Welcome to the Geography department
Why would people want to live near a volcano? Why do some people choose to live in different countries? What will happen to our planet if temperatures continue to rise?
Geography is a focus within the curriculum for understanding and resolving issues about the environment and sustainable development. It is also an important link between the natural and social sciences. As students study geography, they encounter different societies and cultures helping them to become Global Citizens and formulate their own opinions by Geographical enquiries and case studies.
In Geography our core objective for every student in every lesson is to understand the world around them. We inspire our students to explore new places and bring about positive change. We hope that every student will go on to be successful in life and be part of a global community that cares for each other and the fragile environment we live in. We believe that by studying Geography at the Bay CE School all of our students will be better equipped through the skills and knowledge acquired in lessons to lead fulfilled lives through a better understanding of the world we live in.
Teachers
Mrs J Hawley – Head of Geography
Mrs K Laidler-Jones
Mr J Wainwright
Mrs A Petitt
Phase 2 (Years 7, 8 and 9)
Year 7 – Topics
| Term 1 | Term 2 | |
| Autumn | 7.1 Place The World
& Map Skills |
7.2 Coastal Environments |
| Spring | 7.3
River Environments |
7.4 Our Place – The UK |
| Summer | 7.5 Climate Hazards |
7.6 Fieldwork – Micro Climates |
Year 8 – Topics
| Term 1 | Term 2 | |
| Autumn | 8.1 Population | 8.2 Tectonic Hazards |
| Spring | 8.3 Going Global | 8.4 China |
| Summer | 8.5 Rivers | 8.6 Africa |
Year 9 – Topics
| Term 1 | Term 2 | |
| Autumn | 9.1 Ecosystems – comparing biomes |
9.2 Climate Change |
| Spring | The urban world, Urban change in the UK, Sustainable urban development (PAPER 2) |
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| Summer | River landscapes, UK relief and landscapes, Coastal landscapes (PAPER 1) |
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Phase 3 (Years 10 and 11)
From Year 10 Geography is an optional subject which is very popular with our students. We follow the AQA exam specification and students sit three exams at the end of Year 11.
Year 10 – Topics
| Term 1 | Term 2 | |
| Autumn | Natural Hazards, Tectonic hazards, Weather hazards, Climate change (PAPER 1) | Natural Hazards, Tectonic hazards, Weather hazards, Climate change (PAPER 1)
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| Spring | The development gap, Newly emerging economy case study, The changing UK economy (PAPER 2) | |
| Summer | Geographical skills, Urban fieldwork
Coastal fieldwork (PAPER 3)
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Year 11 – Topics
| Term 1 | Term 2 | |
| Autumn | The Living World
Ecosystems |
The Living World
Ecosystems |
| Spring | Resource management
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Pre release
Paper 3 |
| Summer | Revision | Exams |
How parents can support
| Homework | Monitoring the completion of weekly homework tasks. |
| Reading | Provision of reading materials- newspaper articles, magazine articles- discussions around reading material. |
| Revision Guide | CGP Revision Guide |
| Exam Practice | CGP Revision Guides (above) for examples of answers.
Timed exam questions at home. |
| Resources | Revision Guides will contain practice questions. YouTube Literature set texts and examples of how to answer Language questions. |
| Useful websites | www.nationalgeographic.com |
Career Routes
- Cartographer
- Commercial/residential surveyor
- Environmental consultant
- Geographical information systems officer
- Planning and development surveyor
- Secondary school teacher
- Town planner
- International aid/development worker
- Landscape architect
- Teacher
- Logistics and distribution manager
- Market researcher
- Nature conservation officer
- Tourism officer
- Transport planner
- Weather Presenter
