YEAR 7 AND 8
In Year 7 and 8 students follow an exciting, immersive and rigorous curriculum of REAL which incorporates all of the Humanities subjects including Geography, History and EPRE.
YEAR 9
In year 9 students have two lessons a week. Lessons will be a combination of core and optional topics which will be delivered over a three year course following the EDUQAS GCSE Geography A qualification.
The aims of this qualification are that students will develop the ability to think ‘like a geographer’. They will develop four key skills: the ability to think creatively by posing questions; collect and record appropriate evidence, which will be analysed in class and independently; apply their geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to real world contexts.
Paper 1: Changing Physical and Human Landscapes
Theme 1: Landscapes and Physical Processes
Theme 2: Rural-Urban Links
Theme 3: Tectonic Landscapes and Hazards
Paper 2: Environmental and Development Issues
Theme 5: Weather, climate and Ecosystems
Theme 6: Development and Resource Issues
Theme 8: Environmental Challenges
Paper 3: Applied Fieldwork enquiry
Learners will be given the opportunity to develop their skills of geographical enquiry through fieldwork. They will undertake two fieldwork enquiries, each in a contrasting environment:
All three components will be assessed separately at the end of Year 11 in three 1 hour 30 minute exams.
YEAR 10
In Year 10 students have two lessons a week. Lessons will be a combination of core and optional topics which will be delivered over a three year course following the EDUQAS GCSE Geography A qualification.
The aims of this qualification are that students will develop the ability to think ‘like a geographer’. They will develop four key skills: the ability to think creatively by posing questions; collect and record appropriate evidence, which will be analysed in class and independently; apply their geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to real world contexts.
Paper 1: Changing Physical and Human Landscapes
Theme 1: Landscapes and Physical Processes
Theme 2: Rural-Urban Links
Theme 3: Tectonic Landscapes and Hazards
Paper 2: Environmental and Development Issues
Theme 5: Weather, climate and Ecosystems
Theme 6: Development and Resource Issues
Theme 8: Environmental Challenges
Paper 3: Applied Fieldwork enquiry
Learners will be given the opportunity to develop their skills of geographical enquiry through fieldwork. They will undertake two fieldwork enquiries, each in a contrasting environment:
All three components will be assessed separately at the end of Year 11 in three 1 hour 30 minute exams.
YEAR 11
In Year 11 students have three lessons a week. Lessons will be a combination of core and optional topics which will be delivered over a three year course following the EDUQAS GCSE Geography A qualification.
The aims of this qualification are that students will develop the ability to think ‘like a geographer’. They will develop four key skills: the ability to think creatively by posing questions; collect and record appropriate evidence, which will be analysed in class and independently; apply their geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to real world contexts.
Paper 1: Changing Physical and Human Landscapes
Theme 1: Landscapes and Physical Processes
Theme 2: Rural-Urban Links
Theme 3: Tectonic Landscapes and Hazards
Paper 2: Environmental and Development Issues
Theme 5: Weather, climate and Ecosystems
Theme 6: Development and Resource Issues
Theme 8: Environmental Challenges
Paper 3: Applied Fieldwork enquiry
Learners will be given the opportunity to develop their skills of geographical enquiry through fieldwork. They will undertake two fieldwork enquiries, each in a contrasting environment:
All three components will be assessed separately at the end of Year 11 in three 1 hour 30 minute exams.
POST-16
Who is this course for?
This course is for people who like to use a range is skills and are interested in the world. Geographers are statistically the most easily employed group of students so this is a great course to prepare you for the future world of work.
What do you need to apply for the course?
You need to have four GCSEs including English Language and Maths at grade 4 or above.
What are the key things you'll learn?
Over the two years you will study a variety of human and physical topics including:
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Coasts
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Tectonics
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Water and Carbon cycles
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Changing Places
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Global Governance
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21st Century Challenges
Also there is a fieldwork element and students will go on organised field trips which can be over a few days in a field centre.
How will you be assessed?
Year 12 - 1 Field work investigation, internally marker and externally verified.
Year 13 - 3 External exams
