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Geography                                                    History






        JPGS  Geographers have had a fantastic year with many    History pupils at JPGS have had a fantastic time learn-
        new and exciting topics introduced for Year groups 7,    ing about the various aspects and time periods of His-
        8 and 9, the reintroduction of field trips and the intro-  tory. Year 7s and Year 8s have enjoyed creating Motte
        duction of the ‘Geographer of the Week’ award.           and Bailey Castles and Tudor Houses both physically,
                                                                 which were proudly displayed at the BSO inspections,
        Year  7  recently  completed  a  fieldwork  study  for  the   and virtually through YouTube and other online clips.
        new topic, Microclimates.  They planned the project,
        conducted the fieldwork around school and then wrote     Topics  such as the French Revolution and Napoleon
        up their results.                                        have given pupils a clear insight to modern day issues.
                                                                 Year 9s have had an in depth walk through of WWI and
        As part of the Coasts topic, Year 8 went to the Corniche   WWII including causes and battles. Furthermore, they
        on a field trip. They had a fantastic day exploring the   enjoyed an in-depth study of Hitler and the sensitive
        Corniche, carrying out fieldwork tasks and writing up    issues of the Holocaust.
        their research.
                                                                 KS4 pupils have successfully completed the study of
        Some pupils from years 10, 11, 12 and 13 are going on    the interwar period causing the decline of Europe into
        an overseas field trip to Italy for 6 days in June. The   the Second World War and the Cold War. History has
        trip will involve visiting the historic sites of Rome and   always been an important subject for the lessons  it
        Pompeii, with a visit to study the volcano, Mount Ve-    teaches us, especially today with the various conflicts
        suvius.                                                  around the world.

        Mr Suhel Patel                                           Pupils have been able to draw similarities and provide
        Ms Carlene Windle                                        useful insight and context behind the events unfolding
        Teachers of Geography                                    on the news because of their understanding and appre-
                                                                 ciation of the historical context.

                                                                 Mr Eric Mason
                                                                 Mr Hasnain Ayub
                                                                 Teachers of History















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