The Teaching and Learning of Geography

The Team

Head of Geography: Mr M Turner
Teacher of Geography: Miss E Aitkins
Teacher of Geography: Mr A Saberton

The Geography Department is a well resourced working environment within the main building. There are two dedicated rooms all equipped with internet access, one has an interactive whiteboard, the other a computer linked to a projector. Both rooms have DVD and Video facilities.

We regularly take students to Poole, Lulworth, Bruton, Weymouth, Portland, Studland and Hengistbury Head. The A Level students go to Bournemouth University for Revision Seminars.

Curriculum Delivery

At Key Stage 3 all students follow the National Curriculum. In Year 7 students study, Basic Geographical skills, Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes and Earthquakes, Basic Mapwork, Settlement and Fieldwork Techniques.

In Year 8 students study, Italy and compare against Kenya, Rivers and/or Coasts and Industrial Change.

In Year 9 students study Globalisation, Weather and Climate and Ecosystems.

A teacher assessed National Curriculum level is then determined.

At Key Stage 4 the AQA Specification A course is followed by all students. Topics covered are Rocks and their Landscapes, Rivers, Coats, Mapwork and Data Handling Skills, Settlement, Agriculture and Development. One major piece of Coursework is required
There are currently two groups in Year 10 and Year 11.

At Key Stage 5 the students follow O.C.R. Syllabus A

At AS Level we follow the prescribed syllabus, and at A2 Level we study Coastal Environment, Tourism and Recreation, Hazards and Managing Rural Environments, plus the students complete an individual study.
There is currently one group in each of these years.

Last year at GCSE the A* - C pass rate was 78%, and 97% A - G. At A2 the pass rate A-E was 100%.