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Introduction
Key Stage 3 Geography at Perryfields supports a unique approach to providing the strong foundations and skills practise that our students need to fully prepare them to take on the AQA GSCE specification. The content is both topical and relevant and aims to enthuse students whilst building knowledge and understanding that is essential for progression to GCSE. At the start of year 8, the focus for delivery is ‘The Geography of the United Kingdom’, before we switch our focus to ‘The Geography of the Wider World’.
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| Topic | More information | Assessments |
| ‘Work, rest and play in the UK’ | In the first topic, students will look closely at the human geography of the UK where they will learn about how employment, communication, transport, leisure and recreation are structured within the UK now and how they have changed over time. Students will also consider the controversial development issue of HS2 and will take part in decision making activities on some current affairs, including whether or not Heathrow Airport should get an additional runway.
Key terminology will be taught and encouraged throughout the course | ‘Work, rest and play in the UK’ assessment
‘Decision-making exercises’ Skills Focus |
| ‘Challenges and Opportunities in the UK’ | In this unit students will learn about: poverty in the UK and how it can be reduced; exploring water supplies in the UK and how water security can be ensured; the challenges of household waste in the UK and opportunities to ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’; and energy supply and what can be done to provide energy security in the UK.
Key terminology will be taught and encouraged throughout the course" | ‘Challenges and Opportunities in the UK’ assessment
‘GIS’ Skills Focus |
| ‘Our Physical World’ | Our third topic moves our students focus beyond the geography of the UK, and they will begin to consider the geography of the wider word. Students are introduced to our physical world on the land and under the sea, tectonic plates and weather & climate through the use of a range of skills based activities designed to fuel investigations into real life examples such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Japanese tsunami.
Key terminology will be taught and encouraged throughout the course | ‘Our Physical World’ assessment
‘Comparing maps’ Skills Focus |
| ‘The Living World’ | The final unit introduces students to the living world, a compulsory topic at GCSE. Students will start off by focusing on bamboo, one of the world’s most versatile plants, its distribution and uses. In subsequent lessons, students will be learning about: the concept of ‘from field to plate’ and food miles; ecosystems, food chains and food webs; the Mediterranean biome; coral reefs; and Russian biomes.
Key terminology will be taught and encouraged throughout the course | ‘The Living World’ assessment
‘Maps and satellite photos – Russia’s biomes’ Skills Focus |
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Resources
KS3 geography ‘Heading towards AQA GCSE’ (Ross, Priest, Tudor)
Kerboodle online resources to support the KS3 geography textbook
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Enrichment opportunities
Students will have the option to visit the Eden Project in Cornwall, to study the range of distinctive characteristics of the tropical rainforest ecosystem (TBC)
