshoulddeveloptheiruseofgeographicaltoolsandskillsto
enhancetheirlocationalandplaceknowledge.
Pupilsshouldbetaughtto:
Location knowledge §
locatetheworld’scountries,usingmapstofocusonEurope(includingthelocationofRussia)andNorthandSouthAmerica,concentratingontheirenvironmental
regions,keyphysicalandhumancharacteristics,countries,andmajorcities
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nameandlocatecountiesandcitiesoftheUnitedKingdom,geographicalregionsandtheiridentifyinghumanandphysicalcharacteristics,keytopographical
features(includinghills,mountains,coastsandrivers),andland-usepatterns;andunderstandhowsomeoftheseaspectshavechangedovertime
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identifythepositionandsignificanceoflatitude,longitude,Equator,NorthernHemisphere,SouthernHemisphere,theTropicsofCancerandCapricorn,Arcticand
AntarcticCircle,thePrime/GreenwichMeridianandtimezones(includingdayandnight)
Place knowledge §
understandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthroughthestudyofhumanandphysicalgeographyofaregionoftheUnitedKingdom,aregioninaEuropean
country,andaregionwithinNorthorSouthAmerica
Human and physical geography §
describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:
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physicalgeography,including:climatezones,biomesandvegetationbelts,rivers,mountains,volcanoesandearthquakes,andthewatercycle
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humangeography,including:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincludingtradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesincludingenergy,
food,mineralsandwater
Geographical skills and fieldwork §
usemaps,atlases,globesanddigital/computermappingtolocatecountriesanddescribefeaturesstudied
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usetheeightpointsofacompass,fourandsix-figuregridreferences,symbolsandkey(includingtheuseofOrdnanceSurveymaps)tobuildtheirknowledgeofthe
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UnitedKingdomandthewiderworld
usefieldworktoobserve,measureandrecordthehumanandphysicalfeaturesinthelocalareausingarangeofmethods,includingsketchmaps,plansandgraphs,
anddigitaltechnologies.
Year1Year2Year3Year4Year5Year6
Geography
Transition
Assessmentcriteria
Skills
Childrenshowknowledge,skillsandunderstandingin IcanmarkonamapoftheBritishIsles,whereIliveandanyotherlocationsIknowabout.
studiesatalocalscale.
IcanlookatplacesanddrawfeaturesIlikeordislike,sortingthemintogroups.
Icanmarkonamapofthelocalarea,thelocationoftheschool.
IambeginningtonameandlocatethecountriesoftheUnitedKingdom.
IambeginningtolearnafewthingsaboutthecountriesandcapitalcitiesoftheUnitedKingdom
Iambeginningtolearnthattheworldismadeupofcontinentsandoceans
Childrenrecogniseandmakeobservationsabout
IambeginningtolearnaboutplacesintheUnitedKingdomusinggeographicalwordssuchasphysicaland
physicalandhumanfeaturesoflocalities.
human.
Iambeginningtolearnsomebasicgeographicalvocabulary.
Childrenexpressviewsonfeaturesofthe
Iaskwhatisthisplacelike?
environmentofalocality.
ItellothersthethingsIlikeanddislikeaboutaplace.
IcanusegeographyskillswhenlookingatacontrastinglocalityintheUK.
Childrenuseresourcesthataregiventothem,and
Iusebooks,storiesandotherinformationtofindoutaboutplaces.
theirownobservations,toaskandrespondto
IcanmakedrawingsofanareaIamfindingoutabout.
questionsaboutplacesandenvironments.
Childrenshowknowledgeandunderstandingof
Icannoticethattheweatherchanges.
weatherpatterns
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Geography
LowerKS1
Assessmentcriteria
Childrenshowknowledge,skillsandunderstandinginstudiesata
localscale.
Childrendescribephysicalandhumanfeaturesofplaces,and
recogniseandmakeobservationsaboutthosefeaturesthatgive
placestheircharacter.
