Curriculum – Geography

At Beaminster St Mary’s we follow a two-year topic cycle. Our humanities lessons consist of either a History or a Geography content. All of our subjects include the same curriculum drivers, these are:

Curiosity

• We aspire for pupils to embrace challenge with a growth mindset and show curiosity, independence and resilience in all that they do.

Admiration

• We aspire for pupils to become wise, respectful learners.

Communication

• We aspire for pupils to become emotionally mature with a depth of language that enables them to share ideas effectively.

Worldly

• We aspire for pupils to become emotionally literate, tolerant, and appreciative of an ever-changing global environment.

Geography

At Beaminster St Mary’s Academy, our intent is to produce a high-quality geography education that inspires pupils’ curiosity and fascination about the world and its people, which will remain with them for the rest of their lives. At Beaminster St Mary’s Academy, we aim to challenge children’s stereotypes about countries across the world - Wordly. We want our children to identify how countries develop a rich economy and to identify global trends. Our units encourage children to learn about countries of their origin and culture. Teaching equips pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should enable them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments.