Geography
"The study of geography is about more than just memorising places on a map. It's about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exists across continents. And in the end, it's about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together "– Barack Obama
Curriculum Aims
At Ellesmere Park High School, our geography curriculum engenders the excitement, creativity and critical thinking about the world that will equip young people to make their own way in it. We aim to create the very best geographers and inspire our learners to become global citizens and lifelong learners. We challenge students to think, act and speak like those working in the field would. We vary topics between human and physical geography, using substantive and disciplinary knowledge, to provide a varied appreciation of the ideas, skills and topics in this subject. At EPHS, we extend from the familiar and concrete to the unfamiliar and abstract, making greater sense of the world by organising and connecting information and ideas about people, places, processes and environments. Our curriculum ensures students develop geographical skills, embedding cartographic, graphical, numerical, statistical and literacy. |
The curriculum provides opportunities for collaborative working as well as independent learning. Students are explicitly taught skill, knowledge and the vocabulary needed to effectively explain and understand geographical issues in the past, present and future. The geography curriculum is designed to support and challenge all students, appropriate to their age and ability and inspire and motivate the next generation of leading thinkers, scientists, geographers and policymakers. Geography at EPHS aims to work with complex information about the world, including the relevance of people’s attitudes, values and beliefs. Our curriculum enables children to develop knowledge and skills that are transferable to other curriculum areas which can and are used to promote their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
5-Year Geography Curriculum overview, please see attachment below.
For more information about our geography curriculum, please contact the Head of Department: Laura Middleton on 0161 789 4565 or email: laura.middleton@consilium-at.com
Year 7
Term | Focus | Student Outcomes |
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Autumn 1 |
Geographical Skills
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Enquiry Question: What is a geographer?
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Autumn 2 - Spring 1 |
Russia
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Enquiry Question: Is the geography of Russia a curse or a benefit?
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Spring 2 |
Fantastic Places
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Enquiry Question: Where are our world’s fantastic places?
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Summer 1 |
Resources
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Enquiry Question: Is Earth running out of natural resources?
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Summer 2 |
Development
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Enquiry Question: What is development?
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Year 8
Term | Focus | Student Outcomes |
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Autumn 1 |
Population and Urbanisation |
Enquiry Question: How are populations changing?
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Autumn 2 - Spring 1 |
Water |
Enquiry Question: How do rivers, coasts and glaciers change the world?
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Spring 2 |
Extreme Weather |
Enquiry Question: What is weather and climate?
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Summer 1 |
Climate Change |
Enquiry Question: What is the future for our planet?
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Summer 2 |
Africa |
Enquiry Question: What are the challenges and opportunities facing Africa?
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Year 9
Term | Focus | Student Outcomes |
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Autumn 1 |
Asia
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Enquiry Question: How is Asia being transformed?
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Autumn 2 - Spring 1 |
The Middle East
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Enquiry Question: How is Asia being transformed?
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Spring 2 |
Disasters
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Enquiry Question: How do people respond to disasters?
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Summer 1 |
Globalisation
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Enquiry Question: How are the world’s countries connected?
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Summer 2 |
Superpowers
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Enquiry Question: Who are the superpowers?
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Year 10
Term | Focus | Student Outcomes |
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Autumn 1 |
Natural Hazards
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Key Themes: Tectonic and weather hazards
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Autumn 2 |
Physical Landscapes in the UK
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Key Themes: Rivers
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Spring 1 |
Physical Landscapes in the UK and Natural Hazards
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Key Themes: Coasts and Climate Change
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Spring 2 |
The Living World
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Key Themes: Ecosystems, Tropical Rainforests and Hot Deserts
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Summer 1 |
The Challenge of Resource Management
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Key Themes: Resource Management and Water Management
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Summer 2 |
Geographical Applications and Skills
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Key Themes: Fieldwork Preparation and Write Up
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Year 11
Term | Focus | Student Outcomes |
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Autumn 1 |
The Changing Economic World
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Key Themes: The Development Gap
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Autumn 2 |
The Changing Economic World
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Key Themes: Nigeria: A Newly Emerging Economy and The Changing UK Economy
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Spring 1 |
Urban Issues and Challenges
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Key Themes: The Urban World and Sustainable Urban Development
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Spring 2 |
Urban Issues and Challenges
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Key Themes: Urban Change in the UK
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Summer 1 |
Geographical Applications and Skills
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Key Themes: Issue Evaluation
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Summer 2 |
Revision and Exam
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Key Themes: Geographical Skills
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