Subject Teachers
Curriculum Intent
Curriculum Map
Introduction
Our mission is to nurture an understanding of the relationships between humans and their environment. We aim to support students to become solution focused, considerate people with empathy for other views and situations, and a desire to be active citizens in a sustainable, caring society.
Students investigate physical topics such as tectonic processes, weather and climate, and geology. They also learn about human issues related to population and settlement, development, globalisation and tourism.
KS3
Students learn about the formation a development of planet Earth in our solar system. They investigate the U.K. and Africa, natural systems such as glaciers and rivers, and develop their map skills. They consider the impacts of urbanisation and population change, coastal environments and weather, climate change and Asia and China. They also focus on resource management, tectonic hazards, work and industry, international development and Russia and the Middle East.
KS4
Students study the physical environment. They will discover more about the challenge of natural hazards and the living world, physical landscapes of the United Kingdom and human interaction with them. This unit develops an understanding of the tectonic, geomorphological, biological and meteorological processes and features in different environments. It provides students with the knowledge about the need for management strategies governed by sustainability and consideration of the direct and indirect effects of human interaction with the Earth and the atmosphere.
Students also study the challenges in the human environment. This unit is concerned with human processes, systems and outcomes and how these change both spatially and temporally. They will develop an understanding of the factors that produce a diverse variety of human environments; the dynamic nature of these environments that change over time and place; the need for sustainable management; and the areas of current and future challenge and opportunity for these environments.
Students will also take part in at least 2 trips to carry our both physical and human geography based field work, and they will finish the course with study of an issue evaluation published by the exam board towards the end of March year 11.
KS5
Please visit the geography A-level section of our Sixth form website: click here
Exam Boards
Geography follows AQA specifications. For further information please see http://www.aqa.org.uk(opens in new tab)
Useful Websites and Sources of Support:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035(opens in new tab) for GCSE geography.
