CURRICULUM FOR CAVENDISH SCHOOOL from 2014-15 - Geography
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Our local area (aerial photos, fieldwork
and observational skills).
Spring 1
Year 2
The River Thames
(Fieldwork and
observational
skills)
An Island Home –
Isle of Struay –
Scotland (Katie
Morag)
Year 3
Mountains,
volcanoes,
earthquakes
Tectonics
Year 1
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Water cycle,
climate zones,
settlements, land
use/distribution
of natural
resources (energy,
food, minerals,
water supplies)
UK/Europe focus,
changes in land
use, trade links,
economic activity
Spring 2
UK weather &
climate zones.
Settlements, land
use, economic
activity
European study (co-ordinator to
support): Cyprus - location,
characteristics of human and
physical features compare with UK
Antarctica and South America with
focus on Chile
The Rain Forest
North America
Summer 1
Summer 2
7 continents (map work: world maps,
atlases and globes).
Geography of
famous people
and their journeys
Nightingale, Cavell
Seacole – Jamaica
to UK - Crimea
Map skills
Map skills
Fieldwork local
Fieldwork trip
Identify
human/physical
similarities &
differences of UK
regions
Comparison of River Severn with River
Thames (Trips to St.Briavels near
Chepstow, Wetlands at Barnes and
local Thames visits)
Local Study of
Chiswick