Geography

The purpose of the Geography curriculum

At GCSE students follow the Edexcel B specification where content develops students’ knowledge and understanding of place, process and interaction, students will investigate a contemporary local, national or regional people and environment issues within a global setting, drawing on their wider knowledge and understanding from across the course. As part of this enquiry process, students are encouraged to use integrated geographical skills, including appropriate mathematics and statistics, in order to explore geographical questions and issues. Students are encouraged to make geographical decisions by applying their knowledge, understanding and skills to real-life 21st-century people and environment issues. the compulsory and optional topic content gives students to the opportunity to lay a foundation of knowledge and understanding that can be further developed at A Level.

Key Stage 3

You can access the medium-term plans for Geography here:

Year 7 Geography Year 8 Geography Year 9 Geography

Key Stage 4

At GCSE students follow the Edexcel B specification where content develops students’ knowledge and understanding of place, process and interaction, students will investigate a contemporary local, national or regional people and environment issues within a global setting, drawing on their wider knowledge and understanding from across the course. As part of this enquiry process, students are encouraged to use integrated geographical skills, including appropriate mathematics and statistics, in order to explore geographical questions and issues. Students are encouraged to make geographical decisions by applying their knowledge, understanding and skills to real-life 21st-century people and environment issues. the compulsory and optional topic content gives students to the opportunity to lay a foundation of knowledge and understanding that can be further developed at A Level.

GCSE Geography

Here is a walk-through of what to expect in GCSE Geography

GCSE Geography Curriculum

Key Stage 5

At A level students follow the Edexcel specification. This specification offers an issues-based approach to studying geography, enabling students to explore and evaluate contemporary geographical questions and issues such as the consequences of globalisation, responses to hazards, water insecurity and climate change. Whilst it allows student to make links between different geographical themes, ideas and concepts through synoptic themes embedded in the compulsory content. The content builds on the understanding developed at KS4, avoiding unnecessary repetition while also ensuring that students new to the subject are appropriately supported.

The A level subjects overview provides further details as to what to expect

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