Geography
Year 7
Students study the following topics; Key Geography, Geography Skills, India, Weather and Climate, Ecosystems, Russia and Glaciation. Students also take part in a field visit which links in with the Ecosystems topic.
Year 8
Students study the following topics; Fieldwork Project and Tourism, Hazards, The Middle East, China, UK Geographical Information Systems Topic, Sub-Saharan Africa. Students also take part in a field trip to Flatford and Dedham.
Year 9
Students study the following topics; Changing Urban Environments, Water on the Land, Tourism and participate in a field trip to London Docklands.
Year 10
Students study the following topics; The Restless Earth, Globalisation, The Coastal Zone and participate in a field trip to Clacton-on-Sea or Addis Ababa.
Year 11
During Year 11 students participate in a field trip to a case study area such as Essex Marshes or The Three Gorges Dam. Students focus on controlled assessments write up and exam preparation.