Year 7

Year 8

Autumn Term 1

Introduction to Geography and map skills. This includes the study of different types of maps and how they help us to understand the world (5) (6).

Natural Hazards- Students will learn about the continents of the world and the processes that combine together to create these continents.

They will also learn how these natural processes can have destructive repercussions for human settlement around it.

Here the skills of case study analysis and understanding of GCSE exam command words are introduced and then reinforced throughout the year (1) (2) (3).

Autumn Term 2

Geography of Great Britain - Students will learn how and why we are British and the physical and human aspects of the British Isles (3).

Biome- Students will learn about the different aspects of the world that combine to maintain life on earth. This will then help them to understand how life thrives in some environments or becomes threatened in others. They will learn about the ability of humans and animals to adapt to different environments and how this can be sustainable in some places, but threatening in other places (1), (4).

Spring Term 1

China- Students will learn about the landscape, the relief, the culture and the impact of the Chinese way of life on the global human environment  (1).

Brazil- Continuing from the study of Biome students will learn about the country that houses 80% of the TRF and how the people have learned to manage its resources. They will also learn about the complex and fragile balance between man and the environment. The topic also covers a lot of themes on case study analysis and also some DME skills can be thought here (2) (4).

Spring Term 2

Global Fashion Industry- Students will learn the impact of globalisation on the fashion industry and the positive and negative impact of the growing global fashion industry. The case study could include but not limited to Nike in Vietnam and Primarks in Bangladesh (3).

Development- Students will learn about ways in which countries can be compared based on their level of development. They will also learn about the difference between the standard of living and quality of life and how they mean different things for different people (3).

Summer Term 1

A Load of Rubbish- Students will learn about the different ways we dispose of waste in our country and what happens to our waste. They will then be able to compare waste disposal between the UK and an Asian country. This will give them an understanding of the difference between the rich and prosperous countries and poor countries. (3)

Rivers - Students will learn about the drainage basin and the different attributes and how they form. They will learn about different river landforms and how they form waterfalls and meanders. They will also learn about what will make a river flood (4) (5) (6).

Summer Term 2

Africa- Students will learn the general physical and human factors about Africa. They will then have the opportunity to choose a country in Africa and research on different aspects of the country's physical and human aspect. They will then creatively present this to the whole class. There will be an opportunity to learn some IT skills of presentation like video editing Powtoon and Prezi (1) (2) (3) (4) (5).

Globe house DME-Students will learn how to gather information using the most modern GIS techniques. They will learn how to present their findings and how to complete a field study writeup. Using this they can then make a decision based on evidence they collected from the field (7) (8).

Extra-curricular provision 

Trip to Stockwood Park Museum to observe artifacts on British lie in the past  (5) (6) (8).

Trip to the National History Museum to observe cultures from around the world (8).

Field trip to Luton High street to do a survey on the decline of the High street (8).

Field trip to Kew Botanical Gardens to observe different Biomes from around the world (1) (8).

Field trip to Farley Stockwood Park to carry out data collection on urban development (1) (7) (8).