Humanities · KS3 & KS4
Geography
Our curriculum aims to develop pupils' understanding of and curiosity about the world and their place in it. Through carefully structured learning of geographical processes, places and investigative techniques, pupils analyse geographical patterns and address the social and environmental challenges the world faces.
2026/27 at a glance
Each year is split into Autumn, Spring and Summer. Scroll sideways on small screens, or use the year-by-year detail below.
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Year by year
Year 7 Key Stage 3
Autumn
- Geography: what makes a geographer? Pupils use atlases, maps and globes to develop their locational knowledge of the world.
- Weather and climate: how do they vary? The physical processes that explain our weather and climate.
- Population: where do people live? The changing size and distribution of the world's population, and how migration affects it.
Spring
- Coasts: what shapes life at the coast? How physical and human processes shape our coastline.
- Forest biomes: why are forests so important? The distribution of forest biomes around the world.
Summer
- India: a global superpower? India's human and physical geography, the diverse lives within it, and its power and status in the world.
- China: a global superpower? China's human and physical geography, the diverse lives within it, and its power and status in the world.
Year 8 Key Stage 3
Autumn
- Globalisation: is the world shrinking? How people and places are connected through economics and culture.
- Rocks, weathering and soil: why is geology important? The physical processes that create and change rocks and soils over time.
- Tectonic hazards: why is Earth restless? What causes tectonic hazards and where they happen across the world.
Spring
- Global inequalities and development: how does life vary around the world? The patterns, causes and impact of inequality around the world.
- Cities: what are they like to live in? How cities have grown and developed over time.
Summer
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo: what are its opportunities and challenges? The DRC's geography and how natural resources bring both opportunities and challenges.
- Nigeria: an African superpower? How Nigeria's physical and human geography have shaped its status in Africa.
Year 9 Key Stage 3
Autumn
- Rivers: how do rivers shape the land? How river processes shape the land and affect our lives.
- Natural resources: can Earth meet our needs? Growing demand for natural resources and the renewable and non-renewable ways we meet it.
Spring
- The Middle East: how have natural resources shaped the Middle East? The physical and human geography of the Middle East and the diversity of lives across the region.
- Ice and glaciers: how are cold places affected by a warming planet? The processes that shape cold places and how ice has changed with the climate.
Summer
- Russia: how does geography shape the country? Russia's climate and biomes and how they affect its population.
- Anthropocene: what is the impact of humans on the world? How humans have changed our world, from plastic pollution to fossil fuel use.
Year 10 Key Stage 4
Autumn
- Geographical skills The core skills geographers use.
- Natural and tectonic hazards Where natural and tectonic hazards happen, and their causes and effects.
- Climate change The evidence, causes and impacts of climate change.
Spring
- Ecosystems, biomes and the biosphere Ecosystems and biomes at different scales.
- Hot desert and cold environments The location, characteristics, opportunities and challenges of hot deserts or cold environments.
- UK physical landscapes The UK's physical landscape, as a foundation for studying physical systems and processes.
Summer
- Coastal, river and glacial landscapes The processes and landforms of coastal, river and glacial landscapes.
- Jakarta: case study of a major city in a Newly Emerging Economy The development, importance and character of Jakarta.
- Liverpool: case study of a UK city The geography of Liverpool, one of the UK's most important cities.
Year 11 Key Stage 4
Autumn
- Fieldwork Fieldwork, an important part of GCSE assessment.
- Global variations in economic development How economic development varies around the world.
- Indonesia: case study of a Newly Emerging Economy Indonesia as a case study of an emerging economy.
Spring
- Economic futures in the UK Economic change in the UK.
- Resources in the UK Natural resources in the UK.
Summer
- Global pattern of resources Global inequalities in food, water and energy production and use.
- Decision making in geography How to approach the Issue Evaluation exam component.