Geography

Geography at Cumberland school is taught at both Key stages to mixed ability classes. For Keystage 3 we follow a curriculum based on the QCA schemes of work. 

The following topics are studied:

Year 7 

  1. Making Connections
  2. Exploring England
  3. Flood Disaster- How do people cope?
  4. World Sport

Year 8

  1. The World Around us
  2. Coastlines
  3. Can the earth cope?- Rainforest ecosystems
  4. Development
  5. Brazil
  6. Weather nad Climate

Year 9

  1. Earthquakes and volcanoes
  2. Global Fashion
  3. Going places-Geography and the world of work 
  4. Crime and the local community
  5. Local action, Global affects
  6. France

At GCSE the school are taking part in the OCR GSCE Geography Pilot scheme.   This course allows much more flexibilty in the content of the course than traditional GCSEs.  Pupils are assessed through external examination and coursework in Year 10 and by coursework in Year 11.  there are five central concepts that form the foundation of this course:

They are

  1. Uneven Development
  2. Interdependence
  3. Futures
  4. Sustainability
  5. Globalisation

In Year 10 pupils study

 

  1. An extreme environment- Arctic
  2. My Place- Regeneration of Silvertown Way, Newham.
  3. People as consumers

 

In Year 11

 

  1. Travel and Tourism Destinations
  2. Geography in the News

 

At both keystages there are opportunities for fieldwork in the local area and beyond.