Childrenexpressviewsontheenvironmentofalocalityand
recognisehowpeopleaffecttheenvironment.
Childrenshowanawarenessofplacesbeyondtheirlocality
Childrenuseinformationandownobservationstohelpthemask
andrespondtoquestionsaboutplacesandenvironments.
Childrenarebeginningtouseappropriategeographical
vocabulary.
Childrencarryoutsimpletasksandselectinformationusing
resourcesgiventothem.
Childrenshowknowledgeandunderstandingofweather
patterns.
Skills
Iaskwhatisthisplacelike?WhatandwhowillIseeinthisplace?Whyarethesepeoplehere,andwhataretheydoing?
Icanmarkonamapoftheworld,TheBritishIsles,mycountryofbirthandanyotherlocationsIhavediscussedinclass.
Icanmarkonamapofthelocalarea,thelocationoftheschoolandanyotherfeaturesIknowabout.
Mymapshaveagridreference(A1,B1)
IcannameandlocatethefourcountriesoftheUnitedKingdom
IidentifysomecharacteristicsofthecountriesandcapitalcitiesoftheUnitedKingdom.
Icannamemostoftheworld'scontinentsandoceans.
IcanmakeamapofthethingsIseeintheplacesIvisitorfindoutabout.
Icansaywhattypeofbuildingsthereareinaplaceandusethistodecidewhetheraplaceisacity,townorvillage.
IcandescribethehumanandphysicalgeographyofasmallareaoftheUnitedKingdom.
Iusesomebasicgeographicalvocabularytorefertokeyphysicalandhumanfeatures.
Isaywhatplacesarelikeusingwordssuchasbuiltup,noisy,busy,quiet,hills,streets,roads,woods.
ItellothersthethingsIlikeanddislikeaboutaplaceandgiveclearreasons.
IlookatplacesanddrawfeaturesIlikeordislike,sortingthemintogroups.
Icansayhowaplaceischanging(newhousesbeingbuilt,gettingbusier)
Icanusegeographyskillswhenlookingatalocalityabroad.
Icansayhowaplaceislikeanotherplace.
Idescribeplacesusinggeographywordssuchasnaturalandbuilt.
MymapsarelabelledwithgeographywordsIhavelearned.
Icansaywheresomewhereisusingwordssuchasthecityortownname,andcontinent.
Iusebooks,storiesandotherinformationtofindoutaboutplacesandIkeepitinanorganisedway.
IusemywritingskillstocommunicatewhatIknow.
Icansaythattheweatherchangesaccordingtotheseason.
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Geography
UpperKS1
Assessmentcriteria
Skills
Childrenshowknowledge,skillsandunderstandinginstudiesata
localscale.
Ifindoutaboutplacesandthefeaturesinthoseplacesbyeithergoingtothatplacetoobserveorbylookingatinformationsources.
Imakedetailedsketchesofthefeaturesofalocation.
IlookatmapsofareasIamstudyingandidentifyfeatures.
IdrawmapsandplansoflocalitiesIhavestudiedthatincludekeys,gridreferences,acompassroseandsomestandardOrdnanceSurvey
symbols.
Iusethecontentsandindexpagesofanatlastofindplacesquickly.
Icannametheworld'ssevencontinentsandfiveoceans.
WhenIdescribewhereaplaceisIusecountry,continentandnamesoftowns,citiesandrivers.
IcannameandlocatethefourcountriesoftheUnitedKingdom,anditssurroundingseas.
IidentifycharacteristicsofthefourcountriesandcapitalcitiesoftheUnitedKingdomanditssurroundingseas.
Igivereasonsforwhysomefeaturesarewheretheyare.
IcompareplacesthatIhavestudiedusingthephysicalandhumanfeaturesformycomparisons.
Icanidentifythepartsofariverandunderstandhowlanduseisdifferentalongtheriverscourse.
Icanexplaintheprocessoferosionanddeposition.
Iknowhowerosion,depositionandfloodingcanaffectpeople.
