Geography Overview

Our Vision

Geography provides a framework for comprehending the complex interactions between humans and their environment. Our teachers help our students gain essential knowledge, skills, and perspectives that are crucial for their personal, academic, and professional development.

Curriculum Intent

Principles and Purpose of the Geography Curriculum.
The geography curriculum will ensure that pupils can make sense of the world around them. The curriculum will provide pupils with knowledge of a range of diverse places, people, resources, natural and human environments, and a deep understanding of the Earth’s physical and human processes. The geography curriculum will ensure that pupils can think like geographers, empowering them to critically engage with current and future geographical debates beyond the classroom.

Inspiring curiosity

Students will have the opportunity to develop their curiosity for the natural and human worlds through the use of geographical resources, such as atlases, Ordnance Survey maps, satellite imaging, photographs and GIS. They will also have the opportunity to test hypotheses gathered through study of these stimuli during our geographical investigations units, as a means of experiential learning.

Igniting a sense of care and responsibility

Students will discuss and debate the ‘big questions’ that shape the future of our planet. Through the study of both physical and human aspects of geography, they will understand that all humans have a level of responsibility for caring for the Earth and all its inhabitants, as our actions directly and indirectly impact its health.

Ensuring sustainability

Students will consider all aspects of sustainability, linking economic and social factors to the environment. They will learn a wide range of issues linking to sustainability and will be challenged to link these concepts together, thinking synoptically. This is important, as ensuring sustainability for future generations is complex in nature, requiring a breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding.