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Geography at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School aims to provide an environment where students' experiences and curiosity are valued, their wisdom nurtured and supported.

 

We offer opportunities to explore fascinate and inspire, and provide a sense of place to deepen global understanding and encourage responsible action.

“Faith is like a mustard seed. Though it may be small, it has the potential to grow and move mountains.”

 

St John Bosco

Our Geography curriculum is rooted in knowledge, curiosity, and moral formation.

We aim to:

  • Deliver a knowledge-rich programme that celebrates humanity's achievements in understanding our planet and inspires enthusiastic learning.

  • Deepen students’ sense of place by exploring locations that are relevant locally, nationally, and internationally, cultivating global understanding and responsible stewardship.

  • Foster learning through fieldwork, enabling students to apply geographic theory in practice, reinforcing understanding and nurturing the dignity of the individual when encountering unfamiliar spaces .

  • Stimulate wonder about Earth's natural processes and human systems to spark lifelong curiosity .

  • Build transferable knowledge and skills, spanning literacy, numeracy, critical thinking, and resilience, to prepare students and foster aspiration for continual growth.

  • Encourage understanding of both physical geography (landscapes, natural systems) and human geography (society, economy, culture), and the interplay between the two, particularly around pressing contemporary issues such as climate change, pollution, and overcrowding

RE is central to the spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development of our young people. 

 

Through our lessons and actions, we foster:

  • Spiritual growth | through scripture, prayer and reflection.

  • Moral formation | understanding Catholic moral teaching and applying it to real issues (e.g. bioethics, justice, poverty).

  • Social development | engaging in respectful debate and community service.

  • Cultural awareness | learning about world religions, interfaith dialogue, and the global Church.

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Our curriculum actively promotes British Values (democracy, rule of law, liberty, respect and tolerance) as lived through Catholic faith and action.

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Beyond lessons, RE is lived out through:

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  • Chaplaincy Team | student leaders support prayer, liturgy, and Mass.

  • Opportunities | for reflection and encounter.

  • Faith in Action Award | recognising service and witness.

  • Charity & Social Justice | Fundraising for our nominated charities, food bank collections, and other social action throughout the year

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Through worship and service, our students experience RE not only as a subject but as a way of life.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & Catholic Values

CURRICULM IMPACT

We measure our Science curriculum success by:

excellent outcomes

Our students become confident investigators and critical thinkers, as well as development an enjoyment of Science

ETHICAL APPLICATION

Observing our students apply scientific knowledge wisely

STEM FUTUREs

Our students pursue STEM study and careers, especially those from underrepresented groups.

Students in geography lesson

Geography at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School aims to provide an environment where students experiences and curiosity are valued, and their wisdom nurtured and supported; in which opportunities to explore fascinate and inspire; in which a sense of place deepens global understanding and allows learners to be courageous to fulfil their potential in discovering and taking responsibility for the world in which we live.

 

 

As a department, our intent is to ensure that our curriculum provides our students with effective opportunities to: 

 

 

  • Engage in a knowledge-rich curriculum and explore the remarkable achievements in the field of geography, to inspire students to want to know and discover more.
     

  • Explore remarkable and amazing locations which are relevant to our students both regionally, nationally and globally to deepen global understanding and responsibility.
     

  • Enrich our students to capture and experience a ‘sense of place’ through fieldwork by applying geographical theory in practice which will consolidate understanding and promote the dignity of the individual in unfamiliar surroundings. 
     

  • Delve into the wonders of the many natural processes of the earth which will support student curiosity about the world in which we live.
     

  • Nourish our students with an array of transferable knowledge and skills which will build resilience and provide the best opportunity to secure success in the next steps of their learning journeys, aspiring to be better tomorrow than we are today. 
     

  • Geography is the study of our planet; it is a subject of the past, present and future that allows us to pen our eyes to the physical and human elements of the earth.
     

  • Geography combines the Arts with Science Maths and Statistics.  Its strong literacy base allows students to express their opinions and interpretations whist the scientific and mathematical elements look at theories and patterns.
     

  • Geography allows students to explore man made aspects of our planet through human Geography and the natural elements of physical Geography.  The interaction between the two provides some of the most current issues facing modern day society such as pollution, climate change and overcrowding.
     

Useful Websites

http://www.worldatlas.com/geography.html

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