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08/05/25

Today at Aylesford we celebrated VE Day with the help of staff and veterans from . Children have been learning about the importance of the day and wore red, white and blue as part of their celebrations. pic.twitter.com/CtYiB9AmaP

08/05/25

Well done to Elsie for her amazing achievements in gymnastic this week, securing both a silver and bronze medal for beam and floor routines! 🥈🥉 pic.twitter.com/tRCYIpbEDH

08/05/25

Birch class had a fantastic day at yesterday learning all about conservation and seeing the beautiful animals! 🦁 pic.twitter.com/HkaaSHPdNZ

08/05/25

EYFS and KS1 children are enjoying the first lunch time opening of our forest school area pic.twitter.com/Wv4W23cD28

08/05/25

Ash class have produced some wonderful mixed media in Art this term. Here are just a few of the outstanding pieces! pic.twitter.com/AvVNcugSpC

06/05/25

Huge congratulations to Marnie in Yr 3 who took part in a gymnastics competition. She was placed 1st in floor, 2nd in vault and 3rd on the trampette. Well done Marnie! pic.twitter.com/jJYzbUcEH7

06/05/25

Sports For Champions Crowdfunder! Our Crowdfunder page is now open and live! Following on from the letter sent out today, if you would like to support our fundraiser and sponsor your child for National School Sports Week, please use the link below!https://t.co/IZBZaCHs1u

02/05/25

More rainforest pictures! pic.twitter.com/RWprsJPF8J

02/05/25

Year 5 have had a great day at our rainforest workshop. We have learned so much about the rainforest, deforestation and animals you would find there. pic.twitter.com/stD3CryJol

01/05/25

Year 6 began their learning about electricity by identifying the correct symbols for the components of a circuit. pic.twitter.com/7HRnhcrodW

29/04/25

In Art last week, the Year 3 children practised creating repeated patterns on clay in preparation for their final piece, where they will be making their own canopic jars. pic.twitter.com/mjMjKH31hV

29/04/25

Year 3 loved dissecting a flower and labelling the different parts in their Science lesson this week. pic.twitter.com/JGKVwbyK3h

29/04/25

Some Year 5 children had the opportunity to take part in the VIAT Science Fair where they were able to present their structures they created to withstand an earthquake. They also had the chance to look at the other investigations undertaken by some of the secondary school pupils. pic.twitter.com/E9eMvRKxWA

25/04/25

Edith in Willow class recently cut and donated her hair to the Little Princess Trust. We are so proud of her and her act of kindness! pic.twitter.com/6dAV1I18rm

24/04/25

Photos from our Year 6 Mini Marathon! pic.twitter.com/Yxd5MyxR1Y

24/04/25

Photos from our Year 5 Mini Marathon! pic.twitter.com/0ngW6Pc8D8

24/04/25

Photos from our LKS2 Mini Marathon! pic.twitter.com/D6OEeBp9BE

24/04/25

Photos from our EYFS and KS1 Mini Marathon! pic.twitter.com/B9ZBWLVIh3

24/04/25

Year 5 had a great first session from Adrian at Kent Cricket. pic.twitter.com/iIScUEMb1l

24/04/25

Brilliant team-work developing our fitness and running skills in Year 2 PE, despite the rain this week! pic.twitter.com/z7BiirIe2i

24/04/25

On Tuesday some Year 3 and 4 children had the most amazing experience at taking part in a football tournament at Chelsea FC’s training facility in Cobham. The children were given a tour and played 8 matches against schools from all over the South East. pic.twitter.com/2zdUJCEATc

24/04/25

Year 3 and 4 completing the mini marathon today. Well done to everyone for their fantastic effort! pic.twitter.com/0sD2zTA9sN

24/04/25

On Tuesday some Year 3 and 4 children had the most amazing experience at taking part in a football tournament at Chelsea FC’s training facility in Cobham. The children were given a tour of the and played 8 matches against schools from all over the South East. pic.twitter.com/ZusG4mB3AA

