Geography at St Peter’s provokes and answers questions about the natural and human worlds, using different scales of enquiry to view them from different perspectives. It develops knowledge of places and environments throughout the world, an understanding of maps, and a range of investigative and problem-solving skills both inside and outside the classroom. It can inspire them to think about their own place in the world, their values, and their rights and responsibilities to other people and the environment.

The Geography department takes a thematic approach during Key Stage 3 and 4. We aim to provide an interesting and stimulating approach to geography and consider ICT within the subject and fieldwork very important.

In Year 7 students study the following themes:

• Making Connections
• Earthquakes and Volcanoes
• Coastal Environments
• People Everywhere
• Flood Disaster
• World Sport

The focus in Year 8 is on six themes, that have a wider geographical impact:

• Exploring England – Local Issues
• Exploring England – National Issues
• Crime
• Global Fashion Industry
• Ecosystems
• France

Students finish the Key stage 3 course by looking at global issues, and the impact these have on local issues.

• Development
• Comparing Countries
• Local Actions - Global effects
• Tourism
• Settlements

Pupils in Year's 10 and 11 study the OCR Pilot GCSE Course.
In Year 10 pupils start their GCSE course with the following topics;

1. My Place – Exploring The Dengie
2. Extreme Environments – Antarctica
3. People as Consumers.

The students complete a short piece of coursework for each of these topics and then sit their GCSE exam in the summer of Year 10.

Year 11  has two topics that the students complete;

1. Investigating Flooding
2. Geography through Fieldwork.