The Geography curriculum is designed to challenge our students to develop a greater knowledge and understanding of our world and the challenges faced by people and the environments within it.   

What is taught and how?

Our students study a wide variety of Physical and Human Geography topics in 4 broad units of work per year. We use places to demonstrate key concepts on local and global scales. Embedded into our curriculum are skills that are essential to Geographers which include; decision making, mapwork and fieldwork.

A broad outline of what is taught in each year can be found below.

Assessment

Geography students are assessed at the end of each unit of work. This includes a knowledge test and a GCSE exam style test which is an opportunity to show understanding and apply what has been learnt. Each year group sits an end of year exam to assess their accumulation of knowledge.

Homework

All students are expected to learn the content of a general Geography knowledge organiser. Students are tested regularly on this knowledge which enables them to access our subject and make better progress. Other homework tasks include researching places or bringing in items for use in class.

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Key Stage 3

Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
Geography detectives  Urban environments  Climate change  Food resources and Farming	Understanding rivers   Extreme weather   Tropical Rainforest ecosystems  Fantastic Places	Population UK Physical Landscapes: Coasts  Development & Migration Earth structure - volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis

Key Stage 4 GCSE Geography 

Year 10	Year 11
UK Physical Landscapes  FIELDTRIP to Blackpool Brook  Changing Economic World and the development gap  Case study of Nigeria  Weather hazards: tropical storms and extreme UK weather  Climate change  Resources: Food, water and energy  FIELDTRIP to Bristol	Rainforest and Hot Desert ecosystems  Urban issues and challenges  UK economy  Tectonic hazards  Exam preparation