Studying earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, specifically looking at their effects and responses and how this varies between areas of contrasting levels of wealth and how management can reduce these effects.

Individual liberty – see how this is affected when a natural hazard is experienced in a country and how some people can use their freedom to help in responses to natural disasters.

This topic refers to countries of varying levels of wealth and students look at why they would differ in their responses. This allows students to exercise empathy and understand that a range of factors can lead to inequality in the world

3 – best interest of the child
8 – protection and preservation of identify
10 – family reunification
12 – respect the views of the child

What is a natural hazard? – Natural hazards – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Causes of earthquakes – Earthquakes – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Nepal Earthquake 2015 Full Documentary.| National Geographic | Discovery Channel Episode. – YouTube

Volcano locations – Volcanoes – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Studying global atmospheric circulation, tropical storms, UK weather hazards and their impacts. We then learn the causes of Climate change and how we could respond to its effects.

Rule of law – looking at how different countries respond to natural hazards and what plans they have in place for people to follow.

This gives students the opportunity to discover the mechanisms behind the worlds climate and weather patterns and allows them to see the world from a different perspective.

25 – social security
27 – adequate standard of living
28 – right to education
39 – recovery from trauma and reintegration

Individual liberty – people use their freedom to make decisions that sometime cause there to be a negative affect on the climate
Mutual respect – we look at how we can respect different cultures and countries who are developing and see how developed nations can take responsibility for their carbon output and protect the poorest communities in our world.

This topic is vital for students as this is one of the biggest debates in current society. Students will be able to look at research and argue which position they hold on the causes and the best way to adapt or mitigate in response to our changing world.

17 – access to information from the media
20 – children unable to live with their family
23 – children with a disability
24 – health and health services

Global atmospheric circulation – Tropical storms – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

2013 Typhoon Haiyan: Facts, FAQs, and how to help | World Vision

Causes of UK weather – Is weather in the UK becoming more extreme? – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Climate change and global warming – Climate change – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Climate Change | National Geographic Society

BBC iPlayer – Climate Change – The Facts

Ecosystems, particularly tropical rainforests and cold environments are studied. We look at their characteristics and factors that may threaten these biomes.

Democracy – see how democratic votes in Brazil have led to a rise in deforestation

Mutual respect – can there be an equal amount of respect between loggers and indigenous tribes in the Amazon rainforest?

This again is a large topic found in our media channels and it is important that students not only understand why the rainforest is vital but also how their daily choices can lead to the increase in deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

3 – Best interest of the child
27 – Adequate standard of living

Individual liberty – people are finding opportunities for individual freedom in Alaska due to the wealth of natural resources, but this local opportunity can lead to global removal of liberty due to the impact that mining and oil rigging has on our climate.

Here the students understand that plants and animals have adapted over millions of years to survive in extreme conditions as well as the types of jobs that locals may have and the challenges these pose to the environment. This allows students to understand the impacts of economic growth.

30 – children from minority or indigenous groups
26 – social security

What is an ecosystem? – Ecosystems – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

BBC iPlayer – The Green Planet

Characteristics of tropical rainforests – Tropical rainforests – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Characteristics of cold environments – polar and tundra – Cold environments – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Alaska – The Last Frontier | Free Documentary Nature – YouTube

We study 2 landscapes of the UK; Coasts and rivers. We study their landforms, process and management strategies.

Tolerance – we look at cost benefit analysis in this topic and explore ideas of value. What land is worth protecting from coastal erosion and what is not? This allows students to develop empathy and see how a perspective they don’t necessarily agree with still must be tolerated.

Here we are looking at the changing coastline of the UK and discover places that are under threat and in need of protection and hear peoples story of loss around the UK.

6 – life, survival, and development
8 – protection and preservation of identify

Mutual respect – We look at times where a river floods and causes widespread impact. This brings communities together. We also see decisions about what places to protect from flooding and which ones to not which requires a level of respect for all communities.

This topic is giving students the chance to explore landscapes across the UK that they may have never seen such as waterfalls, gorges and interlocking spurs.

6 – life, survival, and development
8 – protection and preservation of identify
3 – Best interest of the child
27 – Adequate standard of living

Physical landscapes in the UK – glaciers, rivers and relief – Physical landscapes in the UK – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Coastal landscapes in the UK – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize
River landscapes in the UK – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

BBC One – Human Planet, Human Planet Gallery – Human Planet: Rivers / Mekong River, Laos

Students carry out independent fieldwork to examine the success of coastal management and regeneration at a shopping centre.

Individual liberty – students have to work independently to collect data on a fieldtrip.

Mutual respect – students need to work together in groups have respect each other in order to carry out a successful investigation.

This gives students the chance to go outside of the classroom and view the world in a different way, going to places that may be familiar to them but analysing from a different perspective.

3 – Best interest of the child

Formulating an enquiry – Introduction to fieldwork – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Atlas maps – physical and human features – Cartographic skills – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Line graphs, bar charts and histograms – Improve your graphical skills – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Measures of data – Numerical and statistical skills – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Fieldwork – data collection and sampling – Qualitative and quantitative data – AQA – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

We explore why some countries are rich and some are poor, how we measure this and how we rectify the problem of inequality with a look at Nigeria and the UK.

In Year 11, case studies are used to explore the challenges and opportunities or cities including Rio de Janeiro and London.

Mutual respect – students study global migration patterns and how this has led to cultural mixing in megacities which needs both tolerance and respect in order to prosper.

Here students see cities that are very different to their own and look at the culture and socio-economic context which leads to various levels of opportunities and challenges.

17 – access to information from the media
20 – children unable to live with their family
23 – children with a disability
24 – health and health services

Urban issues and challenges – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

BBC One – Human Planet, Cities – Surviving the Urban Jungle

We explore why some countries are rich and some are poor, how we measure this and how we rectify the problem of inequality with a look at Nigeria and the UK.

Democracy – seeing different countries and how they operate and how colonisation has removed opportunities for liberty and implemented a fractured rule of law leading to global inequality

This is a topic that covers a range of vital topics such as trade, wealth, inequality, poverty and the connection that countries have with each other. Students are asked to think on a global scale for this topic and make links from politics, economics, and history.

28 – right to education
6 – Life survival and development
7 – refugee children
38 – war and armed conflict

The changing economic world – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

DON’T PANIC — Hans Rosling showing the facts about population – YouTube

Resources are essential for human flourishing so we look into food water and energy and how they are distributed around the world and what can be done to ensure their consistent supply in the future.

Rule of law – looking at how each country distributes food water and energy and understand the challenges to providing this basic facility and the rules that the world has around distributing these amenities.

There is an increased demand for food water and energy due to population growth and economic growth which leads to pressure on provisions. Some argue that future wars will be fought on the ground of water. Students have the chance to understand why this could be the case.

6 – Life survival and development

The challenge of resource management – GCSE Geography Revision – AQA – BBC Bitesize

Water, Food and Energy | UN-Water (unwater.org)

Food, Water & Energy (food-water-energy.com)

Students will be given a decision by the exam board which is published in the April. They will study this and will be asked questions in an exam based on the resources given.