Intent

Our geography curriculum encourages all children to understand our planet and become fascinated by its many places, people, resources and environments.  We intend to provide children with an ambitious curriculum which develops them as geographers and widens their understanding of themselves and the world around them.  We intend children to:

• Secure an important geographical perspective, through their growing knowledge of places, people, resources and physical and human processes.
• Understand the impact that geography has on our everyday lives and how this links with events and chronology.
• Develop an understanding and appreciation of their local area and the wider world so they can become well informed, global citizens of the future.
• Obtain sound locational knowledge of the world and an appreciation of the geographical features and events that make each place unique.
• Understand similarities and differences across the world and be able to use geographical vocabulary in order to discuss these.
• Be confident when using a variety of sources, including a range of maps, atlases and globes.

Implementation:

At Weston Favell, we teach an ambitious, high-quality geography curriculum which is carefully constructed to ensure children develop a solid understanding of geographical concepts and knowledge.
Geography is taught through the following high-dividend concepts:

• Sense of Place
• Global Links
• Diversity
• Representations of the World
• Sustainability
• Change
• Travel
• Commerce and Trade
• Community
• Settlement
• Locality
• Environment

Impact

By the end of Key Stage 2, children demonstrate sound geographical knowledge and understanding and develop a curiosity and appreciation for their locality, the wider World and its people.

What our children say:

Our art curriculum equips children with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. We intend that our children will have the opportunity to enjoy Art and Design in its many forms and acquire the skills and technical vocabulary to critique and appreciate a range of Artists from different periods, cultures and genres.

We intend of our curriculum to teach the children to think critically about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms and how they impact on our lives today.

Implementation

Our Art Curriculum is made up of Four strands:

• Mastery in drawing, painting and sculpture
• Experience of other additional art forms
• Illustration of work 
• Development of art appreciation.

The following high dividend-concepts have been identified as part of the art and design curriculum:

• Colour,
• Line,
• Tone,
• Texture,
• Pattern,
• Shape and
• Form

These strands form the ‘Big Ideas’ through which all art forms will be taught, and teachers will make explicit reference to where children have met these concepts before in the curriculum.

Links with the National Gallery

Weston Favell Primary School works in partnership with the National Gallery. During their time in school, children develop an appreciation by exploring artists and works within the National Gallery’s collection. Our Year 4 children take part in the Take One Picture project.

What our children say: