We deliver geography through the CUSP curriculum. CUSP Geography draws upon several powerful sources of knowledge. It is our intention that pupils become a little more expert as they progress through the curriculum, accumulating and connecting substantive and disciplinary geographical knowledge.

Substantive Knowledge - This is the subject knowledge and explicit vocabulary used to learn about the content. Common misconceptions are explicitly revealed as non-examples and positioned against known and accurate content as pupils become more expert in their understanding.

Disciplinary Knowledge - This is the use of that knowledge and how children construct understanding through processes, evidence, pattern seeking, reasoning and explaining change.

Geographical Analysis - This is developed through selecting, organising and integrating knowledge through reasoning and inference making in response to structured questions and challenges.

Substantive Concepts - These include place, space, scale, interdependence, physical and human processes, environmental impact, sustainable development, cultural awareness and cultural diversity.