Secondary
Geography
Geography programmes of study : Key stage 3, 4 and 5.
KS3 Geography
Students will be focusing on developing awareness of different aspects of physical, human and environmental geography. They will practice a variety of geographical skills that will help:
- to develop an interest in the world around them
- to understand the processes that are shaping and changing the world
- to find out about countries, places and people
Topics through Key Stage 3 include:
- Map Skills
- Glaciation
- International Development
- Urbanisation
- Weather and Climate
KS4 iGCSE Geography
Successful Cambridge IGCSE Geography candidates develop lifelong skills, including:
- An understanding of the processes which affect physical and human environments
- An understanding of location on a local, regional and global scale
- The ability to use and understand geographical data and information
- An understanding of how communities around the world are affected and constrained by different environments
KS5 A Level Geography
Cambridge International AS and A Level Geography is accepted by universities and employers as proof of knowledge and understanding of Geography.
Successful candidates gain lifelong skills, including:
- An appreciation of the need for understanding, respect and co-operation in conserving the environment and improving the quality of life both at a global scale and within the context of different cultural settings
- An awareness of the usefulness of geographical analysis to understand and solve contemporary human and environmental problems
- A sense of relative location, including an appreciation of the complexity and variety of natural and human environments
- An understanding of the principal processes operating within Physical and Human Geography
- An understanding of the causes and effects of change on the natural and human environments
- An awareness of the nature, value, limitations and importance of different approaches to analysis and explanation in geography
- A concern for accuracy and objectivity in collecting, recording, processing, analysing, interpreting and reporting data in a spatial context
- The ability to handle and evaluate different types and sources of information
- The skills to think logically, and to present an ordered and coherent argument in a variety of ways
- An excellent foundation for studies beyond Cambridge International A Level in Geography, in further or higher education, and for professional courses