2024/25

Summer 

Year 3/4 - London and the South East

Key end points of this unit:

• The South East is an area of England.

• London is located in the South East of England.

• The Romans built London as a useful port for trading.

• Canterbury is a historical place with a rich history.

• Brighton is a seaside town popular with tourists.

• Dover is a town and a major ferry port.

Year 3/4 will build knowledge of the counties and cities of the UK, their geographical regions, human and physical characteristics and topographical features. Over time, as they progress through the curriculum, children are learning more and remembering more about regions of England.  During this unit, children will use an atlas to identify key places within the region, including London, Dover, Canterbury and Brighton. In addition, they will look at regional proximities, including the location of France across the English Channel from the south-eastern coast of England.

Year 5/6 - Globalisation

Key end points of this unit:

•To know that globalisation is the process of interaction and integration amongst people, companies and governments worldwide, and that this process has changed the world.

• Globalisation is a process of interaction amongst people around the world.

• Global trade has seen companies move production to locations where products can be produced cheaply.

• Advantages of globalisation in some cases can include global sharing of information, exchange of ideas, economic development.

• Disadvantages of globalisation in some cases can include: job losses, low wages, unsafe working practices, environmental damage.

• The challenge for people around the world is to ensure the process of globalisation is fair for all.

Year 5/6, pupils will be introduced to the African continent and will begin by looking at the diversity of the continent. Year 5/6 will be looking further back in time and recognising that scientists believe Africa to be the oldest inhabited continent. Pupils will locate physical geographical features of the continent such as the coastlines, the equator, the Atlas Mountains, Mount Kilimanjaro and the Sahel region. They will understand how Africa is rich in minerals and resources.