Geography Key Stage 3

In Geography at KS3 a range of Human and physical topics are studied.  Within the subject we aim to give pupils a wide understanding of global issues and teach transferable skills that pupils can apply to other subjects.

We also aim to help pupils to understand Geographical processes through geographical enquiry and thinking skills. We aim to take pupils out of the classroom to learn where possible and help them with Graphicacy and visual literacy by encouraging them to use sources and map and graphs to gather evidence.

There are a number of key concepts that underpin the study of geography.  These are place, space, scale, interdependent physical and human processes, environmental interaction and cultural understanding and diversity. 

Over the 3 years in KS3 pupils study a rage of topics from the traditional Earthquakes and Volcanoes to more skills based topics such as crime and world sport.

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In KS3 we have a visit from ZooLab to year 8 who bring in Rainforest animals for the pupils to hold and learn more about the qualities they hold and how rainforest destruction is affecting their habitat.  See the trip for more information.

One year 9 have chosen their options we take those pupils that have chosen Geography to the River Chess in Rickmansworth to carry out a Geographical investigation to introduce them to GCSE Geography.  See the trip for more information.