In the Junior Years (Years 4, 5 and 6) we focus on themes selected from the English National Curriculum and the Scottish 5-14 Curriculum.
In Years 7 and 8, the children follow the Common Entrance Geography syllabus. This includes atlas skills, Ordnance Survey mapwork, thematic and case studies, fieldwork and enquiry skills.
Year 4
Natural Disasters - earthquakes, volcanoes, extreme weather, avalanches... etc.
Improving The Environment - resources, litter / pollution, recycling, saving energy.
Life in an LEDC - life in the countryside, life in the city (Case study from Asia e.g. India or South America e.g. Brazil).
Locational Knowledge - Scotland - towns and cities, transport, upland areas, sea areas, islands, rivers.
Geography in the News - topical items of a Geographical nature, as and when they occur.
Year 5
Water - distribution and use, water supply, drought and dry environments, flooding and wet environments, water quality and pollution.
Transport - networks, types of transport, road traffic, traffic problems and solutions.
Coasts - coastal processes and landforms, coastal settlements (transport, industry, tourism).
Locational Knowledge - United Kingdom - countries, towns and cities, transport, upland areas, sea areas, islands, rivers.
Geography in the News - topical items of a Geographical nature, as and when they occur.
Year 6
Rivers - hydrological cycle, source to mouth, rivers and people, case studies of European rivers.
Cities - growth and history, capital cities (London case study), rural - urban migration, cities in LEDC’s.
Mountains - relief maps, mountain formation, mountains and the weather, case studies (e.g. Scotland, Himalayas)
Locational Knowledge - Europe - countries, capital cities, transport, upland areas, sea areas, islands, rivers.
Geography in the News - topical items of a Geographical nature, as and when they occur.
Year 7
ISEB Common Entrance Syllabus Tectonic Processes - Earth structure, plate movements, earthquakes and volcanoes. Case studies selected from both MEDC’s and LEDC’s.
Settlements - site, shape, size, functions, shops and services, patterns in cities. Case studies from the UK and a contrasting LEDC
Weather and Climate - measuring, recording and forecasting weather, the water cycle, types of rainfall, weather and climate in the British Isles, microclimates.
Mapwork Skills - grid references, distance and scale, directions, symbols, height.
Locational Knowledge - continents, seas and oceans, lines of latitude and longitude, islands, countries, cities, mountain ranges, rivers, deserts, volcanoes.
Year 8
ISEB Common Entrance Syllabus
Coursework - based upon fieldwork studies in the local area.
Geomorphological Processes - weathering and erosion, changing coastlines and coastal landforms, rivers, river landforms and flooding.
Economic Activities - sectors of industry, resources, locations, industrial change. Case studies from local area and the UK.
Environmental Issues - ecosystems (Amazonia case study), protecting rural environments, National Parks in the UK.
Examination Preparation - revision, exam technique and past paper questions.