Guru NanakSikh Academy
All-Through
Curriculum
Key Stage 3
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy
Key Stage 3 Curriculum Overview
| Key Stage 3 | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Year 7 Big Picture |
Map skills Why are maps so important and what information do they hold? Linked to: all topics in Years 7-13 |
Tectonic Hazards What are Tectonic Hazards and why do they vary in how and where they occur? Linked to: Year 7 Earth’s resources, Population, Africa; Year 8 Development, About the UK; Year 9 Glaciation, Coasts; GCSE Hazardous Earth, UK’s evolving physical landscape, Development Dynamics, Coasts,; A level Tectonic process and hazards |
Earth’s resources How are the Earth’s resources produced and consumed around the world? |
Population Where do people live and why? |
Weather and Climate What is Weather and Climate and why does it vary over space and time? |
Africa How do physical and human factors interact to make Africa such a varied continent? |
| Year 8 Big Picture |
Development How and why does Development vary around the world? |
About the UK How and why do physical and human factors interact to make the UK vary between different regions? |
Ecosystems What impact are humans having on the world's major ecosystems? |
Globalisation What is Globalisation and how does it impact different parts of the world? |
Russia How do physical and human factors interact to make Russia such a varied country? |
Rivers How and why do rivers change along their course? |
| Year 9 Big Picture |
Climate Change What is the climate emergency and howis it impacting the future of our planet? |
Glaciation How and why has Glaciation altered the UK’s physical landscape? |
Urbanisation Why is Urbanisation increasing and how does it vary in different parts of the world? |
Introduction to Fieldwork Why is fieldwork so land forms vary around the UK? |
Coasts How and why do coastal processes and landforms vary around the UK? |
China How do physical and human factors interact to make China such a varied country? |