Geography (Y7-13)
Intent: To develop inquisitive minds. To enjoy all aspects of Geography-place, location, physical and human geography and the development of their geographical skills
To deliver a curriculum which provides students with the skills, knowledge and experiences that helps them to understand how both physical and human environments change over time.
Subject staff
Mrs E Biddulph - Curriculum Leader
Miss L Noden
Miss J Manfredi
Miss E McAdam
Curriculum Overview
In Year 7 students practise their geographical skills through the Introduction to Geography unit. A range of maps, places and locations are studied throughout Year 7. In the unit of work on population and settlement, students' study traditional land use zones of the UK, how these zones are changing and the impacts of an increasing global population. Physical Geography units are also introduced covering the landscapes of rivers and coasts. There are out of classroom learning opportunities including fieldwork investigations measuring infiltration rates around the school grounds.
In Year 8 students develop their understanding of the wider world. They are encouraged to both physical geography processes, describing and explaining how landforms are formed and question the environmental impact of human activity. The units covered are; Tropical Rainforests, Tectonics, Glaciation, Contrasting Landscapes to the UK, Asia.
In the Autumn Term of Year 9 the unit s covered develop a secure knowledge of Climate Change, Globalisation and Geographical Skills. These concepts are then used throughout the up coming GCSE course. A module called Urban Issues and challenges is studied where students are required to study population growth, the impacts of urbanisation and have an in depth understanding of a major UK city and a city in LIC or NEE.
The Autumn Term begins with the Living World module, focusing on both the tropical rainforest and hot desert ecosystem. In the Spring Term students are focussed on Changing Economic World, as study of global inequality. In addition there is also a focus on how the uK economy is changing, how our places of work have and will change. In the summer term students study UK landscapes of rivers.
In the final year of GCSE study, the curriculum covers The Challenge of Natural Hazards (tectonics, tropical storms and climate change). Student complete two fieldwork investigations and prepare for their Geographical Applications paper.
Extra Curricular
Disaster club is offered each week. Students attending are set practical challenges, such as ‘Can you build an earthquake proof house, can you create a model volcano?'
The Disaster club also offers additional information and guidance linking to real world events such as the earthquake in Syria and Turky. Fieldwork is developed in all year groups, ranging from use of the school grounds, local area studies, use of Cannock Chase and residential trips for A-Level students.
Revision Materials
Useful Links
Year 12
KEY STAGE 5
A Level Year 1 Pearson Edexcel Geography
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Year 12 |
Paper 1: Physical Geography |
Paper 2: Human Geography |
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Study Area 1 Dynamic Landscapes, Topic 1 - Tectonic processes and hazards Study Area 1 Dynamic Landscapes, Topic 2 Landscape Systems, Processes and Change + SKILLS AND STATISTICS |
Study Area 2 Dynamic Places, Topic 3 - Globalisation, Superpowers Study Area 2 Dynamic Places, Topic 4 - Shaping Places RURAL Sub-topic 4A - Regenerating Places + SKILLS AND STATISTICS |
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Spring Term |
Spring Term |
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Paper 1: Physical Geography Study Area 1 Dynamic Landscapes, Topic 2 Landscape Systems, Processes and Change Sub-topic 2B - Coastal Landscapes and Change, includes fieldwork along the North Wales coastline |
Paper 2: Human Geography Study Area 2 Dynamic Places, Topic 4 - Shaping Places URBAN Sub-topic 4A - Regenerating Places, includes urban fieldwork to compare success of schemes in Manchester and Liverpool CBDs FIELDWORK: URBAN – Birmingham RURAL - Ludlow |
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Summer Term |
Summer Term |
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Paper 1: Physical Geography Study Area 3, Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security
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Paper 4: Independent Investigation |
Year 13
A Level Year 2 Pearson Edexcel Geography
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Year 13 |
Autumn Term |
Autumn Term |
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Cont. Paper 1: Physical Geography Study Area 3, Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security
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Paper 2: Human Geography Study Area 4, Topic 7: Superpowers Paper 3 practice REVISE FOR MOCK EXAMS PAPERS 2 AND 3 |
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Spring Term |
Spring Term |
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Paper 1: Physical Geography Study Area 3, Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Security Paper 3: Synoptic paper physical geography specific resources
MOCK EXAM PAPER 1 |
MOCK EXAMS PLUS DETAILED FEEDBACK ON BOTH PAPERS Study Area 4, Topic 8B: Global Development and Connections - Migration, Identity and Sovereignty Paper 3: Synoptic paper – both human geography specific resources and synopticity across the whole A level MOCK EXAM PAPER 3 |
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Summer 2 |
Summer 1 |
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Revision and Final Exams |
Revision and Final Exams |
