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Year 8
Curriculum Map
This curriculum map provides an overview of the geography journey students will experience throughout the academic year. It outlines the sequence of physical and human geography topics alongside key assessment points designed to monitor and support student progress. The curriculum is carefully sequenced to build knowledge progressively, with each unit providing the foundation for future learning, ensuring all students develop geographical understanding, spatial awareness, and environmental consciousness appropriate to their age and stage. For detailed information about the specific knowledge and skills taught in each unit, please visit our Knowledge and Skills page.
| Half Term | Unit(s) of Work | Key Assessments |
| Autumn 1 | Can our oceans be saved? | Mid topic multiple choice knowledge assessment |
| Extended writing task | ||
| Autumn 2 | End of unit assessment | |
| Are we heading for a population crisis? | Mid topic multiple choice knowledge assessment | |
| Pedro Morales writing task | ||
| Spring 1 | End of unit assessment | |
| Should Earth's biomes be preserved? | Mid topic multiple choice knowledge assessment | |
| End of unit assessment | ||
| Spring 2 | How does water shape the land? | Mid topic multiple choice knowledge assessment |
| Stereotypes speech writing assessment | ||
| Summer 1 | End of unit assessment | |
| Summer 2 | Revision and assessment | End of year assessment |