• Ambitious for themselves. 
• Academically successful. 
• Inquisitive and reflective learners. 
• Active and effective participants. 

• Confident communicators. 
• Emotionally resilient. 
• Inspiring to others. 
• Culturally and socially aware. 

Geography is sequenced to allow students to build their knowledge and skills over time by: 

• Providing a high-quality, all-encompassing education delivering valuable learning opportunities and experiences that is matched to meet the needs for all students, including those with SEND and specific talents 
• Providing glossaries, opportunities for reading, discussion and debate, encouraging writing with confidence and developing numeracy through fieldwork skills, graphicacy and mathematical questioning 
• Recognising the importance of digital literacy by affording them the opportunity to access digital hardware and software for homework tasks and in lesson 
• Equipping students with the skills they need to function safely and responsibly in an increasingly technological world 
• Gathering at a variety of scales, with varying foci, a broad range of evidence to inform and assess, revealing misconceptions and gaps and responding to these in subsequent planning and delivery, to ensure knowledge and skills are embedded and mastered, prior to exposing students to new content and skills  

Geography provides students with opportunities for them to develop the habits and skills needed to succeed in life during and after BFA by: 

• Igniting a sense of awe and wonder at the beauty of the world, advancing global perspectives and international understanding and exploring the interactions between people and places to foster feelings of hope and happiness and thereby enhance physical and mental health and well-being 
• Promoting an appreciation of, and respect for, different cultures and viewpoints, arming our students with the knowledge and skills to celebrate and protect the planet we share, whilst remaining able to question, debate and value the world around them 
• Delivering a breadth of curriculum across key stages 3 and 4, that enhances cultural capital by immersing students into a wide range of social, economic, political and environmental contexts around the globe at a variety of scales 
• Recognising the wonder and beauty of spiritual, moral, social and cultural diversity not just at a global level but closer to home, within our community and school, encouraging and supporting the development of them 
• Seeking and delivering opportunities to venture beyond the school and BD4 into the city, wider county and further afield, enabling students to engage their senses and absorb new experiences both physical and human, to further enhance the quality of education on offer 
• Exploring, comparing and contrasting our own lives with those of others at a variety of scales of place from local to national to global, identifying the inter-relationships and connections that exist