Intent 

Perseverance – Opportunities for our children to think hard, to develop resilience and to keep going, even when they face difficulties.   

Respect – Help our children develop respect for the environment, communities, places and other cultures. 

Independence – Support our children to become independent custodians of our planet, providing them with the knowledge and vocabulary to develop an understanding of places, people and environments. 

Dedication – Encourage our children to commit time and energy into what they believe is important to themselves, their local and wider community; the care of the world around them and how changes affect us all.  

Enthusiasm – We provide experiences that foster enthusiasm for a lifelong love of learning about other places and cultures and to be active participants in the care of our world. 

Implementation 

At Kinderley Community Primary School we follow the National Curriculum through the CUSP curriculum.  This curriculum is underpinned by Big Ideas that are built by linking small ideas together. The Big Ideas include: environmental responsibility, the natural world, understanding others, community, citizenship and the wider world, migration, overcoming adversity, British heritage. This builds from EYFS to Year 6, with links made with learning in previous years and is organised in a two year rolling programme. Geography is taught termly, either as a half term unit or over a term.  

A wide range of learning styles and experiences are provided, helping the children to read, write and think like a geographer.  

Additional opportunities 

At Kinderley we use visits and visitors to enhance our children’s educational experiences. We make links with local, national and international events where we can provide a different learning experience for our children.