Geography
At Sandringham, we aim to provide a contemporary and thought-provoking geography curriculum designed to enhance student’s understanding of the interrelationships between our diverse physical and human environments.
We encourage students to consider the complexity of the major challenges the planet faces through the perspectives of different peoples, as well as consider a range of strategies to help overcome a number of these ‘wicked problems’, such as inequality, climate change and sustainability. We facilitate this through an emphasis on high expectations of geographical literacy, mastery of geographical skills, and the development of decision-making and evaluation, both in the classroom and the field. The intent of the geography curriculum is:
Key Stage 3
The KS3 curriculum is carefully sequenced to enable students to achieve mastery in the subject. The course content is outlined below:
Year 7
- Introduction to Big Concepts in Geography
- The Natural World
- Place and Space
- Physical Systems I – Flood Risk
- Place Study: China
Year 8
- Population and Migration
- Weather and Climate
- Development
- Physical Systems II – Coastal Landscapes
- Place Study: Russia and the Arctic
Year 9
- Global Resource Challenges
- Physical Systems III – Tectonic Activity
- The Nation State
- Geography of Conflict
- Place Study: The Sahel
Key Stage 3 Curriculum Maps
Key Stage 4 Curriculum Maps
Super Curriculum