Geography

The study of geography is about more than just memorising places on a map. It's about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exists across continents. And in the end, it's about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together

- Barack Obama

Our aim is to help students understand why the world is the way that it is and make justifiable predications about how it is likely to change in the future.

To meet this goal, we seek to create knowledgeable students who are confident in their understanding of both human and physical features and processes.  As part of our curriculum our aim is to enable students to become global citizens and have the cultural literacy to be role models for the future and set a trail for others to emulate.  Considering themes such as sustainability, development and climate change in their everyday lives.  Fieldwork enquiries enable students to development experiential knowledge that can be applied to both human and physical Geography but also allow students to develop skills that are transferable for the future.

This means:

• Extending locational knowledge and deepening spatial awareness of the world’s regions to include the diverse continent of Africa, India, Middle East and the United Kingdom.
• Understanding geographical similarities, differences and the interconnectedness between places through the study of human and physical geography.
• Developing empathetic skills by looking at a range of viewpoints at a variety of scales.
• Using fieldwork, research and data handling skills to collect, analyse, draw conclusions and evaluations from geographical data using multiple sources.