Geography
Welcome to Geography
By the end of KS4 Geography it is our intent that all pupils should be equipped with three themes:
Skills & Understanding, Principles & Social Responsibility, Decision Making. Pupils will be confident global citizens, able to make sense of the world around them.
These themes will be overarched and delivered through Enquiry Based Learning. Geography covers physical and human elements, along with fieldwork, which naturally promote enquiry and understanding
Why on Earth – Is it shaped like this? Skills & Understanding
Why on Earth – Is this Happening? Cause & Effect, Impacts
What on Earth – Can we do about it? Principles & Social Responsibility, Decision Making. Careers.
KS3 builds Skills & Understanding with introductions to new concepts
KS4 builds on KS3 learning and demonstrates application of learning, considering Impacts, Principles & Social Responsibility and ultimately Decision Making.
Both key stages will work locally with the National Parks Authority rangers, supporting learning outside of the classroom, on fluvial and coastal fieldtrips. In the past KS4 has had the opportunity to visit Iceland for field studies, we hope to keep this as a Geography tradition!
Recovery Curriculum 2020-21
Please find an overview of the Recovery Curriculum for Geography this current academic year. Recovery is where units have been put in place to support missed learning; GeEx is Geography Extra units, put in place to support missed skills.
Geography Recovery Curriculum Map 2020-21
KS4 Geography
The Geography department currently follows the AQA GCSE Geography 8035 Specification. This qualification is linear where students will sit all their exams at the end of the course.
Examinations:
Paper 1
Living with the Physical Environment
Natural Hazards, The Living World, Physical landscapes in the UK, Coasts and Rivers
Paper 2
Challenges in the Human Environment
Urban Issues and Challenges; Changing Economic World; The Challenge of Resource management; Geographical skills
Paper 3
Geographical Applications
Issue Evaluation; Fieldwork, Physical and Human; Geographical skills
Skills incorporated include:
Map Reading: Atlas maps, OS Maps, Photographic maps
Analytical Skills: reading graphs, data, interpreting maps
Numerical skills, Statistical skills
Collecting and Assessing Qualitative & Quantitate data
Geography Curriculum Journey
