Books
BOOKS POLICY
The department has currently in excess of 600 books. This is the largest departmental library in the school. Most books are new but a good proportion is older ones which show how the focus of the subject has changed through time.All books is kept in the Departmental Suite. They have been extensively used for supporting teaching at all levels .These books are lent out to students who want to research for projects.
FUTURE PLANS
As part of the Development plan a medium term target has been set of going through the mammoth task of improving the current list to adding the following extras for each book:
- A reference number
- Brief comments
- Target level and age group
- Publisher
- Number of copies
TEXTBOOKS USED
Textbooks are a useful support to all other teaching and support resources used. The department reviews every year what is available and appropriate for each level
- Year1
- Booklet prepared by Department
- Philips Modern School Atlas
- Year 2
- Connections-Waugh &Bushell- Nelson Thornes
- Mapwork Skills and Local Issues J Gillet-Hodder & Stoughton
- Interactions - Waugh&Bushell -Nelson Thornes
- Mapwork Skills and Local Issues J Gillet-Hodder & Stoughton
- The Wider World-D.Waugh-Nelson Thornes
- Year 3
- Year 4
- Year 5
- The Wider World-D.Waugh-Nelson Thornes
- Year 6
- Advanced Geography Edexcel A-Palmer /Yates-Philip Allan
Recommended for further reading:
- AS Geography-Student Unit Guide Spec. A Physical Environments U1
- AS Geography-Student Unit Guide Spec. A Human Environments U2
- Penguin Physical Geography Dictionary
- Penguin Human Geography Dictionary
- Year 7
- Advanced Geography Edexcel A -Palmer/Yates-Philip Allan
- Hazards
Recommended for further reading:
- A2 Geography-Student Unit Guide Spec. A Physical Environments U4
- A2 Geography-Student Unit Guide Spec. A Human Environments U5
- A2 Geography-Student Unit Guide Spec. A Synoptic U6
- Penguin Physical Geography Dictionary
- Penguin Human Geography Dictionary
