Project Description
Geography
Our Geography curriculum aims to provide an experience of geography that inspires students to become curious about the world they live in. It provides opportunities to develop an understanding of the connection between physical, human, and environmental geography, both locally and globally. Our curriculum aims to encourage a desire to find out about different countries and cultures and to appreciate the diversity in them. We aim to enable students to develop geographical questioning and develop skills to discover the answers independently. Our students have the opportunity to attend a 3 day residential educational experience at Nettlecombe Court in year 8 to gain hands on geographical skills, as well as local fieldwork opportunities.
At KS4, students further develop their knowledge and understanding of geography with the Eduqas specification B syllabus.
KS3 2023-2024
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | |
| Term 1 | HS2 | Exploring Antarctica | Development Issues |
| Fieldwork Skills | Hot Deserts | ||
| Term 2 | My Geography | Rivers | Coasts |
| Term 3 | Exploring Africa | Flooding | Plate Tectonics |
| Term 4 | Economic Activities | Glacial Landscapes | Dangerous Earth |
| Term 5 | Weather and Climate | Urbanisation | Future World |
| Term 6 | Biomes | Grand Tour | Going Global |
KS4 2023-2024
WJEC Eduqas Specification B
Units are placed to make connections between themes, processes and theories ensuring a streamlined progression through the syllabus. The syllabus enables a variety of themes to be covered gaining a wider understanding of the world we live in.
| Year 10 | |
| Term 1 and 2 | Weather and climate |
| How ecosystems function | |
| Ecosystems under threat | |
| Term 3 and 4 | Desertification |
| Water resources and management | |
| A global perspective on development issues | |
| Term 5 and 6 | Shaping the landscape – rivers and river management |
| Year 11 | |
| Term 1 and 2 | Fieldwork urban/human- change over time |
| Urban and rural processes and change in the UK with leisure | |
| Fieldwork urban/human- mitigating risk | |
| Term 3 and 4 | Climate change – cause and effect |
| Urbanisation in contrasting global cities | |
| Shaping the landscape – coasts and coastal management |
Pupils are continually assessed in geography through teacher led questions, plug the gap starters and quizzes, to name a few. Feedback is given by staff, self and peer assessment, where pupils can reflect on their work and develop areas for improvement. Formal assessments are completed twice a year at key points. At KS3 these follow the format of multiple-choice questions and extended questions which assess pupils’ knowledge, understanding and skills. KS4 assessments are based on past and sample exam papers which endeavour to cover several topics, allowing students to gain a clear picture of the final exam. Practice questions are also used throughout the course to consolidate and refine knowledge and understanding.
