Curriculum

Curriculum Intent:

Geography at STACS is a subject focused on giving students knowledge, inspiration, passion, and enthusiasm about the world they live in. It is a balanced subject focusing on the physical world (Sciences) and human world (Arts). The aim is to produce geographers who understand the importance of people and places, and the interconnectedness of the two. To be able to think spatially and temporally and develop a range of practical and useful skills for life.

Curriculum rationale:

• Topics alternate between physical and human to provide students with variety and reiterate the interconnectedness and links between the human and physical world.
• Fieldwork skills are integrated from Year 7 to Year 13 to develop students understanding of the process of fieldwork so that they can gain the disciplinary skills required to be a good geographer.
• KS3 topics cover the National Curriculum and provide a breadth and foundation of geographical knowledge and concepts that feeds into KS4 and KS5.
• At GCSE the AQA specification is taught for its challenging and interesting topics, allowing students to explore a range of contemporary physical and human issues. Topics are taught in halves so that students are constantly revising and revisiting previous knowledge (better for improving long term memory) and so students can start to see links between topics.
• Skills are taught and revisited strategically from Year 7 to Year 13 to enable student to develop the skills and procedural knowledge of a good geographer.
• Key concepts such as place, space, scale, interdependence, physical and human processes, environmental impacts, sustainable development. Cultural awareness and cultural diversity are woven throughout the curriculum to produce good geographers.

Geography Curriculum Map 2023 - 2024