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The Geography Department is well established and teaches pupils from Year 7 to Upper VI. All pupils in Years 7 to 9 study Geography before it becomes part of the option scheme for GCSE and AS/A2 level. The scheme of work has been planned around interesting and topical issues. The content and skills re-enforce each other so that pupils feel they build up their knowledge and skills. A brief outline of the topics covered is given below:
Year/Exam Course |
Main Areas Studied |
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7 |
Local area, map skills, volcanoes and earthquakes |
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8 |
Japan, British Isles |
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9 |
Development |
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GCSE |
Climate and ecosystems, coasts and rivers, economic development, settlement |
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AS |
Coastal and river environments, rural and urban environments |
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A2 |
Climate, weather and ecosystems, hazards, population and migration |
Geography is about the world and so practical work outside the classroom is included as appropriate, for example, in Year 7 pupils study the local area and share a field trip in the Vale of the White Horse with the History Department and in the Sixth Form the students undertake fieldwork in a variety of locations as part of their Environmental Investigation.
Practical work also includes using maps and computers. Pupils are encouraged to research using the Internet and to present information to their classes using the interactive whiteboard.