IcandescribethehumanandphysicalgeographyofasmallareaoftheUnitedKingdomandofasmallareainacontrastingnon-European
country
Iusebasicgeographicalvocabularytorefertokeyphysicalandhumanfeatures
Idevisequestionnairestofindoutlocalopinionsonanissue.
Idescribedifferentpointsofviewonanenvironmentalissueaffectingalocality.
Icanidentifyhowasettlementhaschangedovertimeandgivereasonsforthis.
Igivesomereasonsforthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenplaces,usinggeographicallanguage.
Icancompareplaceswherepeopleliveandgivereasonsforthedifferences.
IcansummariseanenvironmentalissueeitherinthelocalareaoranareaIamstudying.
Icansuggestsolutionstodifferentpointsofviewastohowalocalitycanbeimproved.
IknowhowIcancontributetoareductioninclimatechange.
IusemywritingskillstocommunicatewhatIknow.
IcandescribeaplaceusinginformationIhavefoundoutusingmygeographywordswell.
Childrendescribeandcomparethephysicalandhumanfeatures
ofdifferentlocalitiesandofferexplanationsforthelocationsof
someofthesefeatures.
Childrenofferreasonsforsomeoftheirobservationsandfor
theirviewsandjudgementsaboutplacesandenvironments.
Childrenareawarethatdifferentplacesmayhavebothsimilar
anddifferentcharacteristics.
Childrenrecognisehowpeopleseektoimproveandsustain
environments.
Childrenuseskillsandsourcesofevidencetorespondtoarange
ofgeographicalquestions,andarebeginningtouseappropriate
vocabularytocommunicatetheirfindings.
Childrenshowknowledgeandunderstandingofweather
patterns.
IidentifyseasonalanddailyweatherpatternsintheUnitedKingdom.
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Geography
LowerKS2
Assessmentcriteria
Childrenshowknowledge,skillsandunderstandinginstudiesofa
rangeofplacesandenvironmentsatmorethanonescaleandin
differentpartsoftheworld.
Childrenexplaintheirviewsandtheviewsthatotherpeoplehold
aboutanenvironmentalchange.
Childrenarebeginningtorecogniseanddescribegeographical
patternsandtoappreciatetheimportanceofwidergeographical
locationinunderstandingplaces.
Childrenunderstandhowpeoplecanbothimpactanddamage
theenvironment.
Drawingontheirknowledgeandunderstanding,theysuggest
suitablegeographicalquestions,andusearangeofgeographical
skillstohelptheminvestigateplacesandenvironments.
Childrenuseprimaryandsecondarysourcesofevidenceto
investigateandcommunicatetheirfindingsusingappropriate
vocabulary.
Childrenrecogniseanddescribephysicalandhumanprocesses.
Childrenarebeginningtounderstandhowphysicalandhuman
processescanchangethefeaturesofplaces,andhowthese
changesaffectthelivesandactivitiesofpeoplelivingthere.
Skills
Iamconfidentlyusinggeographicalwords.
Imakedetailedfieldsketchesofthefeaturesofalocation,labellingthemwithappropriategeographicalwords.
Myfieldsketchesshowlayouts,patternsormovement.
IlookatandmakedetailedmapsofareasIamstudying.
IdrawmapsandplansoflocalitiesIhavestudiedthatincludekeys,gridreferences,ascale,compassroseandOrdnanceSurveysymbols.
Iusethecontentsandindexpagesofanatlastofindplacesquicklyandusemyknowledgeofthe7continentstohelpmelocateplacesin
thecontents.
IcanlocatethecapitalcitiesofthefourcountriesoftheUnitedKingdom,anditssurroundingseas.
Iuseaerialphotographstomatchfeaturesonamap.
Iuseaerialphotographstohelpdescribealocationinmoredetail.
WhenIdescribewhereaplaceisIusecontinent,country,regionandnamesoftownsandcities.
