Staff List

• V.Naidoo
• S.King
• S.Azare
• O.Coker

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Key Stage 3

In geography, pupils acquire and apply knowledge and understanding of four aspects of geography:

• the ability to undertake geographical enquiry and use geographical skills;
• knowledge and understanding of places;
• knowledge and understanding of geographical patterns and processes;
• Knowledge and understanding of environmental change and sustainable development.

Pupils study these four aspects within the context of two countries at different states of economic development and 10 themes. Pupils:

• study at a range of scales from local to global;
• study different parts of the world and different types of environments, including their local area, the UK, the EU and parts of the world in different states of economic development;
• carry out fieldwork investigations;
• study issues of topical significance

The following topics are covered in KS3

Year 8

• Natural hazards
• World climates and ecosystem
• Climate change
• Brazil
• football   

Year 9

• Weathering and erosion
• Limestone landscape
• Natural parks
• Tourism
• Development
• Japan

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Key Stage 4

Students write the OCR B  GCSE

First teaching will take place in September 2009.
This GCSE is made up of three mandatory units. Unit B561 is externally assessed, Unit B562 is an internally assessed Controlled Assessment and Unit B563 is externally assessed.
The full course provides a basis of relevant knowledge, understanding and skills that lay the foundation for the future, whether further study or the world of work.  There are four key themes within this specification:

•     Theme 1: Challenges of Living in a Built Environment
•     Theme 2: People and the Natural World Interactions
•     Theme 3: People Work and Development

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Useful Links

Earthquake Hazards Program

Spartacus Educational

BBC Bitesize