The main aims of our department are: 

• To stimulate pupils' interest and curiosity about the world in which they live as part of a lifelong process. 
• To develop pupils' awareness at local, national and global scales. 
• To help pupils understand the interrelationships between people and their environments throughout the world. 
  
  Key Stage 3                                                                                                                                                                     

         Year 7 

• Map skills: directions, distances, symbols, grid references. 
• Our Home Region – Urbanisation: location of London, urban land uses, settlement patterns, differences in urban and rural living.
• Volcanoes: causes, features, impacts, dangers and benefits. 
• China: physical features, Human features, daily life, schools comparison. 
• Swains Lane Investigation – Shopping survey, introduction to geographical investigations.
  
  Year 8 
• The World Cup (focus on Russia and Qatar): Physical Features, Biomes, Climate, Human features.
• Glaciation: Glaciated areas, erosional and depositional features. 
• Geography of Crime (Using GIS):  Software, Layering, Police using GIS, conducting a geographical investigation about crime in the local area.
• Rivers & water consumption: Water Cycle, Drainage Basin, Meanders, Waterfalls, Flooding.

         Year 9 

• Development issues: measuring development, reasons for development, commodity dependency, trade. 
• Weather Hazards: Tropical storms, Droughts, Climate Change. 
• Population: changes, density, pyramids, migration. 

          Year 10 and 11

• GCSE Geography Edexcel Syllabus A Edexcel GCSE and GCE 2014 (pearson.com)