The geography curriculum intends to:

  • develop students’ knowledge and skills required and to gain understanding of the world
  • embed geographical skills and literacy into our department curriculum; students are taught the research, presentation and problem solving skills in interpretation of data and source stimulus to become better geographers
  • learn about the variety of landscapes and changing environments recognising the resilience and dynamism of human and physical processes affecting them over time
  • provide opportunities for students to extend their vocabulary and language, so that they may apply their historical, mathematical and scientific knowledge in different contexts
  • increase BBEC students’ awareness of their role and responsibilities in the world in which they live and build citizens who recognise the importance of kindness in our shared planet
  • explore, extend and question students’ awareness of their role and impact on the environment on a local, national and global scale
  • provide opportunities for BBEC students to experience the world through fieldwork, learning to compare and contrast experiences
  • ensure students understand the value of their environment to ensure a sustainable future, afford the planet and its population courtesy and appreciate the opportunities for geography and the environment in the future world work
  • challenge their perceptions of place and of different lives and cultures around the world and recognise through the lens of inclusion, that it is a world for all, challenging stereotypes
  • create not just geography students of Bradford, but students who realise that they are ambitious custodians of the world