geography curriculum website 2013

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At Bromfords School every student will explore a wide range of topics within the subject such as Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Population, Rivers, Settlements, Weather and Environmental Issues. We look at some countries in detail, for example the UK anKenya, but look at other countries as examples within the other units. This broad and varied curriculum ensures that all students have an opportunity to discover an area of Geography that they find interesting. We carry out small scale onsite fieldwork appropriate and also go on fieldtrips with year 9, GCSE and at A Level.

The Bromfords School

• It’s a big world out there!

Pupils will gain an understanding of how the world links toevent in another part of the world can affect them. You will investigate countries and how different countries respond in different ways to the same problem.

• Solving Problems

Increasingly Geography is more about how to solve the problevarious parts of the UK and the wider world. What you learn in lessons could help to protect parts of the UK’s coastline from erosion or help rescue people who are trapped in a natural disaster.

• Always changing

The world map today is not the same as the one drawn a decbeing created Geography is always changing. As is our understanding of the impacts of humans on the Earth through global wardeforestation.

• Relevant

Even if you are not going to be a weather presenter or Geography teacher, understanding how the world works and why problems are created can help you with things such as buying a house, getting a job or choosing where to go on holiday. Geography is one used subjects that you will learn, just you may not realise that you are using it.

At Bromfords School every student will explore a wide range of topics within the subject such as Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Population, Rivers, Settlements, Weather and Environmental Issues. We look at some countries in detail, for example the UK anKenya, but look at other countries as examples within the other units. This broad and varied curriculum ensures that all students have an opportunity to discover an area of Geography that they find interesting. We carry out small scale onsite fieldwork appropriate and also go on fieldtrips with year 9, GCSE and at A Level.

Geography @

The Bromfords School

and Sixth Form College

WHY GEOGRAPHY?

Pupils will gain an understanding of how the world links together and how an event in another part of the world can affect them. You will investigate countries and how different countries respond in different ways to the same problem.

Increasingly Geography is more about how to solve the problems that are faced in various parts of the UK and the wider world. What you learn in lessons could help to protect parts of the UK’s coastline from erosion or help rescue people who are

The world map today is not the same as the one drawn a decade ago. With countries borders changing and new countries like South Sudan being created Geography is always changing. As is our understanding of the impacts of humans on the Earth through global war

ot going to be a weather presenter or Geography teacher, understanding how the world works and why problems are created can help you with things such as buying a house, getting a job or choosing where to go on holiday. Geography is one

bjects that you will learn, just you may not realise that you are using it.

Taking it further

We offer both GCSE and A Level Geography at Bromfords and our GCSE pass rate is currently above the national average. At both GCSE and A Level there are opportunities for residential fieldwork to the Peak District to investigate tourism and to the South Coast to look at coastal management.

We look at a wider range of subjects and also in more depth than at key stage 3 and also encourage the students to take responsibility for their own learning.

The skills and attitudes developed whilst

studying Geography at the higher levels will

put students in good stead for later life

At Bromfords School every student will explore a wide range of topics within the subject such as Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Population, Rivers, Settlements, Weather and Environmental Issues. We look at some countries in detail, for example the UK and Kenya, but look at other countries as examples within the other units. This broad and varied curriculum ensures that all students have an opportunity to discover an area of Geography that they find interesting. We carry out small scale onsite fieldwork where

ade ago. With countries borders changing and new countries like South Sudan being created Geography is always changing. As is our understanding of the impacts of humans on the Earth through global warming and

ot going to be a weather presenter or Geography teacher, understanding how the world works and why problems are created can help you with things such as buying a house, getting a job or choosing where to go on holiday. Geography is one of the most

Taking it further

We offer both GCSE and A Level Geography at Bromfords and our GCSE pass rate is currently above the national average. At both GCSE and A Level there

rtunities for residential fieldwork to the Peak District to investigate tourism and to the South Coast to look at coastal

We look at a wider range of subjects and also in more depth than at key stage 3 and also encourage the students to take more responsibility for their own learning.

The skills and attitudes developed whilst

studying Geography at the higher levels will

put students in good stead for later life.