Geography
Our aim at Burlington Junior School is to encourage pupils to develop an appreciation and understanding of the world, initially building a secure physiological and social knowledge of the local community and subsequently developing and applying this to a wider range of regions, countries and continents of the world.
Pupils will be taught to make links between these areas of learning, with the aim of developing engaged, motivated and curious learners that take an interest in the world around them.
Further information
Geography curriculum posts
Murton Park – Year 4
Year 4 pupils had a trip to Murton Park recently as part of their curriculum topic Romans. They enjoyed spending the day as a Roman soldier, going [...]
Well Being Wednesday
This week has been 'Children's Mental Health Week' (1st - 7th February). This was first launched by Place2Be and has been developed in conjunction with [...]
Harvest festival 2020
At this time of year, we would usually be together at The Priory Church to celebrate Harvest. However, due to current restrictions we are not able [...]
Murton Park – Year 3
The children in Year 3 have been visiting Murton Park this week, learning to live like Stone Age Man. They have been taught how to hunt and [...]
Hinduism – Year 4
On Monday we had a visit from Mrs Singh who held an assembly on Hinduism. She asked the children questions to find out what they knew about [...]
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