Staff
| Member of Staff
|
Role |
| Mr A Williams |
Head of Geography |
| Mrs P Palmer |
Geography Teacher |
Key Stage 3 Geography
Students will study a variety of topics throughout the 3 years all of which aim to give each student a good grounding in geographical skills and knowledge. In each unit students consider sustainability, geographical processes, patterns and places. Examples of the schemes of learning in each year group are as follows;-
YEAR 7
- AN INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY
- MAP SKILLS
- INDUSTRY
- SETTLEMENT AND SHOPPING
YEAR 8
- THE GEOGRAPHY OF SPORT
- REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN ITALY
- POPULATION AND MIGRATION
- KENYA
- RIVERS
YEAR 9
- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES
- ECOSYSTEMS
- ANTARCTICA
- JAPAN
Fieldtrips
Fieldwork is an important part of geographical study and for the 2008/09 academic year there will be trips to the Rhondda Heritage Centre, Wild Walk At Bristol, a river trip, and a trip to look at shopping patterns in Cwmbran.