Contact Details
- 01805 623531
- admin@gts.devon.sch.uk
Great Torrington School, Calvesford Road, Great Torrington, Devon, EX38 7DJ
Great Torrington
School
Subject Lead - Ms Sarah Anstee, 01805 623531 Ext. 218
Teachers - Mrs Tally Moores, Miss Chelsie Stephens
As Michael Palin says…
“Geography is not only up-to-date and relevant, it is one of the most exciting, adventurous and valuable subjects to study today. So many of the world’s current problems boil down to geography, and need the geographers of the future to help us understand them.
You will find geographers working in a wide range of jobs, from the City to planning, working in the environment to travel and tourism, or in international charities and retail. Studying geography can help young people achieve careers that are professionally and financially rewarding and also enjoyable.
Geography illustrates the past, explains the present and prepares us for the future … what could be more important than that?”
Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
Year 7 | What is Geography/Map skills. What and where are Africa, Asia and the Middle East. | Use of Natural resources, Food, water, energy. Influencing the environment. Global issues: Pollution, Farming, Rising Sea levels. Living sustainably. | Tourism: The good, the bad and the ugly. |
Year 8 | UK Our home 7 Billion and counting - Population | Urban Jungle. Urbanisation An unequal world. Development. | From Rocks to soil: Weathering/Water and Rivers. Our warming planet and Glaciers. |
Year 9 | Extreme weather and storms. | Restless Planet: Volcanoes/ Earthquakes/Tsunamis World Biomes: Tropical, Hot, Cold Environments. | Coasts Fieldwork and GIS |
Year 10 | Urban Issues and Challenges | Changing Economic World | Challenge of Resource management Water Fieldwork |
Year 11 | Challenge of Natural Hazards | Living world Physical landscape | Pre-release and revision |
Great Torrington School, Calvesford Road, Great Torrington, Devon, EX38 7DJ