Key Stage 3

All pupils have the opportunity to study Geography at Key Stage 3 and many opt to study it at Key Stage 4.

Across Key Stage 3, the department has developed its own schemes of work and resources in order to cover the National Curriculum and provide varied opportunities to study the world at local, national and global scales. Progress is assessed at regular intervals.

Year 7 topics include:

  • Geography Stars
  • Living in a danger zone
  • African Adventure
  • Marvellous Maps
  • The geography of crime

Year 8 topics include:

  • Living on the edge
  • India’s urban environments
  • Are you flood ready?
  • China – the emerging superpower
  • Rainforests

Please read the KS3 Progression Steps for Year 7 and 8