Geography Department
Members of staff:
Miss Alison Hammerton - Principal Teacher
Outline of S1 & 2 Syllabus
In S1 and S2 the pupils are taught a thorough introduction to the wide-ranging and topical subject of Geography. From essential map skills and knowledge of place (from local area to wider world), they build their knowledge of Latitude and Longitude, Weather systems, Industry, Settlement and Communications, Volcanoes and Earthquakes, Population Distribution, and Living in Different Natural Regions. This gives pupils a complete grounding in the knowledge of People and Place, and how they interact.
Outline of S3 & 4 Syllabus
The Standard Grade course covers a wide variety of topics many of which relate to topical issues:
· Settlement
· Industry
· Energy
· Weather
· Natural Regions
· Landscape and Leisure
· National Parks and Land Use Conflict
· Farming
· Population
· Trade and Aid
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Two key elements are assessed – Knowledge and Understanding, and Enquiry Skills.
Outline of S5 & 6 Syllabus – course choices
Higher Geography offers a very interesting continuation and extension of topics learned at Standard Grade with more emphasis on the interactions of physical and human environments:
· Atmosphere
· Biosphere
· Hydrosphere
· Lithosphere
· Urban Environments and change
· Industry
· Rural Environments
· Population
· Rural Land Resources
· Development and Health
These topics include new areas of study such as coasts and limestone areas, intensive farming in SE Asia, climate variations in west Africa, and controlling malaria.
Additional Information:
Additional Information:
An important aim of the Geography Department is to use the extremely valuable tool of fieldtrips to further pupils’ understanding and enthusiasm. Each year group undertakes a fieldtrip at some point, from working in the school grounds to day trips to a residential trip at Higher level.
Another important aspect is aiming to make effective use of ICT in the subject, be it for presentation, revision, research or analysis. Classes regularly make use of computing labs, laptops or internet resources and are encouraged to do so at home also.
