Curriculum Intent Summary
Our humanities curriculum intends to provide students with a comprehensive and detailed understanding of different societies through the study of key historical events, varied geographical locations and a breadth of cultural and religious backgrounds. Our curriculum will produce well-educated and well-rounded global citizens ready to take their place in the world of work and in society.
Humanities (Year 7)
| Geography | History | Religious Studies |
| 1. Investigating our place in the world | 1. Thematic study of water | 1. Parables |
| 2. The Sahara Desert | 2. The Normans | 2. Ultimate questions |
| 3. Urbanisation and uneven development | 3. Trouble in medieval England | 3. Buddhism |
| 4. Rainforests | 4. The Tudors | 4. Christianity and love |
| 5. Climate change | 5. Elizabeth | 5. Key questions in RS |
| 6. Fieldwork | 6. The Stuarts | 6. Enquiry based RS |
Humanities (Year 8)
| Geography | History | Religious Studies |
| 1. Globalisation | 1. Empire and slavery | 1. Judaism |
| 2. Tectonic hazards | 2. Industrial revolution and democracy | 2.Christianity |
| 3. Rivers and flooding | 3. World War 1 | 3. Key questions in RS |
| 3. Glaciation | 4. Interwar | 4. Christianity |
| 5. Coasts | 5. World War 2 | 5. Islam |
| 6. Fieldwork | 6. USA | 6. Sikhism |
Humanities Core (Year 9)
| Geography | History | Religious Studies | |
| 1. Russia and China | 1. The Holocaust | 1. Animal and human ethics | |
| 2. China and the Middle East | 2. Post World War Two | 2. Peace and justice | |
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Humanities GCSE (Year 9)
| Geography | History | Travel and Tourism | |
| 1. Natural disasters – plate tectonics | 1. Medicine in Britain c1250-present | 1. Organisations and destinations | |
| 2. Natural disasters – earthquakes | 2. Medicine in Britain c1250-present | 2. Travel and Tourism Organisation | |
| 3. Weather hazards | 3. Medicine in Britain c1250-present | 3. Travel and Tourism Destinations | |
| 4. Climate change | 4. Medicine in Britain c1250-present | 4. The influences of global tourism | |
| 5. The changing economic world – development | 5. Historical Environment | 5. Sustainable Tourism | |
| 6. The changing economic world – including a case study of a newly emerging economy | 6. Anglo-Saxons and Norman England, c1060-88. | 6. Customer needs in Travel and Tourism |
Humanities (Year 10)
| Geography | History |
| 1. The challenge of resource management, including water | 1. Anglo-Saxons and Norman England, c1060-88. |
| 2. Physical landscapes coasts | 2. Anglo-Saxons and Norman England, c1060-88. |
| 3. Urban issues and challenges | 3. Anglo-Saxons and Norman England, c1060-88. |
| 4. Coasts | 4. Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39 |
| 5. Physical fieldwork and investigation including a fieldtrip to the Easy Yorkshire Coast. | 5. Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39 |
| 6. Human fieldwork and investigation including a fieldtrip to a major UK city. | 6. Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39 |
| Travel and Tourism |
| 1. Influences in global travel and tourism. |
| 2. Impacts of tourism |
| 3. Sustainably managing tourism |
| 4. Stages of tourism development |
| 5. Destination management and tourism. |
| 6. Travel and tourism organisations and destinations |
Humanities (Year 11)
| Geography | History |
| 1. Rivers | 1. The American West, c 1835-c1895 |
| 2. The living world – ecosystems and rainforests | 2. The American West, c 1835-c1895 |
| 3. The living world – deserts | 3. The American West, c 1835-c1895 |
| 4. Prepare for Paper 3 using pre- release materials, and revision especially skills. | 4. Revision |
| 5. Prepare students with pre-release materials + revision | 5. Revision
(The plan for current year 10.) |
| Travel and Tourism | |
| 1. Using market research to meet customer needs
2. Meeting customer needs – planning a holiday 3. Revision |
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| 4. Influences in global travel and tourism | |
| 4.Customer needs in travel and tourism | |