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Geography

Geography is concerned with the real world- past, present and future. It is a flexible subject which is especially attractive to those who want to maintain strong links with the real world. Geography is a dynamic and ever changing subject.

The Geography curriculum at Fort Pitt has been totally revamped.  This has brought the curriculum up to date and including topics relevant to their lives now and in the future.

Enrichment

We run a GCSE support club and support activities within the Fort Pitt Passport throughout the year.

Trips and Events

We run curriculum trips for each key stage to locations such as: The Natural History Museum, Camber Sands, The River Darent & Margate.

We also offer cultural trips to various locations around the world, recent trips include India, Costa Rica, Pompeii in Italy and Iceland to name a few.

Subject Leader: Miss N Smith (nsmith@fortpitt.medway.sch.uk)

Curriculum Content

Key Stage 3

The curriculum for year 7 has this year been redeveloped to give pupils a broader experience of the subject and introduce more of the skills required for GCSE.

Year 7

  • Geographical skills-Map work & grid referencing.
  • Conflict in Antarctica
  • The economic development of Kenya
  • Earthquakes & Volcanoes

Year 8

Year 8 are currently on the legacy curriculum and therefore some of the topics will overlap with year 7.

  • The economic development of Kenya
  • Geographical skills-map work & grid referencing.
  • Earthquakes & Volcanoes
  • Weather & climate

Key Stage 4 – Geography

Exam board: AQA

Fort Pitt Geography department will equip your daughter not only with good subject knowledge and confidence but many transferable skills that can be applied across the curriculum and in the workplace.

Year 9

  • Natural hazards
  • Earthquakes & Volcanoes
  • Tropical storms
  • Climate Change
  • River Landscapes in the UK

Year 10

  • River fieldwork
  • Coastal Landscapes in the UK
  • Ecosystems
  • Urban issues & challenges

Year 11

  • Urban issues & challenges
  • The changing economic world
  • The challenge of resource management
  • Exam preparation and revision

Key Stage 5 – Geography

Exam board: Edexcel

The A Level Geography course is designed to be challenging and current, it will give you a greater understanding of the complex inter-dependent relationship we have with our world.  This qualification is linear with students sitting two examinations at the end of year one of their course. Questions include short open, open response and resource- linked questions and extended writing.

Year 12

  • Tectonic processes and hazards
  • Coastal landscapes and change
  • Globalisation
  • Regenerating places

Year 13

  • The water cycle and water insecurity
  • The carbon cycle and energy security
  • Superpowers
  • Migration, identity and sovereignty