Geography
GCSE: AQA
A LEVEL: PEARSON/EDEXCEL
Subject Aims
The geography department teaches a challenging and interactive Key Stage 3 -5 course. Topicality, looking at connections, the world in all its awe and wonder! Geography has it all!
Curriculum Overview
Year 7 and Year 8 – all topics will involve lessons being delivered through an exciting mix of enquiry work as well as individual assignments. This follows the prescribed content of the National Curriculum for KS3 geography.
In Year 9 we teach the Paper 1 component of the GCSE course – The physical environment
In Year 10 we teach the Paper 2 component of the GCSE course – The human environment
In Year 11 we teach the Paper 3 component of the GCSE course – Geographical Enquiry
How can I help support my child’s learning in Geography?
Help with homework, encourage students to watch the news/natural science programs on the TV + read exciting travel books about the fascinating places we study. Above all, take an interest in geography and encourage their love of the natural world and our stewardship of the planet.
We will continue to give students the idea that geography does not just start and finish when they enter the classroom each lesson! There has never been a more important time for students to realise that we are part of a global community and that our own individual actions in our respective neighbourhoods impact on others far beyond the parameters of our day to day experiences.
We all need to ‘think like geographers’ and we hope that students are becoming more globally aware as a result of the work that we do with them in our geography lessons in college.
Subject Staff
- J Edwards Head of Geography
- A J Allen,
- V Allen Careers Leader
- R Rowlands
- M Nicholson (KS3)
Useful Links
- National Geographic
- U.S. Geographical Survey
- WorldMapper
- Geo-Cube
- Geography.org
- CIA world fact book
- BBC – Geography
Extra-Curricular Opportunities
Geography is at the forefront of including opportunities to develop student’s appreciation and cultural capital of the topics we study, this includes attending conferences at Y13 level, visits to exhibitions, museums, physical environments, residential visits, sixth form enrichment visits abroad and multiple learning outside the classroom opportunities throughout all Key Stages.