We aim to provide a high-quality geography education that inspires pupil’s curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. We aim to equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources, and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world will help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge, understanding, and skills provide the framework and approach that explain how the Earth’s features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time. Physical geography Water and carbon cycles During this unit, students learn about the concept of a natural system and the water and carbon cycles as natural systems. We then move on to looking at the distribution of the major stores of water and carbon and the factors that drive change in these systems. The unit then finishes by looking at the impact of the carbon cycle on the atmosphere, ocean, and land. Coastal systems and landscapes Within the coastal unit, students learn about how coastal systems operate to create a unique and dynamic environment with key processes operating at the shore and the sea. These processes then create unique landforms at the coast. Students develop an understanding of how coasts change over time and the reasons for this. Hazards Within this topic, students learn about the nature, form, and potential impacts of hazards and how people’s perceptions of hazards and cultural determinants vary across the globe. Students then learn more about the theory of plate tectonics and the nature and causes of vulcanicity, seismicity, and the cause-effect and response to tropical storms, wildfires and before studying these in greater depth through case studies. Human geography Global systems and global governance Within this contemporary scheme of work, students learn about the phenomenon of globalization, the factors that influence it, how global systems operate and the patterns and factors influencing global trade. Students delve deeper into a transnational corporation before looking at Antarctica and the global commons. Changing places Students learn about how geographers define the term, place and how places are represented in a variety of ways. Further analysis of how these representations are constructed and shaped by a variety of internal and external forces over some time provides a sense of inquiry whilst qualitative and quantitative techniques are used to investigate the character of a local place in comparison to one further away. Population and the environment The nature of the global population and how it is influenced by climate, soil, topography, and resources provides a platform to understand the global patterns of food security and consumption and how major climate zones are distributed around our planet. Global patterns of health mortality and morbidity are analyzed before population indicators and the concepts of overpopulation, underpopulation, and optimum population are analyzed. Finally contrasting perspectives on population growth and predictions of change over time provide an inquiry line. Fieldwork and geographical skills During the course, students plan and carry out their geographical fieldwork investigation. This includes research, risk assessment, methodology, data collection, analysis, conclusion, and evaluation. Students develop a wide range of geographical skills when completing this. e.g. cartographic, statistical, and graphical.