Iidentifythehumanandphysicalcharacteristicsandland-usepatternsofcitiesandregionsoftheUnitedKingdom.
Icanlocatetheworld'senvironmentalregions
IchoosethemostappropriatewritingskillstocommunicatewhatIknow.
Idescribedifferentpointsofviewonanenvironmentalissueaffectingalocalityandgivemyopinionontheissue,givingreasons.
IcandescribeaplaceusinginformationIhavefoundoutusingmygeographicalwordswell.
IcompareandcontrastplacesthatIhavestudiedusingthephysicalandhumanfeaturesformycomparisons.
Igivesomereasonsforthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenplaces.
IknowhowIcancontributetoareductioninclimatechange.
Icansummarisewaysthatpeoplearetryingtomanageanenvironment.
Igivereasonswhysomefeaturesarewherethereare.
IcanidentifyafewgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesinthehumanandphysicalgeographyofasmallareaoftheUnitedKingdom
andofasmallareainacontrastingnon-Europeancountry
Icollectstatisticsaboutpeopleandplacesandpresenttheminmostappropriateways.
Ifindoutaboutplacesandthefeaturesinthoseplacesbyeithergoingtothatplacetoobserveorbydecidingwhichwillbethebest
sourcesofinformationtolookat.
Icanidentitythepartsofariverandtheareasaround.
Icanexplaintheprocessoferosionanddeposition.
Iknowhowerosion,depositionandfloodingcanaffectpeople.
Icandescribeaplaceintermsofhoweconomicallydevelopeditis.
Icanidentifyhowasettlementhaschangedovertimeandgivesomereasonsforthis,usingbothphysicalandhumanfactorsinmy
explanation.
Year1Year2Year3Year4Year5Year6
Geography
UpperKS2
Incertsassessmentcriteria
Skills
Childrenshowknowledge,skillsandunderstandinginstudiesofa
rangeofplacesandenvironmentsatmorethanonescaleandin
differentpartsoftheworld.
IcandescribeaplaceusinginformationIhavefoundoutusingmygeographicalwordswell.
IcompareandcontrastplacesthatIhavestudied.
IlookatandmakedetailedmapsofareasIamstudying,includinganypatternsthatareapparentusingappropriatecolourcodingtoshow
thesepatterns.
IdrawmapsandplansoflocalitiesIhavestudiedthatincludekeys,gridreferences,ascale,compassroseandOrdnanceSurveysymbols.
Iusethecontentsandindexpagesofanatlastofindplacesquicklyandusemyknowledgeofthe7continentstohelpmelocateplacesin
thecontents.
IcanlocatetheUnitedKingdom'scountiesandcities,geographicalregionsandkeytopographicalfeatures
Iunderstandthehumanandphysicalcharacteristicsandland-usepatternsofcitiesandregionsoftheUnitedKingdomandtheworld
Icanlocatetheworld'senvironmentalregionsandmajorcities.
Icanlocatetheworld’scountries,usingmapstofocusonEurope(includingthelocationofRussia)andNorthandSouthAmerica,
concentratingontheirenvironmentalregions,keyphysicalandhumancharacteristics,countries,andmajorcities
IcannameandlocatecountiesandcitiesoftheUnitedKingdom,geographicalregionsandtheiridentifyinghumanandphysical
characteristics,keytopographicalfeatures(includinghills,mountains,coastsandrivers),andland-usepatterns;andunderstandhowsome
oftheseaspectshavechangedovertime
Icandentifythepositionandsignificanceoflatitude,longitude,Equator,NorthernHemisphere,SouthernHemisphere,theTropicsof
CancerandCapricorn,ArcticandAntarcticCircle,thePrime/GreenwichMeridianandtimezones(includingdayandnight)
Iuseaerialphotographstomatchfeaturesonamap.
Iuseaerialphotographstohelpdescribealocationinmoredetail.
WhenIdescribewhereaplaceisIusecontinent,country,regionandnamesoftownsandcities.
