Geography gives young people the knowledge necessary to understand society and the world around them. It provides key skills which are useful throughout their academic career and beyond. Important issues and themes are explored such as international relations, climate change and how the human and physical world interact with one another. By learning about these topics we believe it allows students to centre themselves and learn their place in an ever-changing global world.

At Stoke Newington, we teach Geography to encourage a sense of understanding for other cultures and an interest in learning about things we may not necessarily understand at first. Field trips are an important part of geographic learning as they take students out of their comfort zone to explore other places.

Geography offers students many options for the future, both in further education and in industry, by learning in a more global way it can expand young people's ambitions and reach.

Geography at Key Stage 4

We welcome any student with a passion for geography to continue to expand their geographical knowledge by studying geography at GCSE level. Building upon the work already done in Key Stage 3, we introduce new content whilst building on existing understanding and skills to help students achieve excellence academically whilst also developing their own areas of interest.

Studying geography at Key Stage 4 will cover both human and physical aspects of the subject, as well as providing the students with an opportunity to develop research skills that will be invaluable for ongoing studies in many other subject areas. The course includes two fieldwork trips which enables the students to follow their own lines of geographical enquiry within both physical and human fields.

The course is split into six topics over three years:

  • The Challenge of Natural Hazards
  • The Living World (including hot desert and rainforest)
  • Physical Landscape in the UK (including coastal and river landscapes)
  • Urban Issues and Challenges
  • The Changing Economic World
  • The Challenge of Resource Management (including energy and a resource)

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