“Geography is about understanding the world’s people, places and environments. It illuminates the past, explains the present and prepares us for the future.”
“Geography is about understanding the world’s people, places and environments. It illuminates the past, explains the present and prepares us for the future.”
Geography at Boldon is not just about flags!
Our vision is to ensure that all pupils enjoy learning about our constantly changing world and have an awareness of their roles and responsibilities as a conscientious human being. We aim to bring the natural and human aspects of geography to life in the classroom so our pupils are able to make sense of the subject when we visit real life examples or in their lives outside of school and beyond.
As part of our geography curriculum at Boldon, we take a virtual ‘World Tour’ to investigate the natural processes that are changing landscapes and the human factors that influence quality of life and the environment. This starts with a focus on Boldon and the United Kingdom and includes studies of river, coastal and glacial environments, the future of jobs and changing cities. Globally, our tour includes the growth and influence of China, the continual issues facing African countries, the rapid changes happening in India, the Middle East and the opportunities and challenges in megacities such as Mumbai and Lagos.
Sustainable development goals and issues of inequality are a huge part of geography at Boldon in order to embed the values and help students develop their opinions as global citizens of the future. Needless to say, climate change, poverty, inequality and conflict, amongst many others, are themes we continually return to as part of our curriculum.
Staff in the department have a passion for geography, having studied the subject and related courses at university as well as having experience in careers linked to geography in the private sector. Staff work together on a daily basis and incorporate up-to-date geographical thinking into lessons. This, combined with experience as exam markers and current training, is used to enthuse and challenge pupils academically and morally within geography. Staff’s enthusiasm for geography in the real world is driving our ambition to increase the amount of fieldwork we lead on at Boldon as we move towards increasing the opportunities for extra-curricular geography experiences at local, national and global scales.
Students are regularly given the opportunity to collaborate and practice key skills that help them in other subjects and in the future whilst developing the knowledge and skills required to be curious and effective geographers. Students of all abilities and backgrounds are supported in their engagement and understanding of geography through experiences that bring people, places, environments and processes to life and so they are able to explore different views and opinions and make links to their own lives.
Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | |
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Half Term 1 | What skills do I need as a Geographer? | Volcanoes and earthquakes | UK physical landscapes – Coastal landscapes (weathering and erosion) | UK physical landscapes – River landscapes | The Living World – Tropical rainforests and hot deserts |
Half Term 2 | How is the UK changing? | Urbanisation | Changing Economic World – Development | Natural hazards – Tectonic hazards and climate change | Resource Management |
Half Term 3 | Population | Resources | Natural hazards – Weather Hazards | Urban Issues and challenges – NEE case study Lagos | Resource management – Food, water or energy |
Half Term 4 | Ecosystems | Africa | UK physical landscapes -Coastal landscapes (deposition and management) | Urban Issues and challenge – Lagos | Issue Evaluation |
Half Term 5 | Development and China | Limestone and glaciation | Changing Economic World – The Development Gap | Urban Issues and challenges – Liverpool | Revision and exams |
Half Term 6 | Rivers and The Middle East | Russia | Changing Economic World – Economic Development in India | Fieldwork | Students to sit exam |
Year 7
Half Term 1
What skills do I need as a Geographer?
Half Term 2
How is the UK changing?
Half Term 3
Population
Half Term 4
Ecosystems
Half Term 5
Development and China
Half Term 6
Rivers and The Middle East
Year 8
Half Term 1
Volcanoes and earthquakes
Half Term 2
Urbanisation
Half Term 3
Resources
Half Term 4
Africa
Half Term 5
Limestone and glaciation
Half Term 6
Russia
Year 9
Half Term 1
UK physical landscapes – Coastal landscapes (weathering and erosion)
Half Term 2
Changing Economic World – Development
Half Term 3
Natural hazards – Weather Hazards
Half Term 4
UK physical landscapes -Coastal landscapes (deposition and management)
Half Term 5
Changing Economic World – The Development Gap
Half Term 6
Changing Economic World – Economic Development in India
Year 10
Half Term 1
UK physical landscapes – River landscapes
Half Term 2
Natural hazards –
Tectonic hazards and climate change
Half Term 3
Urban Issues and challenges – NEE case study Lagos
Half Term 4
Urban Issues and challenge – Lagos
Half Term 5
Urban Issues and challenges – Liverpool
Half Term 6
Fieldwork
Year 11
Half Term 1
The Living World – Tropical rainforests and hot deserts
Half Term 2
Resource Management
Half Term 3
Resource management – Food, water or energy
Half Term 4
Issue Evaluation
Half Term 5
Revision and exams
Half Term 6
Students to sit exam