“Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future” – Sir Michael Palin
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1:1
Our curriculum goal is to support pupils to understand the world through the lens of geography by developing knowledge of rapidly changing environmental and societal challenges and analysing how we address them.
At St Cuthbert’s, our Geography curriculum aims to inspire a lifelong curiosity and fascination about the world and its people. Aligned with the National Curriculum in England at KS3 and the AQA specification at KS4, our programme of study is meticulously designed to foster both a profound understanding of diverse places, people, resources, and natural and human environments, as well as a comprehensive awareness of the Earth’s key physical and human processes.
Our focus on a knowledge rich curriculum, ensures that students are not merely gathering information but are deeply understanding complex key geographical concepts. This approach nurtures informed, responsible citizens who appreciate how interconnected our world is and who feel empowered to contribute positively to society.
Our curriculum supports all students so they can access a high-quality, knowledge-rich curriculum. Our geography department believes strongly in providing all pupils with a curriculum that enables them to reach the academic standards they are capable of. Our goal is to bring our young people into the big conversations of our disciplines, to bring depth of knowledge to our curriculum, so they can understand the world around them.
Knowledge is developed through a range of topics at KS3, these include; map skills, weather patterns, tectonic hazards, urbanisation and settlements, climate change, globalisation and various case studies locally and globally. This embeds the knowledge they need to know to further study at KS4.
Our geography curriculum is vocabulary rich through exposure to subject specific vocabulary in human, physical and environmental geography topics across KS3 and KS4 and applied in extended writing. The geography curriculum is aspirational through challenging knowledge and difficult geographical key concepts.
Curriculum Rationale – Geography
Curriculum Overview – Geography
End Points Document – Geography KS3
