Department Staff:

Richard Farmer	Geography Teacher
Margaret Hunter	Geography Teacher
Steven Puttick	Geography Teacher

Geography is a subject that is about the world we live in. Michael Palin describes it as the ‘subject essential for our future.’ The word ‘geography’ comes from the Greeks who created it from the roots "ge" for earth and "grapho" for "to write," using it to talk about adventures to foreign lands. In a similar way, the geography department aims to help students learn about and understand the world around them whether this means being inspired to travel or read about the world. With a particular emphasis on climate change and environmental responsibility, geography prepares students to become good citizens of the world. Geography is an extremely relevant subject. This is reflected in the high level of media coverage that is given over to geographical issues. The geography department informs students of particular current issues through both lessons and also a regularly updated ‘geography in the news’ display of relevant front page stories.

We are also proud of our long established link with the Department for Educational Studies at Oxford University. We act as a training school for them and mentor new trainee teachers. This is very positive as it both allows the department to reflect on their own teaching and keep up to date with the latest findings from educational research.