Geography

"Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future" michael palin.

Our Vision for geography at all saints Academy

The world is a curious place, our curriculum is intended to develop learners who will ‘think like a geographer’. Our globally aware learners will ask questions about the world around them, growing their understanding of their place in the world. The intent is to develop a holistic knowledge of the subject at Key Stage Three in order to create a platform to build on at GCSE. Geography will be developed beyond the classroom adopting a life-long learning approach which grows a responsible attitude towards the world. Learning will be nurtured through skills, knowledge of place, culture and an awareness of contemporary global issues. We will grow knowledge in students to enable them to thrive and enjoy lessons whilst creating cross curricular links. Learners will be inspired to continue the study of Geography Post 16 as well as career pathways. 

How Will we achieve this?

Geography will be a journey that starts in KS3 and evolves through to KS4. We implement this through the aspiration to deliver high quality education which promotes a love of learning about the world. Work must be accessible and engaging for all learners through means such as differentiation to ensure that true progress is made. Schemes of Learning are bespoke to our context, this will consist of a variety of different skills and knowledge, including, problem solving, and fieldwork. Application of knowledge is key for Geography and proves that learners are ‘thinking like a geographer’. 

Human and Physical Geography are to be as equally weighted as possible and students are to develop learning from both sciences. This is applied through the Schemes of Learning to provide over time a varied curriculum. 

 

 

 

How will we assess Geography?

 

Key Stage 3 Pathways

Pathways

 

Key Stage 4 Assessment

In preparation for the GCSE exams in Y11, students will complete a number of end of unit assessments as well as end of Y10 exam. In Y11 students will complete two mock exam papers in preparation for their summer exams.

Homework

KS3

Follows the Masters of Recall programme. All students are given a Masters of Recall booklet according to their year group, these booklets contain the Knowledge Organisers for the topics they will be studying in Geography.

Students are set homework via assignments on Teams. Students are given clear instructions which part of the Knowledge Organiser they need to learn using one of the revision strategies at the front of the Masters of Recall booklet.

When the homework is due in class, students are expected to show the classroom teacher their completed revision strategy and then they will complete ten multiple choice questions based on the knowledge learnt.

 

KS4

Students who continue to study Geography at GCSE are given a range of different homework activities which centre around crucial knowledge.

These include Geog Your Memory, Seneca and Microsoft Forms (multiple choice questions). These homework’s coincide with the crucial knowledge being taught in the lessons. As students move towards key assessment points and the GCSE exams, homework will also include answering exam questions from sections of previous exam papers.

 

what is the Impact of our work?

Impact

 

Cultural Capital

 

Cultural capital opportunities in Geography 

 

Reading Journey

Students are directed to engage their passion in Geography by developing their understanding of various topics. We have shared with our students a range of books which we have found both inspirational and informative in helping to learn and understand the world around us.

 

Humanities Prefect

Hello, my name is Archie, and I am the Humanities prefect. I wanted to take on this role in order to inspire other students in these subjects which include Geography, History and Religious Education. Learning in these subjects encompasses a variety of interesting and diverse topics, delving into the past and present, as well as exploring different cultures around the world.

Within KS3, I really enjoyed all of the Humanities subjects and managed to excel within all of them which led for me to acquire a passion for them, this continued to develop throughout the three years. I then decided to take Geography at GCSE along with doing Religious Education which I am thoroughly enjoying and hope to encourage people to see a fun and exciting side to learning these key subjects, like I do.

My aim as Humanities Prefect is to support and encourage others in these subjects. I want to foster a kind and inclusive environment and advocate for how we can all make a difference to the world based on our learning in these subjects.

My intention is to develop extra-curricular activities that are not only fun for all but link into the topics within the Humanities subjects to further support learning, keeping at the core inclusivity and making sure that everyone finds these interesting and engaging. This would also result in more varied opportunities for students to participate in within the school, such as competitions and quizzes. Importantly, by doing all of this, we are going to be able to apply learning to the real world and have a positive effect on the environment and others.

 

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