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Geography
“We know where we have been, where we are and where we are going.”
Aims of the Department
The study of Geography at Ripon Grammar School gives all students the opportunity to :
- acquire knowledge and understanding of a range of places, environments and geographical patterns at a range of scales from local to global, as well as an understanding of the physical and human processes, including decision-making, which affect their development;
- develop a sense of place and an appreciation of the environment, as well as awareness of the ways in which people and environments interact, the importance of sustainable development in those interactions, and the opportunities, challenges and constraints that face people in different places;
- develop an understanding of global citizenship and the ways in which places and environments are interdependent;
- appreciate that the study of geography is dynamic, not only because places, geographical features and issues change, but also because new ideas and methods lead to new interpretations;
- understand the significance of people’s values and attitudes, including their own, in how decisions are made about the use and management of environments and resources, in relation to geographical issues and questions;
- acquire and apply the skills and techniques – including those of mapwork, fieldwork and ICT – needed to conduct geographical study and enquiry.
Lower School or Key Stage 3
| Year 7 |
| Module 1 |
Map Reading and Interpretation |
| Module 2 |
The Geography of the British Isles |
| Module 3 |
Population and Settlement |
| Module 4 |
Rivers and Flooding |
| Year 8 |
| Module 1 |
Resources and Energy |
| Module 2 |
Weather and Climate |
| Module 3 |
Coastal Environments |
| Module 4 |
The Geography of Crime |
| Year 9 |
| Module 1 |
The types of Industry |
| Module 2 |
World Development |
| Module 3 |
Tourism |
| Module 4 |
Geographical Hazards |
All the Lower School Courses are fully resourced and follow QCA schemes of work. The course texts are Geog.1, Geog.2 and Geog.3. After each module all pupils sit an assessment, after which they are given a Key Stage 3 level.
Upper School or KS4
| Year 10 |
| Module 1 |
Plate Tectonics |
| Module 2 |
Rocks and Landscape |
| Module 3 |
Glaciation |
| Module 4 |
Rivers |
| Year 11 |
| Module 1 |
Settlement |
| Module 2 |
Industry |
| Module 3 |
Development |
In the Upper School all students study the AQA specification A. They are assessed at the end of each module.
Sixth Form or Post 16
| Year 12 |
| Module 1 |
The Dynamics of Change |
| Module 2 |
Physical Option – Glaciation |
| Module 3 |
Human Option – Urban Change |
| Year 13 |
| Module 1 |
Global Change |
| Module 2 |
Decision Making Exercise – Synoptic Module |
| Module 3 |
Practical Geography – Fieldwork Investigation |
In the Sixth Form all students follow the AQA specification B. This leads to AS examinations during the Lower Sixth and A2 examinations during the Upper Sixth.
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