Aim

• To understand the importance of the subject and how it impacts on them and the world around them
• To understand global issues, for example, what challenges does the world population reaching eight billion people create?
• To be environmentally aware and have a personal responsibility for the planet. Students should know what they can do to be environmentally sustainable
• To be politically aware and understand the changes that are happening in their world

Students should know where the places they study are. When we study physical geography, students will learn how humans interact with these environments and how they can both affect or be affected by the physical environment. Human geography should help students to become global citizens and understand the politics of what is happening in their world.

Topics covered

• Environmental issues
• Population
• Resources
• Landscapes under threat

Teaching groups

Students are taught in form groups.

Assessment

Students complete two summative assessments per year testing cumulative substantive knowledge and developing disciplinary knowledge. Further to this, there are topic tasks that offer formative assessment opportunities.

How to support at home

• Encouraging children to be environmentally aware
• Participating in discussions with your child about environmental and geographical issues in the news and media
• Providing access to an Atlas at home
• Encouraging children to map read on their travels
• Encouraging children to read books that are related to the topics we study in lessons