At Laddingford, we believe that Geography should stimulate an interest in and a sense of wonder about places. It gives children the language to understand, present, analyse and communicate information and make sense of a complex and dynamically changing world. The study of geography explains not just where places are, but how people and their environments are interconnected and we believe this allows our children to understand their own impact in the world at all scales, from the personal to the global.

The concepts of Place, Space, Scale, Sustainability, Interconnection, Change and Environment form the fundamental principles of geography teaching at Laddingford.

Below is an attached example showing how these big ideas are woven into a unit of work.