Geography Award

The Geography department has been re-awarded the Secondary Geography Mark for 2019-2022 by the Geographical Association. The Geography Quality Marks are prestigious awards which recognise and promote quality and progress in geography leadership, curriculum development and learning and teaching in schools. After submitting our application over the summer the inspectors reported that: “The department continually aims to increase student engagement in geography through creative and imaginative ways of learning with an emphasis on what it means to be a good geographer.”

The inspectors were also impressed with development since our last application including the use of GIS and technology in our teaching, a development of outdoor learning with our local, regional and international field trips and our growing school links – Our Big Fat geography Quiz for year 5 students from local primary schools was particularly praised.