Our approach to the mixed-age Geography curriculum 

This printable PDF document provides a detailed overview of Kapow Primary’s Geography mixed-age scheme of work, designed to support mixed-age settings arranged into Y1/2, Y3/4 and Y5/6 classes.

The plan organises Geography units into a rolling two-year programme, with Cycle A and Cycle B units taught alternatively. This allows teachers to confidently deliver a well-structured, mixed-age Geography scheme aligned with the National curriculum.

What does Kapow Primary’s Geography mixed-age plan contain?

The plan outlines the progression of skills and knowledge in Geography, ensuring that pupils build upon their learning each year in a spiral curriculum.

It covers the statutory requirements of the National curriculum, details the Geography skills and knowledge taught and offers guidance on primary Geography assessment and the scheme’s implementation.

How does Kapow Primary’s Geography scheme develop knowledge and skills?

This document provides a suggested long-term plan for mixed-age year groups, ensuring a clear pathway for pupil learning. Progression is broken down into the following key areas:

• Locational knowledge – naming and locating places and features from memory; using atlases, globes and maps.
• Place knowledge – developing a sense of the children’s place in the world; comparing and contrasting geographical areas to understand their characteristics and cultures; learning how places are interconnected and change over time.
• Human and physical geography – understanding the relationship between humans and the environment; exploring the Earth’s natural features and processes; considering the impact of human activity on settlements; learning about land use, trade and natural resources.
• Geography skills and fieldwork – using maps and diagrams; describing location and direction; planning and carrying out fieldwork enquiries.

What other Kapow Primary resources support primary Geography teaching?

• If you follow the Geography mixed-age standard plan, see the corresponding Progression of skills and knowledge – mixed-age version.
• Explore the Geography mixed-age scheme by browsing the Mixed-age units for both Cycle A and Cycle B.
• For details on all long-term planning, see the Geography subject leader hub.