Geography
Geography inspires students to become global citizens by exploring their own place in the world, their values and responsibilities to other people, to the environment and to the sustainability of the planet. We aim to stimulate in our students an interest in and a sense of wonder about the world around them. We also aim to equip our students with the ability to question, investigate and to think critically about issues affecting the world and peoples’ lives now and in the future, and to make sense of a complex and dynamically changing world.
The Geography department is based in 3 rooms that are located on the H floor. We share this floor alongside the other Humanities subjects of History and RS.
In years 7 and 8 students receive 3 lessons per fortnight, usually with 1 or 2 teachers. Each topic lasts a half term and 4 assessments will take place over the year.
The topics students learn about in year 7 are:
The topics students learn about in year 8 are:
Parental advice - Students are encouraged to ensure they learn the key knowledge required as they go through a topic and it is difficult to ensure progress without doing this. Encourage students to produce mind-maps or flash cards and help them to develop the skills to learn independently. Students will undertake 3 assessments throughout the year to measure progress
In years 9-11 students receive 5 lessons per fortnight and study the Edexcel B Geography syllabus. Between each topic students will complete an in classroom assessment using exam paper questions that will build up to a full exam paper .Full exam papers will also be sat in the scheduled mock exams periods.
The topics students learn about in years 9-11 include:
Paper 1 - Global Geographical Issues
Paper 2 - UK Geographical Issues
Paper 3 – People and Environmental Issues – 3 topics that cover people and their interaction with the environment.
Parental advice - Students need to be able to apply the knowledge and skills that they study. Ensure your child learns the key facts as they go through topics and get them into the habit of producing revision resources such as mind maps and flash cards as they go along. Try to test them on these so you can see how much they remember.
More extensive revision guides will be available to buy for £5.50 from the Geography department. The students also have access to GCSE pod.