Geography

Curriculum Overview

Key Stage 3:

Year 7: Seven times every two weeks as part of the Integrated Curriculum. This includes History, Geography and Religious Studies (RS). Geography units covered are, Map skills, Fantastic Places, Natural hazards and China.

Year 8: Six times a fortnight on a rotation basis with History and RS subjects. The study begins with coastal zones in which learners complete a home learning project before moving onto Rainforests and Africa. We then also study UK Geography, Geology and rainforests.

Year 9: Three times a fortnight. Learners study Development and the Quality of Life, Geography and Crime, Emerging Nations and Weather and Climate.

In Years 7 and 8 learners are taught in mixed ability form groups while in Year 9 they are streamed in Discover subjects.

Key Stage 4: Mixed ability groups study the AQA specification over five lessons a fortnight.

Year 10: Paper 1: Living with the Physical Environment. (35% of the GCSE). Students study a range of units including, The challenge of Natural Hazards, The Living World and Physical Landscapes in the UK.

Year 11: Paper 2: Challenges in the Human Environment. (35% of the GCSE). Learners study a range of units including Urban Issues and Challenges, The Changing Economic World and The Challenge of Resource Management. Paper 3: Geographical Applications. (30% of the GCSE). Learners will apply knowledge and understanding to interpret, analyse and evaluate the information and issue(s) in the pre-release resources booklet and the question paper. Learners will undertake two geographical enquiries. They will be carried out in contrasting environments and show an understanding of both physical and human geography.

The Geography long-term plan is available here.

The KS3 Geography Learning Journey is available here.

The GCSE Geography Learning Journey is available here.