The geography department at Sir John Hunt is enthusiastic and passionate about the subject and uses a variety of teaching styles to create a love of geography. Fieldwork is a key component of our teaching and students have the opportunity to study fieldwork throughout their time at Sir John Hunt.
The team aims to build lifelong learning about our Earth and the features that make it so unique. Geography is the study of natural and human patterns on the Earth’s surface and of human links with the environment.
The National Curriculum states:
A high-quality geography education should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge, understanding and skills provide the framework and approaches that explain how the Earth’s features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time.
The department aims to:
• fascinate and inspire students about the physical and human beauty of the earth;
• develop students’ understanding and curiosity of the challenges to humanity;
• create sensitive, empathetic students, conscious of their place on the Earth and their global responsibility;
• develop confident, skilful and employable individuals, who can adapt to a rapidly changing world.
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