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History and Geography

Geography: At Blenheim, we give children the opportunity to confidently explore the world around them. Our aim is to help our children make sense of the geographical world and to excite them with the idea of learning about people and places. We want to help children understand how the human and physical features of a place can change over time and teach children to collect and analyse evidence and draw conclusions. Further on up the school, they will learn about the issues surrounding climate change and how we need to adapt as a society to make the necessary changes to sustain our planet. They will also study local geography, recognising the key parts of Orpington and their purposes.  ton and the surrounding areas. The local area is fully utilised to achieve these desired outcomes, with extensive opportunities for learning outside the classroom embedded in practice. Throughout the school, children will develop skills such as reading maps, analysing aerial photographs and interpreting bar charts, especially when studying weather and climate.


History: At Blenheim, we aim for the children to have a good chronological understanding of world events. by the end of Year 6. This will not only give them a good understanding of the past but will give them the necessary skills to apply past events to current ones. They will be able to develop their historical skills by studying items from the past and drawing their own conclusions from these. They will study the history of their own families, helping them to recognise that not everyone has the same family background. They will also study local history, learning about people from the local area who have become famous as well as how the local area has changed over time. The local area is fully utilised to achieve these desired outcomes, with extensive opportunities for learning outside the classroom embedded in practice.