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Our Curriculum :
Geography Click here to return to Our Curriculum Key Stage 3 KS3 Geography Curriculum – for those starting year 7 in 2011-12. Year 8/9 students are following a different curriculum map but cover the majority of these topics. Year 7 Mapskills, Dangerous World and the Geography of Sport. Year 7 provides a foundation for the rest of KS3. The map skills section teaches students how to use a range of maps and photographs in a relevant and topical manner. The Dangerous world unit focuses on Plate Tectonics and as part of this unit we ask students to construct their own volcano model as a means of demonstrating knowledge and understanding. The Geography of Sport unit looks at how sport has become a global business with winners and losers and attempts to understand some of the ethics of this industry. In this unit students have the opportunity to visit Manchester United FC and the Trafford Centre to experience this at first hand. Year 8 Amazing World, China and the Geography of Crime. Year 8 starts with a look at Ecosystems. This is followed by an in-depth study of one of Earth’s wonders – the Tropical Rainforests. Following on from this we shall have a look at the next Global superpower – China. We finish with a look at how crime is affected by a number of Geographical matters. There is a personalised project at the heart of this unit where students make judgements on their own streets based on research evidence that they collect. Year 9 Tourism, Weather and Africa Year 9 starts with a look at Tourism. As part of this we offer students an optional opportunity to visit Bridlington to practice fieldwork skills and then use them to produce a written project. This is followed by a look at weather, where students use a range of media to gain a better understanding of this topical area of study. Global warming (threats and opinions) are considered during this unit. We conclude KS3 with a continental study of Africa, looking at some of the issues and opportunities facing this continent. Additionally, should time permit there are a number of mini topics that may be looked at during KS3. These include a judgemental unit on whether people who celebrate the Christmas festival should have a real or artificial Christmas tree, a look at fair trade and a look at some elements of extreme weather. Key Stage 4 GCSE Geography Course Content Currently students are following the AQA B syllabus. It is one of the more modern approaches to GCSE Geography and follows on well from our current Key Stage 3 course. Some of the key advantages of the course are: It is a modular - this means that you can sit exams at different times rather than sitting them all at once. There will be one exam in year 10 and two in year 11 at different times. For some units there will be the chance to re-sit should you not do as well first time. Coursework has been made much easier to complete - it is now time limited and most of it will be done in school rather than at home. It is also strictly word limited to stop students doing too much work! There will be at least one field trip as part of the work. The units of work that we follow are: Unit 1: Managing places in the 21st Century. In this unit we will look at ‘The Coastal Environment’ and then have a 1 hour exam. Unit 2: Hostile World. In this unit we will look at ‘Living with Natural Hazards' and then have a 1 hour exam. Unit 3: Investigating the shrinking world. In this unit we will look at ‘Investigating Global Tourism’ and then have a 1 hour exam. Why choose geography? Quite simply there isn’t the space to explain it here. Please have a look at www.rgs.org/education or see Mr. Beevers if you have any questions. It is a highly valued qualification in the eyes of both College and the workplace as it develops a number of transferrable skills. This course is all about the world, how we use it and the issues we face. It is very topical and often covers news style items. Those students who are good at learning and then applying that knowledge in both exam and coursework situations will enjoy this course. Those students who prefer a more practical ‘hands on’ style of learning may want to consider carefully if Geography would best suit their needs. Click here to return to Our Curriculum
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