Geography

At St. John’s, we believe that Geography helps to promote and answer questions about the natural and human world, encouraging pupils to develop a greater understanding of their world and their place and responsibilities within it. The Geography curriculum at St. John’s enables pupils to develop a range of investigation and knowledge based skills, these are accessible to all pupils, are transferable to other curriculum areas and can be used to promote pupil’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

Geography is, by nature, an investigative subject, which develops understanding of concepts, knowledge and skills and feeds a pupil’s natural curiosity. We seek to inspire this curiosity and fascination about the world in which they live, and its people, which will remain with them for the rest of their lives. We also aim to promote the pupil’s interest and understanding of diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments and how they change over time. Pupils investigate a range of places both in Britain and abroad to help develop their knowledge and understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes and how they are interconnected.

Our aim is to have a curriculum which is designed to ensure that pupils are aware of topical geographical issues, the importance of sustainability and to develop knowledge and skills that are progressive, as well as transferable, throughout their time at St. John’s and beyond.

Geography Curriculum Map