Geography at Holy Rood RC High School
Geography engages learners of all ages, interests and abilities. Studying geography introduces you to our changing world, its human interactions and physical processes. Pupils will develop the knowledge and skills to enable them to contribute to their local communities and wider society.
The study of Geography fosters positive life-long attitudes of environmental stewardship, sustainability and global citizenship.
The skills, knowledge and understanding developed in geography also support learning in other faculties such as DET, computing, food, textile, technology, science and social studies.
Pupils will develop and apply skills, knowledge and understanding across complex physical, human and global issues. We will research and evaluate a wide range of information collected from a range of sources about complex geographical issues.
Pupils will get out and aboout using a wide range of mapping skills and techniques in geographical contexts which may be familiar or unfamiliar, including the use of Ordnance Survey Maps.
Staff
Mrs Kirsty Liggins – Curriculum Leader
Mr Dominic Shaikh
Subjects & Levels Offered
National 3
Geography
National courses reflect the Curriculum for Excellence values, purposes and principles. They offer flexibility, provide more time for learning, more focus on skills and applying learning, and scope for personalisation and choice.
The main aims of this course are to enable learners to develop a range of geographical skills and techniques, an appreciation of the ways in which people and the environment interact in response to physical and human processes at local, national, international and global scales.
National 4 / 5
Geography
National courses reflect the Curriculum for Excellence values, purposes and principles. They offer flexibility, provide more time for learning, more focus on skills and applying learning, and scope for personalisation and choice.
The main aims of these courses are to enable learners to develop a straightforward understanding of spatial relationships and of the changing world in a balanced, critical and sympathetic way, a geographical perspective on environmental and social issues.
Higher
Geography
National courses reflect the Curriculum for Excellence values, purposes and principles. They offer flexibility, provide more time for learning, more focus on skills and applying learning, and scope for personalisation and choice.
The purpose of the higher course is to acquire and apply students’ understanding of, and concern for the environment and sustainable development. The course will explore our physical environments, human environments and past/current global issues.
Career Opportunities
Careers with specific geographical elements include; Estate Agent, Tourism, Conservation, Travel Agent, Geology & Social Care.