Geography – curriculum information
Throughout Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 in Humanities, pupils will be involved in investigating a variety of people, places and environments both locally, within the United Kingdom and also in a Global context. History and Geography under the New Curriculum is linked closely together and is covered in a range of set Topics, but also in response to areas of pupil interest.
Geography lessons at Wheeler will inspire in children a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people.
Teaching will develop pupils’ knowledge of; their location in the world, globally significant places, key physical and human features and the processes that create them. Pupils will also learn the vocabulary needed to describe and explain these. The use of maps, globes, diagrams, aerial photographs and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) will be embedded in each Topic taught, with opportunities for pupils to interpret the information presented by each.
Over their time at Wheeler, pupils will experience a range of fieldwork opportunities in our local area and further afield. They will use these fieldwork experiences to ask and answer geographical questions and collect data using a range of techniques and instruments. Pupils will analyse this data to deepen their understanding of geographical processes and communicate the information in a variety of ways.
Information for parents
Being at Wheeler is like being part of a family and that makes learning fun
Pupils are proud to be part of the Wheeler family.
They want pupils to ‘Be Respectful, Responsible and Resilient in Learning and Life’
Throughout my time at Wheeler, I have been given so many opportunities to experience and learn new things
Leaders give pupils the opportunity to complete well-planned and exciting
activities, such as performing in front of an audience, in order to create a ‘bag’ full of life experiences as they progress through the school. .
Leaders have designed and implemented an ambitious and well-planned curriculum.
The staff are really encouraging. They always help us to be the best we can be
Pupils are encouraged to develop a positive attitude towards themselves and others.
The pastoral team works well together to ensure that pupils are safe.
The leader’s vision for the school is demonstrated in the way pupils behave
Leaders and teachers have high expectations for every child.
The teachers are so supportive they help and guide you all the way through the year
Everyone cares for each other and that every teacher adds a little bit of fun into every lesson
Pupils in key stage 2 talk confidently about a wide range of authors and texts they have read.
I think the best thing about being a Wheeler pupil is that all of the staff listen and care about you
Pupils take books home which contain the sounds that they are learning in class. This gives them plenty of practice.
The support that leaders provide for families is a strength of the school.
There are
opportunities for pupils to attend different clubs and raise funds for charities
Classrooms are calm and purposeful places for pupils to learn.
The school has made recent changes to the teaching
of phonics to help pupils get off to the best start with their reading.
It is a safe and happy place to learn.
Pupils report that bullying is rare, but if it happens, staff will sort it out quickly and fairly.
Pupils are excited about adding experiences to their ‘Bag for Life’.
Leaders are passionate about preparing pupils to be good citizens for the world beyond Wheeler Primary School
The best thing is having someone to go to when you’re upset
Pupils enjoy coming to Wheeler Primary School every day.
Parents say that the school is ‘fantastic’ and that staff ‘greet the children come hail, rain or shine’ every morning as they arrive.