Welcome to the Geography Department

Geography is the study of people and environments and the links between them. It examines this complex inter-relationship through a variety of selected themes and places (case studies) that give us an insight into different issues. These case studies are examined at local, regional, national and global scales and through many different situations where people are being affected by or ‘managing’ their environment for now and the future.

In short, in Geography you will learn ‘from the real world, about the real world in the real world!’ You will investigate the earth and its peoples; study the features of the earth and how they are formed; and enquire into places where people and environments meet.

The aims of the Geography Department are:

To stimulate our students' interests in their surroundings

To stimulate interest and foster a sense of wonder and curiosity in the wide variety of human, physical and environmental conditions on the earth's surface

To develop an informed interest and concern about the quality and future of the world

To enhance the students' sense of responsibility for the earth and its peoples

To enable students to use their acquired knowledge, understanding and skills in the context of everyday life

To help form a bridge between other areas of learning and social areas within the school community

To develop in students a sense of cultural, moral and social value