Geography
Geography intent
Geography education at Cleves Cross Primary School will inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people, that will prepare them fully for the studies in Key Stage 3 and remain with them for the rest of their lives.
Our teaching and our wider school ethos (for example our commitment to Eco Schools, Educate and Celebrate, Rights Respecting, Fairtrade, International Schools) will equip pupils with knowledge about and an appreciation for diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments. Children will recognise the important of sustainable development for the future of mankind and the role they play as responsible citizens of the world..
Children at Cleves Cross Primary School will learn about their local area and compare their life in this area with that in other regions in the United Kingdom and in the rest of the world. The children will also learn about distant locations, linked with the topic they are studying as part of our wider Curriculum for example Sri Lanka.
Geography lessons will develop an understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes, including how these processes interact and change over time, both locally and globally. Alongside knowledge and understanding, pupils will acquire a range of geographical skills needed to collect, interpret, analyse and communicate geographical information in a variety of ways (including maps, diagrams, globes, aerial photographs, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) , numerical and quantitative skills and writing at length). Fieldwork will deepen pupils’ understanding of geographical processes.
Click on the image below to explore our Geography curriculum in more detail.
Our Aims for Our Pupils
Curriculum Overview
Our Rights Respecting Ambassadors attended the Armistice Service at the Town Hall today, paying their respects and remembering all those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We are very proud of them for representing our school with dignity and respect. ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 5 have arrived at Newton Aycliffe and are ready for their multi skills event! Thanks Go Well ⚽️🤾♀️⛹️♀️🏓 ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 5 have had a lovely walk up to Ferryhill library this morning. 📚❤️👩🏼🏫 ... See MoreSee Less
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What a great first week back for Year 1! The children came back with a wonderful attitude to learning and have started off the term with so much energy! We started our new Geography topic, “Where I Live” by exploring our local community and sharing observations about our surroundings. The excitement continued as we introduced our brand-new Curious Quests characters - the children can't wait to follow them on their learning adventures! Throughout the week, it was wonderful to see everyone exploring and extending their learning across our continuous provision areas. To finish off the week we had a parent story time 📚 A big thank you to the grown-ups who joined us, the children loved having you all there! We are looking forward to another fantastic week ahead! 😃 ... See MoreSee Less
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Don’t forget to go along to the junior park run tomorrow! This could be the week we win the trophy again!✨ SCHOOLS SURVEY IS BACK IN THE MORNING ✨
It’s that day of the month where we take a tally of the schools of our participants to see which school brings the highest % of their school to our event.
There are two trophies up for grabs:
INNER SPENNYMOOR TROPHY - It’s been Rosa Street’s for the last two months, where previously it lived at Kirk Merrington. The only other school to have won in the past has been King Street. Usually in the Top 3 are either St Charles or Tudhoe Colliery with good showings from Springmoor Grange as well. Last month saw a big increase for Middlestone Moor, and were hoping for the same from North Park too!
OUTER SPENNYMOOR TROPHY - This is the trophy for the school that brings the highest % from a school outside of Spennymoor. Current holders are Escomb, and previous winners have been Cleves Cross, Toft Hill and Dean Bank .. will one of these schools take the trophy back to their school or is it another schools time?
Remember, the speed the course is completed does not matter, each junior is counted equally whether they are the first, fifth, fifteenth or fiftieth finisher. ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 4 have had a busy but exciting week learning about area in maths and setting up a folder in computing. They especially enjoyed creating different shapes using Post-it notes to check how the area changes. ... See MoreSee Less
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What a brilliant trip Year 2 had to Durham Cathedral! The children loved learning about the life of St Cuthbert through drama and costumes. They really enjoyed seeing the Cathedral and hearing about the history of the building, they’re all history and RE experts now! ⭐ ... See MoreSee Less
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We had such a lovely day in Nursery on Wednesday. First, we were joined by Jami, an artist who helped us to make some beautiful rangoli patterns linked to our learning about Diwali. Then, in the afternoon, we welcomed our grown ups to join us for storytime and songs. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us! 🪔📚 ... See MoreSee Less
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Reception class absolutely loved their first visit to Ferryhill Library this morning! We enjoyed listening to a story, completing a book hunt and colouring in with our friends. We already can’t wait for our next visit! 📚❤️ ... See MoreSee Less
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