THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY

The study of geography at Key Stage 3 helps young people make sense of a complex and dynamically changing world. It explains:

• where places are
• how places and landscapes are formed
• how people and their environment interact
• how a diverse range of economies, societies and environments are interconnected.

It builds on your child’s own experiences to investigate places at all scales, from the personal to the global.

Geographical enquiry encourages questioning, investigation and critical thinking about issues affecting the world and people’s lives, now and in the future.   Fieldwork is an essential element of this. Your child will learn to think spatially and use maps, visual images and new technologies, including geographical information systems (GIS), to obtain, present and analyse information.  

Geography inspires pupils to become global citizens by exploring their own place in the world, their values and their responsibilities to other people, to the environment and to the sustainability of the planet.  

THE KEY STAGE 3 GEOGRAPHY COURSE

Our brand new KS3 Geography homeschooling course has been written specifically to cover the Key Stage 3 Geography curriculum.   The course has a practical approach packed with activities to make Key Stage 3 Geography motivating, engaging and fun for your child.   The course has been designed to be highly accessible for all abilities, with an emphasis on providing students with feedback on where they’re at and showing them how to progress. The course is both stimulating and engaging for your child and is designed to inspire in them a desire to learn more about Geography and the world around them.  

ASSESSMENT  

At the end of each unit in the course there is an assignment for your child to complete and send to their tutor for marking and feedback.  A SATS level will be given for each assignment so that you are able to track your child’s progress in preparation for the next stage in their education.  

COURSE CONTENT  

Here is an overview of the topics and concepts your child will cover during the course.

Place

• Understanding the physical and human characteristics of real places.
•  Developing ‘geographical imaginations’ of places.

• Understanding the interactions between places and the networks created by flows of information, people and goods.
• Knowing where places and landscapes are located, why they are there, the patterns and distributions they create, how and why these are changing, and the implications for people.

Scale

• Appreciating different scales – from personal and local to national, international and global.
• Making links between scales to develop understanding of geographical ideas.

Interdependence

• Exploring the social, economic, environmental and political connections between places.
• Understanding the significance of interdependence in change, at all scales.

Physical and Human Processes

Understanding how sequences of events and activities in the physical and human worlds lead to change in places, landscapes and societies.

Environmental Interaction and Sustainable Development

• Understanding that the physical and human dimensions of the environment are interrelated and together influence environmental change.  
• Exploring sustainable development and its impact on environmental interaction and climate change.  

Cultural Understanding and Diversity

• Appreciating the differences and similarities between people, places, environments and cultures to inform their understanding of societies and economies.
• Appreciating how people’s values and attitudes differ and may influence social, environmental, economic and political issues, and developing their own values and attitudes about such issues.  

WHAT PRIOR KNOWLEDGE DOES MY CHILD NEED?  

The course assumes a level of mathematical and English language ability appropriate for a child entering the Key Stage 3 of their education.  

FIELDWORK  

The course requires a certain amount of fieldwork which can be carried out from home using the minimum of equipment. 

HOW LONG WILL THE COURSE TAKE?

We have designed the Key Stage 3 Geography course to be taken over TWO YEARS rather than the three years normally taken in a standard classroom setting. Our teaching methodology and systems allows us to provide an accelerated route for the majority of our students. They will enable your child to progress to the next stage of their education a year earlier than they would have been able to in a traditional school.

COURSE FEES

Course fees are shown here.