GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
Head of Humanities:
Mr Woolgar
Teachers of Geography:
Mrs McDonagh
Ms Waite-Brown
Ms Chauhan

“Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future.” Michael Palin

Year 7 Curriculum Overview

Autumn term

Passport to Geography

Map skills

Spring Term

Development

Extreme Environments (a)

Summer Term

Extreme Environments (b)

Weather

Year 8 Curriculum Overview

Autumn term

Population

Spring Term

Rivers

Coasts (a)

Summer Term

Coasts (b)

Settlement 

Year 9 Curriculum Overview

Autumn term

Challenge of the natural world; Plate Tectonics

Spring Term

Living World; Ecosystems, Tropical rainforests

Physical landscapes; Glacial landscapes in the UK

Summer Term

Globalisation of industry

 

Year 10 & Year 11 GCSE AQA Specification (A*-G)

Unit 1 Topics (37.5%)

The Restless Earth

Water on the Land

Ice on the land

Unit 2 topics (37.5%)

Population Change

Globalisation

Tourism

Unit 3

Controlled Assessment (25%)

 

Year 10 & Year 11 GCSE AQA 9-1 Specification

Unit 1 – Living in the physical environment (35%)

Ecosystems

Physical landscapes of the UK

Natural hazards

 
Unit 2 – Challenges in the human environment (35%)

Urban issues and challenges

Changing economic world

Challenge of resource management

Unit 3 – Geographical Applications and skills (35%)

DME work post pre-release

Fieldwork investigation