Geography

Explore, Analyse, and Understand Our World

Our Geography curriculum is designed to ignite curiosity and wonder about the world around you.

Students explore both human and physical aspects of geography, examining themes like sustainability, development, globalisation, and climate change. Cartographic, graphical, ICT, and GIS skills will make students proficient in analysing geographical data.

Apply knowledge in real-world settings through exciting fieldwork trips. These immersive experiences range from local investigations to residential adventures like the Patterdale trip. During this trip, students conduct a river study in Mungrisdale, explore flood management
strategies in Keswick, visit Aira Force waterfall, and even embark on a scenic cruise of Lake Windermere, England’s longest lake. The journey culminates in a challenging climb up Orrest Head, with spectacular views.

Other exciting trips and fieldwork include:

• Year 7 students participating in infiltration investigations
• Year 8 tackling micro-climate investigations
• Year 9 embarking on a river study trip to Malham or Patterdale residential
• Year 10 and 11 completing coastal management enquiries in Hornsea, and for their human geography fieldwork, visiting Sheffield, Hornsea, Nottingham, or Middlesbrough to explore housing quality.

Enrichment trips add another dimension to learning, with destinations like Iceland, Italy, the Holland, and peaceful revision weekends in Dallowgill, Nidderdale.