Subject overview
The Geography Department consists of three full time geography teachers. The emphasis in the learning is that geography should be relevant and up to date so lessons and topics studied reflect this. The department offers some day and residential trips to students in a number of years. Recently these have included Yorkshire, Essex and London
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Key Stage 3 subjects taught include Italy, Antarctica, Brazil, Development, Tourism, Volcanoes and Earthquakes, Rivers and Flood Management amongst many others. A strong emphasis is placed on literacy and numeracy and with lessons including graphical, descriptive, persuasive writing, explanation and creative tasks; all students are assured varied lessons with home learning activities set accordingly.
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For Key Stage 4 Geography, the AQA A Specification is taught. Six different topics are taught, three of which are physical geography and three are human geography. Together these six topics make up 75% of the GCSE grade. Topics taught in physical geography are chosen from coasts, volcanoes and earthquakes, rivers, glaciers, weather and climate and ecosystems. |
For Key Stage 5 Geography, the Edexcel A Specification is taught. Topics studied include population movements, fluvial systems, atmospheric systems, ecosystems, economic systems and development processes. Both AS and A2 qualifications are exam based as there is no coursework element. A residential field course takes place in March of the AS year in preparation for a skills paper. A synoptic paper which is sat at the end of the A2 year brings together the range of subjects that have been studied on the two year course. |
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