Geography
| Subject Leader | Mrs S Gordon |
| Contact Details | uppersite@brinkworthearldanbys.wilts.sch.uk for the attention of the Geography Subject Leader |
| Mission Sentence | At Brinkworth Earl Danby's School we believe that "geography underpins a lifelong conversation about the Earth as the home of humankind," (Geography Association). Our geography curriculum will encourage children to have a curiosity about the world, their place in it and impact on it. |
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Curriculum Overview
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Term One |
Term Two |
Term Three |
Term Four |
Term Five |
Term Six |
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Starting School (my immediate environment) |
Our Marvellous Market Town – Malmesbury (my local environment) |
Journeys (UK / Europe) |
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Y1 |
Barnaby Bear Travels through the United Kingdom (UK countries and cities) |
Ahoy there, Pirates! (West Country UK / North America / World Wide) |
The World Around Me – Africa to the Arctic (Africa / Arctic) |
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Y2 |
Wonderful Wiltshire (Local Geography) |
Malmesbury to Copenhagen (UK countries compared to European city / country) |
Amazing Asia (UK countries compared to Asia) |
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Y3 |
The Wonderous West-Country and Wales (Local Geography) |
From Source to Sea – A River’s Journey (UK – South America) |
Out of Africa (Africa) |
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Y4 |
Homelands- Malmesbury and Bethlehem (UK –Middle East / Asia) |
On Dangerous Ground (UK – North America) |
Tremendous Trading v Fair Trade? (World Wide Focus e.g. Asia) |
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Y5 |
A Patchwork Kingdom– England and the UK (UK – 4 countries in 1) |
Let’s Settle This – The Americas (North and South America) |
Making the Most of Our World – Local to Global (Fieldwork Skills) |
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Y6 |
River Avon and on and on… (Local ‘River Avon’ and ‘River Severn’ v European ‘River Danube’ ) |
Oceania or Australasia – What’s in a name? (UK – Oceania / Australasia) |
Considering Malmesbury (Fieldwork Skills – independent self-led project) |
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Some famous geographers we are inspired by...
Abraham Ortelius (1527 – 1598)
Marie Tharp (1920-2006)
George Everest (1790-1866)
Hannah Engelkamp
Karen Darke (b. 1971)
David Hemplman-Adams (b.1956)