History & Geography

History and Geography are core components of Topic and key elements of the Knowledge and Understanding strand of our Extended Curriculum.

History encourages students to consider how the past influences the present, what past societies were like, how these societies organised their politics, and what beliefs and cultures influenced people’s actions. It supports not only the gathering of knowledge, but also develops important skills.

Students find evidence, weigh it up and reach their own conclusions. To do this, they need to be able to research, sift through evidence, argue and defend their point of view - skills that are prized in adult life. A range of topics are studied relating to local and world history.

Geography develops knowledge of places and environments throughout the world, an understanding of maps, and a range of investigative and problem-solving skills both inside and outside the classroom.

Topics include knowledge and understanding of world geography, major cities, states, countries and continents as well as the human and physical characteristics, races and cultural diversity.

The geography curriculum at BSB places emphasis on learning through being practical and creative, and pupils enjoy activities such as making a working model of a volcano or conducting surveys to record relevant geographical data.