GEOGRAPHY
"Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future."
- Michael Palin
OUR CURRICULUM INTENT
The Geography Department at Aylward Academy holds the vision that through a vibrant, engaging and challenging curriculum; students will have an in-depth understanding of the world around them and their place within it. In Geography, we ensure the curriculum is accessible to all, enabling every student to connect learning in the classroom to their own lives. By building on key foundations in literacy and numeracy, Geographers are prepared to enter the world as active global citizens, embracing community and diversity.
THEMES
Global Worlds
Sustainability
Society
Development
Earth Science
Biomes
Water
Natural Resources
SKILLS
Map Reading
Fieldwork Methods
Data Presentation
Analysis
Evaluative writing
ASSESSMENT
ILT assessments every half term
Summative assessments twice a year
Regular formative feedback every lesson
Opportunities to peer and self assess work
STRETCH & CHALLENGE
Challenge tasks included in every lesson
Opportunities for creative thinking and writing
Oracy development through presentations and debates
Key Stage 3 : Modules Taught
Year 7
Being a Geographer
UK and Personal Geographies
River Processes and Management
UK Natural Resources
Global Biomes
Weather and Climate
Year 8
Into the Rainforest
Moving People
Coastal Processes and Management
Superpowers: (China, Russia, USA)
Global Cities
My Local Area (Fieldwork)
Year 9
Explosive Earth
Development Geographies
Sustainability (Fieldwork)
Geography of Turkey
21st Century Geographic Challenges
Climate Change and Climatic Hazards
Key Stage 4
Year 10: Urban Issues and Challenges, The Challenge of Natural Hazards, Physical Landscapes of the UK (Rivers and Coasts)
Year 11: The Living World, Changing Economic World, Challenge of Resource Management (Energy)
Examination Boards : KS4 : GCSE Geography - AQA
EXTRA CURRICULAR & ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
KS3 Find your Remarkable homework
KS4 lunchtime boosters
Year 7: Science Museum
Year 8: Tropical Rainforest Exhibition (ZSL)
Year 9: Urban Nature Project (The Royal Parks and Natural History Museum)
Year 10: Regeneration at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (AQA GCSE Geography Fieldwork)
Year 11: River Processes at FSC Epping Forest (AQA GCSE Geography Fieldwork)
