Geography

“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 7Year 8Year 9Year 10Year 11
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