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, land uses, population change 
• Volcanoes: causes, features, impacts 
• China: features, daily life, schools comparison 
• Swains Lane Investigation – Shopping survey 
  
  Year 8 

• The World Cup (focus on Russia and Qatar) 
• Glaciation 
• Geography of Crime 
• Rivers & water consumption 
• Tropical Rainforests 
  
  Year 9 

• Development issues: measuring development, commodity dependency, trade 
• Weather Hazards: Tropical storms, Droughts, Climate Change 
• Population: changes, density, pyramids, migration 
• Using GIS: Software, Layering, Uses