Introduction
Welcome to geography! We are a passionate team who want to see our students experience the world as they have never seen it before! We are committed to delivering a fresh and exciting curriculum both in and out of school!
Curriculum
KS3
Year 7 (2 hours per week)
Topics will be studied under the SAIL themes and include
- Who am I?
- Global citizens and
- Who has the Power?
Year 8 (1 hour per week)
Topics will be studied under the SAIL themes and include
- Festivals,
- Enterprise and Innovation
- And May the Force be with you.
KS4
Year 9 – 11 Options (3 hours per week)
We study three main themes:
- Paper 1 (Physical Geography) Topics include tectonics, weather hazards, rivers and coasts.
- Paper 2 – (Human Geography) Topics include urban issues and challenges, the changing economic world and the challenge of resource management.
- Paper 3 – Includes skills and decision making. Students will undertake a geographical enquiry which will include the use of primary data, collected as part of a feldwork exercise.
Exam Boards
Current Year 9 – 11 – AQA
Exam Dates
Current Year 11
Paper 1 – 21st May 2019
Paper 2 – 5th June 2019
Paper 3 – 12th June 2019
Please note: these exam dates are provisional