At Starcross Primary School, we want all pupils, regardless of need or barrier, to develop a passion for learning about the world around them, from where they live and the context of the local area, through to sustainability, and how we need to protect our planet for generations to come.

We endeavour to instill in our pupils a fascination and curiosity about the Earth and how places are similar and different. Our aim is that children learn about how landscapes and environments are formed over time. Through our Geography curriculum, we strive to develop our pupils’ knowledge, understanding and skills by exploring a wide range of places in different ways.

We value opportunities to learn outside the classroom, and our pupils take part in Forest School; visits to cities like London, Plymouth and Exeter and local fieldwork studies, such as the estuary and the local coastline, where they learn about our immediate surroundings. We also take advantage of living in close proximity to Dartmoor National Park where children go for their Year 4 residential, allowing them to experience and explore this natural landscape in depth.

Through a rich use of geographical vocabulary, and building from prior knowledge with a progressive curriculum, we aim to develop geographers who will be motivated, communicative and eager to find out more.