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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 3-4 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 GCSE exam style test which is an opportunity to show understanding and apply what has been learnt.

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, Seneca online tasks and revision.
 

Key Stage 3

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

What is a geographer?

Development

Rivers

Energy

Population

Tectonic Hazards

Coasts

Urban Challenges

Life in a Newly Emerging Economy

Climate Change

Ecosystems including Forests Under Threat

Key Stage 4 GCSE Geography  - Edexcel B Specification

Year 10 Year 11

Energy

Hazards

Development

Urban Challenges

UK physical geography - Coasts

Minehead field trip

UK Physical Geography – Geology/Rivers

UK Human Geography – Changes/Cities

Field trip to Birmingham