We ensure all students are successful geographers by encouraging them to be resilient and independent, while improving their subject knowledge, critical thinking and evaluative skills.
Our curriculum has been designed to teach students the causes, effects, and responses to the significant human, physical, and environmental processes around us.
The lessons aim to cultivate students’ cultural capital, advance their literacy and numeracy skills, and develop a range of transferable skills to help prepare for their future. They will debate and discuss issues, developing their ability to think, speak, and write like a geographer.
Enrichment
Our enrichment offer provides opportunities for fieldwork within our local area, such as Haworth. We have previously visited Bolton Abbey and Malham Cove students.
Assessment
Formative assessment is used throughout the year to monitor student progress and further inform teaching and learning. Summative end of topic assessments are used to address any misconceptions.
KS4 Specification
Careers
Career examples are strategically integrated into our curriculum with students exploring a range of jobs such as climatologist, humanitarian aid worker, town planner, agricultural researcher and careers in energy.
Curriculum Overview
| Year | Cycle 1 | Cycle 2 | Cycle 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Geography and Me Our Planet | Resources and Trade Global Ecosystems | Fantastic UK Landscapes UK Coasts |
| Year 8 | Tectonic Hazards | Development of NEEs The Geography of Russia | UK Rivers How Globalisation Shapes the World |
| Year 9 | Tropical Rainforests and Deserts The Geography of Africa | Glacial Processes and Landforms The Geography of the Middle East | Life in Cities Resources and Sustainability |
| Year 10 | Changing Economic World (Paper 2) (Tectonics, Weather, Climate Change) | The Challenge of Natural Hazards (Paper 1) (Tectonics, Weather, Climate Change) Urban Issues and Challenges (Paper 2) | River Landscapes in the UK (Paper 1) |
| Year 11 | The Living World (Paper 1) The Challenge of Resource Management (Paper 2) | Coastal Landscapes in the UK (Paper 1) | Revision and exam preparation |