Welcome to the humanities department; at Stretford High, we deliver a combined Humanities programme consisting of Geography, History and Religious studies. Our aim is to inspire a curiosity and fascination about the world in which we live.
Students have two forty-five minute lessons each week as part of their Humanities curriculum. Links between the three subjects are identified and embraced in the amalgamated humanities programme of study. All programmes meet the requirements of the national curriculum.
| Year 7 Curriculum Overview | Topic | Unit Content |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | How does the weather vary around the world? | Measuring weather, microclimate, types of rainfall, UK weather hazards, extreme weather in the UK, Tropical Storms |
| How are cities changing? | Urbanisation, rural-urban migration, megacities, challenges and opportunities of rapid urbanisation. Urban heat island effect, sustainable cities | |
| What are the characteristics of hot deserts? | World biomes, hot desert formation, characteristics of hot deserts, desertification, managing desertification | |
| Term 2 | What are the characteristics of hot deserts? | World biomes, hot desert formation, characteristics of hot deserts, desertification, managing desertification |
| What are the opportunities and challenges facing the Middle East? | Climate in the Middle East, water shortage, population, Dubai – tourism, conflict | |
| What happens when land meets the sea? | Waves, coastal processes, erosional landforms, depositional landforms, management of the coast, climate change | |
| Term 3 | How do people use cold environments? | Characteristics of cold environments, life in Arctic, adaptations of plants and animals, natural resources, damage to the Arctic, Wilderness areas, climate change |
| Should people be allowed to climb Mount Everest? | Characteristics of alpine environments, Mount Everest tourism, earthquakes, | |
| Why are Tropical Rainforests at risk? | Characteristics of Tropical Rainforests, importance, challenges facing TRF, management of TRF |
| Year 8 Curriculum Overview | Topic | Unit Content |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | How does development vary around the world? | Development, development indicators, causes of uneven development, poverty, poverty in the UK, sustainable development |
| How has ice changed the landscape of the UK? | Timescales, glacial processes, glacial movement, glacial landforms, Lake District, hazards, climate change | |
| Why is the River Indus so important to Pakistan? | Geography of Pakistan, changes in rivers, river processes, flooding, water shortage, natural resources, | |
| Term 2 | How is the population changing? | World population, population distribution, population structure, ageing population, management of population, migration, immigration |
| What does the secret side of India look like? | Geography of India, climate of India, industry in India, Population, Bollywood, development, | |
| Term 3 | Why are some countries more powerful than others? | Globalisation, superpowers, BRIC, MINT, China growth, China manufacturing, Russia power, India’s space race, USA power |
| How does fast fashion create problems? | Consumer habits, retail change, manufacturing, production, fast fashion, impacts on Ghana | |
| Why is Nigeria the fastest growing economy in Africa? | Location of Nigeria, development, impacts of TNCs, links to China |
| Year 9 Curriculum Overview | Topic | Unit content |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Why are some tectonic hazards more dangerous than others? | natural hazards, hazard risk, plate boundaries, earthquakes, comparing hazards types of volcanoes, management of hazards |
| Is disease a geographical issue? | types of disease, spread of disease, management of disease, impact of vaccinations, diseases of affluence and diseases of poverty | |
| How has Haiti’s geographical past shaped its future? | Haiti context, past and history, colonisation, earthquakes and tropical storms, disease. | |
| Term 2 | Why are human rights vital to development? | human rights and education, safety, inequality, issues linking to equality and gender, fieldwork in local area, accessibility of places |
| How has globalisation and technology affected the world? | globalisation, TNCs, technology, impacts of mobile technology on DRC, sustainable technology, future of technology | |
| Term 3 | How can we manage climate change? | causes of climate change, effects and management of climate change, |
| How do rivers shape our landscape? | river processes, river landforms, river management, causes of flooding, flood risk, examples of flooding |
