At Dereham Junior Academy we want geography to be something our children live and breathe! We believe this subject will help our pupils make sense of who and where they are as well as how they relate to other people, places and environments.

We want our students to develop a sense of stewardship for our world; to treat it with respect and kindness and appreciate it with the awe and wonder it deserves. We will provide them with the opportunity to do this at a local and global scale, so that they are responsible and environmentally trustworthy citizens wherever they aspire to be. 

Geography is a subject of opportunity and we provide our pupils with the knowledge and skills to embrace the future and have the courage and creativity to thrive in it regardless of what challenges they may face.

All of DJA geography curriculum is taught through cross-curricular topics.

An overview for geography can be seen by clicking here.

GEOGRAPHY	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 3	Light touch through history		Light touch through science	Through topic		Through topic
Year 4	Light touch through history		Light touch through history	Through topic	Through topic
Year 5		Light touch through history	Through topic	Through topic	Light touch through history	Through topic
Year 6	Through topic	Through topic				Through topic
The vast majority of DJA’s geography curriculum is taught through topic at the times above. Whenever there is a history led topic, the geography (place) is always discussed. We have labelled this as ‘light touch’.