Newbold CofE Primary School | Ofsted Ratings, Reviews, Exam Results & Admission 2026

Students who receive a top-notch geography education should develop a lifelong curiosity and passion for the planet and the people who inhabit it.
Teaching should give students a thorough understanding of the major physical and human processes that shape the Earth, as well as information of a variety of locations, people, resources, and habitats.
Pupils must know, use, and comprehend the concepts, abilities, and procedures outlined in the pertinent programme of study by the conclusion of each key stage.
Students will gain understanding of the world, the UK, and their community.
Identify the United Kingdom and its nations as well as the nations, continents, and oceans covered at this important level by using world maps, atlases, and globes.
Use vocabulary to explain the placement of features and routes on a map, such as near and distant, left and right, and the simple compass directions of North, South, East, and West.
Create a rudimentary map, utilise and create simple symbols in a key, and identify landmarks and fundamental human and physical elements using aerial pictures and plan perspectives.
examine the geography of their school, its grounds, and the main human and natural aspects of the area around it using basic fieldwork and observational skills.
Students will broaden their knowledge and understanding to encompass the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and South America in addition to their local location.
This will cover the location and details of many of the most notable physical and human elements in the planet.
To improve their sense of place and location, they should develop their use of geographic knowledge, understanding, and abilities.
Locate the countries of the world, focused on North and South America, Europe (including where Russia is), and their natural regions, significant physical and societal traits, countries, and major cities.
Recognize and locate counties and cities in the United Kingdom, as well as important topographical features (such as hills, mountains, beaches, and rivers) and land-use patterns. You should also be able to identify geographic regions and their distinctive human and natural qualities.
Studying the physical and human geography of a region in the United Kingdom, a region in a European nation, and a location in North or South America will help you recognise geographic parallels and distinctions.
use digital/computer mapping, atlases, globes, and maps to locate countries and explain studied features.
use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world.
use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies.
For Knowledge Organisers, detailing more Geography specific content and vocabulary for each topic area, please see Parent tab: Curriculum Overviews.