23/04/25

Ash class have worked so hard at their maths this year that they got the daily Nerdle in 1! pic.twitter.com/Hq8mmbckKk

04/04/25

Year 4 have celebrated the end of their geography learning with Brazil Day! They have made carnival masks, done some Samba dancing and made brigadeiro (chocolate truffles). pic.twitter.com/a8TUEtqy3M

Geography

Geography is the study of places. It explores the relationships between the world and its people. It studies the location of the physical and human features of the earth and the processes, systems and inter-relationships that create and influence them. It examines how people affect, manage and sustain their environment.
Geographical enquiry helps children to learn about their immediate surroundings, the broader world and how the environment can affect their lives and determine decision-making. The study of geography helps to develop a sense of identity and promotes responsible citizenship. 

We aim to ensure children:

  • To build a geographical curriculum that develops learning and results in the acquisition of knowledge of their world around them so that they know more, remember more and understand more. 
  • To build a geographical curriculum that endorses the importance for outdoor learning to build a curiosity for learning to help them to know more, remember more and understand more.

Curriculum Intent, Implementation & Impact

Intent:

  • To build a geographical curriculum that develops learning and results in the acquisition of knowledge of their world around them so that they know more, remember more and understand more. This is through the use of:

·         planning with the National Curriculum

·         progression grid

·         subject specific content

·         appropriate connections to other curriculum areas

 

  • To build a geographical curriculum that endorses the importance for outdoor learning to build a curiosity for learning to help them to know more, remember more and understand more.

 

Implementation:

Knowledge Organisers and Learning Walls:

Children have access to key language and meanings in order to understand and readily apply to their written, mathematical and verbal communication of their skills, in a purposeful context. This promotes connections to be made across all foundation subjects where applicable. These can be integrated in the English learning wall.

 

Key Vocabulary:

The promotion of a language rich Geography curriculum is essential to the successful acquisition of knowledge and understanding in Geography.

Independent Learning:

In Geography children are encouraged to enquire about their topic of interest and develop their independence when locating places, describing places and exploring the outdoors.

Children will access resources to acquire learning through atlases, text books, maps, digital technology and photographs:

Children will use a range of secondary resources to develop their knowledge and understanding that is integral to their learning.  

Enhancement:

In order to enhance the curriculum for geography children access the local area at least once a term; by making connections through all the different curriculum areas and have access to a local map. With this map they navigate and apply their geographical skills when accessing the local area.

Educational Visits to enhance their Cultural Capital:

Where applicable links to geography will be made to develop the children’s topical learning.

Outdoor Learning opportunities with the curriculum:

Teaching and Learning should plan for outdoor learning opportunities within geography lessons termly. This may be using the school grounds, local area or wider community to apply and explore their subject specific task.

Children will access their local environment to get a hands-on experience in their learning:

This may not be geography led but is an expectation that all pupils visit their local area at least once a term. Children will become more aware of their local environment and as they progress through their geographical education and use a map specific for their areas of enquiry.

Educational Visits to enhance their cultural capital:

Where applicable links to geography will be made to develop the children’s topical learning.

British Values and PSHE:

Children will learn and revisit the importance of our world and how it should be treated through a range of cultural capital activities and experiences.

 

Impact:

· Children will achieve age related expectations in Geography at the end of their cohort year.

· Children will retain knowledge that is pertinent to geography with a real-life context.

·  Children will understand how geography ‘happens’ in their local area.

· Children will have a good understanding about the world around them and how it has been shaped.

·  Children will know more, remember more and understand more.

· The pupil voice will represent an understanding of what geography is and how they have applied this learning in a given context as part of a highlight task.

· Children will achieve age related expectations in Geography at the end of their cohort year.

· Children will retain knowledge that is pertinent to geography with a real life context.

· Children will understand how geography ‘happens’ in their local area.

· Children will begin to understand their wider world and the implications that we as citizens have on it.

· Children will work collaboratively to solve problems and explain the processes that they have taken/observed within a real-life context.

· Children will act as good citizens within their local community.