IchoosethemostappropriatewritingskillstocommunicatewhatIknow,thinkingaboutmyaudience.
Igivesomereasonsforsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenplaces,usinggeographicallanguageandwhatIknowaboutrelationships
betweencountries.
IknowhowIcancontributetoareductioninclimatechange.
Icansummarisewaysthatpeoplearetryingtomanageanenvironment.
IunderstandthegeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesofthehumanandphysicalgeographyofaregionoftheUnitedKingdom,a
regioninaEuropeancountry,andaregionwithinNorthorSouthAmerica.
Igivereasonswhysomefeaturesarewherethereare.
Iask“Whatmightthisplacebelikeinthefuture?”anddescribethepossibilities,givingreasonsthatIbackupwithmyevidence.
Ifindoutaboutplacesandthefeaturesinthoseplacesbyeithergoingtothatplacetoobserveorbydecidingwhichwillbethebest
sourcesofinformationtolookat.
Childrenrecognisesomeofthelinksandrelationshipsthatmake
placesdependentoneachother.
Childrenrecognisehowpeoplemanageenvironments
sustainably.
Childrenarebeginningtoexplaintheirownviewsandsuggest
relevantgeographicalquestionsandissues.
Drawingontheirknowledgeandunderstanding,theyselectand
useappropriateskillsandwaysofpresentinginformationtohelp
theminvestigateplacesandenvironments.
Childrenselectinformationandsourcesofevidence,suggest
plausibleconclusionstotheirinvestigationsandpresenttheir
findingsbothgraphicallyandinwriting.
Childrendescribeandarebeginningtoexplaingeographical
patternsandphysicalandhumanprocesses.
Icollectstatisticsaboutpeopleandplacesandpresenttheminmostappropriateways.
IchoosethemostappropriatewritingskillstocommunicatewhatIknow.
Icanidentitythepartsofariverandtheareasaround.
Icanexplaintheprocessoferosionanddeposition.
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Geography
Childrendescribehowgeographicalpatternsandphysicaland
humanprocessescanleadtosimilaritiesanddifferencesinthe
environmentsofdifferentplacesandinthelivesofpeoplewho
livethere.
Childrensuggestexplanationsforthewaysinwhichhuman
activitiescausechangestotheenvironmentandthedifferent
viewspeopleholdaboutthem.
Childrenusgeographicalandfieldworkskills
Icandescribeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:physicalgeography,including:climatezones,biomesandvegetationbelts,rivers,
mountains,volcanoesandearthquakes,andthewatercycle
Icandescribehumangeography,including:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincludingtradelinks,andthedistribution
ofnaturalresourcesincludingenergy,food,mineralsandwater
Icancompareplaceswherepeopleliveandgivereasonsforthedifferences.
Igivesomereasonsforthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenplacesusinggeographicallanguageandwhat
Iknowabouthumanandphysicalprocesses.
Iknowhowerosion,depositionandfloodingcanaffectpeople.
Icandescribeaplaceintermsofhoweconomicallydevelopeditis.
Icanidentifyhowasettlementhaschangedovertimeandgivesomereasonsforthis,usingbothphysicalandhumanfactorsinmy
explanation.
Icansummarisewaysthatpeoplearetryingtomanageanenvironment.
Icanidentifyhumanactivitieswithinanenvironment.
Icandescribehowhumanactivitycanchangeanenvironment.
Iunderstandthatpeoplehavedifferingviewsaboutenvironmentalchanges.
Icanusemaps,atlases,globesanddigital/computermappingtolocatecountriesanddescribefeaturesstudied
usethe8pointsofacompass,4-and6-figuregridreferences,symbolsandkey(includingtheuseofOrdnanceSurveymaps)tobuildtheir
knowledgeoftheUnitedKingdomandthewiderworld
Icanusefieldworktoobserve,measurerecordandpresentthehumanandphysicalfeaturesinthelocalareausingarangeofmethods,
includingsketchmaps,plansandgraphs,anddigitaltechnologies