Geography

Curriculum Intent

In Geography, our curriculum intent is:

  • To encourage students to be curious about the world around them; developing a knowledge of the places, processes and decisions which shape our evolving and contested world at a variety of scales
  • Ground theories and ideas in the context of the United Kingdom, and where possible the local context
  • Develop Geographic enquiry through the provision of fieldwork and ongoing development of enquiry skills
  • Create an environment which promotes a life-long love of learning about the world and help students identify their role as stewards in shaping and protecting physical and human environments now and in their futures

Curriculum Plan

Geography Curriculum Overview September 2022 2023

Exam Board Information

Key Stage 4

AQA GCSE Geography (8035) https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035/specification-at-a-glance

Key Stage 5

AQA A Level Geography (7037) https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/as-and-a-level/geography-7037/specification-at-a-glance

 

Reading List

  • Factfulness – Hans Rosling 
  • How Bad are Bananas – Mike Berners-Lee 
  • Horrible Geography Series – Anita Ganieri 
  • Maps – Aleksandra and Daniel Mizielinski 
  • No one is too small to make a difference – Greta Thunberg 
  • Prisoners of Geography – Tim Marshall 
  • Northern Lights Trilogy – Philip Pullman 

 

Pumpkin Video series: 

– https://timeforgeography.co.uk/ 

 

Podcasts 

Ask the Expert – https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/ask-the-expert-podcasts/ 

What Planet Are We On? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p08tdhyl 

Africa Today – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrtyw/episodes/downloads 

 

Subject Leader Information

Subject Leader: Mr Paul Lightfoot

Email: plightfoot@christtheking.notts.sch.uk