Geography

Attainment

Our vision is to provide an engaging and enriching Key Stage 3 curriculum that gives students the opportunity to discover some of the greatest issues facing the world, through the lens of continental case studies whilst supporting students to develop Geographical understanding of physical processes, human impacts and skills.

All Geography students from Key Stage 3 through to A-Level will develop their learning skills of enquiry, analysis, evaluation and discussion. These skills are central to ‘Thinking Like a Geographer’ and enable our students to have a greater understanding of the challenges facing our world. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and this knowledge is developed through investigations, analysis of changes in our world and examination of continental case studies during all stages of the curriculum.

Appreciation

Geography is a fantastic subject with extraordinary educational potential for informing future Global Citizens and helping to shape the future development of our planet. Through developing their skills to ‘Think Like a Geographer’ our students can lead the way as Global Citizens contributing in their own unique ways to the development of our world whilst on their learning journey, making conscientious decisions that are based on knowledge and understanding, with empathy for a sustainable future.

Reflection

A high-quality Geography education should instil a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with our students for the rest of their lives, empowering them to ‘Think Like Geographers’, questioning their planet and how their actions can impact our future. Through greater cultural awareness and challenging misconceptions about our world, students develop their identity through critical thinking and subsequently model inclusive values and attitudes. This will help our students to develop a love for their planet and its’ inhabitants as well as their unique and diverse cultures. The subject challenges pupils with ‘real world’ issues from local to global scales; reflecting on these can literally change the way we see the world, for example the meaning of place, the significance of scale (local, regional, national, international, global), sustainable development, interdependence and diversity.