Human geography concerns the understanding of the dynamics of cultures, societies and economies, and physical geography concerns the understanding of the dynamics of landscapes and the environment.
Geography puts this understanding of social and physical processes within the context of place - recognising the great differences in cultures, political systems, economies, landscapes and environments across the world, and exploring the links between them. Understanding the causes of differences and inequalities between places and social groups underlie much of the newer developments in human geography.
Geography provides an ideal framework for relating to other fields of knowledge. It is not surprising that those trained as geographers often contribute substantially to the applied management of resources and environments.
Geography informs us about:
- The places and communities in which we live and work
- Our natural environments and the pressures they face
- The interconnectedness of the world and our communities within it
- How and why the world is changing, both globally and locally
- How our individual and societal actions contribute to those changes
- The choices that exist in managing our world for the future
- The importance of location in business and decision-making
Ethos
Geography is, in the broadest sense, an education for life and for living. Learning through geography – whether gained through formal learning or experientially through travel, fieldwork and expeditions – helps us all to be more socially and environmentally sensitive, better informed, and more responsible as citizens and employees.
Page last updated 13 October 2021
Geography Key Stage 3
In KS3, Year 7, 8 and 9 students receive three 60 minute lessons a fortnight are taught in ability-based groups. Students in KS3 are required to complete five curriculum assessments each year. Our Geography KS3 curriculum is designed to give students a diverse and comprehensive experience of Geography.
Subject Content
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Geography Key Stage 4
Geography is a very popular subject in KS4 and there are currently 8 GCSE Geography classes across Years 10 and 11. Students receive five 60 minutes lessons each fortnight. Students follow the AQA Specification, this enables a variety of teaching and learning approaches. This exciting and relevant course studies geography in a balanced framework of physical and human themes and investigates the link between them. Students will travel the world from their classroom, exploring case studies in the United Kingdom (UK), higher-income countries (HICs), newly emerging economies (NEEs) and lower-income countries (LICs). Topics of study include climate change, poverty, deprivation, global shifts in economic power and the challenge of sustainable resource use. Students are also encouraged to understand their role in society, by considering different viewpoints, values and attitudes.
In Physical Geography, students are to develop an understanding of the tectonic, geomorphological, biological and meteorological processes and features in different environments, and the need for management strategies governed by sustainability and consideration of the direct and indirect effects of human interaction with the Earth and the atmosphere.
In Human Geography students are to develop an understanding of the factors that produce a diverse variety of human environments; the dynamic nature of these environments that change over time and place; the need for sustainable management; and the areas of current and future challenge and opportunity for these environments.
Subject Content
Year 10
Year 11
Geography Key Stage 5
Students in Year 12/13 receive nine 60 minute lessons each fortnight. The teaching of the group is shared between two teachers (Physical and Human Geography). Students follow the AQA specification, this will excite students’ minds, challenge perceptions and stimulate their investigative and analytical skills. Students will study a range of both new topics such as Global system and governance whereby they establish what shapes the human world for the 8 billion people that live in it. Students will also student topics that they will be familiar with from GCSE studies such as Tectonics and Population giving them greater confidence and understanding of physical and human systems. Students also undertake an individual fieldwork investigation into an area of their Geographical interest. This enquiry approach to learning promotes independent learning and the ability to collect, analyse and draw conclusions from data. Skills which are vital for study at University and life in modern Britain.
Subject Content
Year 12
Year 13
Page last updated 11 November 2021
