Autumn Term:

• Global Connections – students learn:
• how people and places are connected at a variety of scales (local, regional, national and global) and how they interact over time
• how to ask geographical questions, think critically and constructively and expand their personal experiences of geography
• Map Skills – students learn:
• to read, interpret and analyse a variety of maps and scales, including Ordnance Survey maps
• to understand the importance of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in analysing spatial data and information

Spring Term:

• Exploring Britain
• Microclimates

Summer Term:

• Adventure Landscapes
• Settlements

Year 8

Autumn Term:

• Climate Change – students learn:
• how and why global climate is changing over time
• the impacts of climatic change on people and places
• the management strategies available
• to develop enquiry skills
• The Arctic Environment – students learn:
• how and why the Arctic environment is changing over time
• how people and wildlife are adapted to the Arctic environment
• how the Arctic environment can be sustainably managed

Spring Term

• Hot, arid environments
• how and why hot, arid environments are changing over time
• how people and wildlife are adapted to hot, arid environments
• how hot, arid environments can be sustainably managed

• Saving Endangered Species
• how and why some wildlife species are endangered
• how wildlife has adapted to their environment
• how wildlife and their environment can be sustainably managed

Summer Term

• Why do people live longer than previous generations?
• how and why do people live longer than previous generations?
• what are the effects of people living longer on society?
• how can people manage their lives to live longer?
• Cultural diversity and conflict
• How and why do cultures conflict?
• How can cultural conflicts be managed?

Year 9

Autumn Term:

• Tsunami Enquiry – students learn:
• to conduct a geographical enquiry
• how and why tsunamis occur
• the impact of tsunamis on people and places
• how people can plan for tsunamis
• Plate Tectonics – students learn:
• how and why earthquakes and volcanoes occur
• the impact of these natural hazards on people and place
• how people can plan for earthquakes and volcanoes

Spring Term:

• Tornadoes
• what are tornadoes and how do they form?
• what are the impacts of tornadoes?
• how can tornadoes be managed?
• Conflicts
• What are conflicts and can they be classified?
• What are the geographical impacts of conflicts?
• How can conflicts be managed?

Summer Term:
TBA

Year 10

Autumn Term: OCR Exam syllabus

• Rivers – students learn:
• how rivers are formed through the processes of erosion, transportation and deposition
• how these processes create landforms
• how river processes impact on people and places
• how rivers can be sustainably managed

• Coasts – students should learn:
• how rivers are formed through the processes of erosion, transportation and deposition
• how these processes create landforms
• how river processes impact on people and places
• how rivers can be sustainably managed

Year 11

Autumn Term: OCR Exam Syllabus

• Population & Settlement – students should learn
• how and where people live
• how the quality of life varies from place to place
• how people can live in sustainable communities

• Natural Hazards
• how and why earthquakes and volcanoes occur
• the impact of these natural hazards on people and place
• how people can plan for earthquakes and volcanoes

• Economic Development
• how resources vary with location
• how and why development varies with location
• the location and impact of industries on people and place
• how economic development can be more sustainable