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Geography

In KS3 geography, students learn a wide variety of both human and physical concepts with regular opportunities to develop geographical skills and create a synoptic view of the world.

Students have 3 formal assessments per year in exam conditions.

Year 7
Autumn Term: Discovering the British Isles (map work, settlement and weather of the UK), Assessment 1 Discovering the British Isles end of unit test.
Spring Term and Summer Term 1: Discovering Planet Earth (the world’s continents, oceans, Earthquakes, volcanoes and rocks, soils and weathering), Assessment 2 Discovering Planet Earth end of unit test.
Summer Term 2: Exploring Africa (basic geography of Africa, Africa’s biomes, Africa’s population), Assessment 3 end of year exam.

Year 8
Autumn Term: Discovering global citizenship (global inequality, development, aid and trade), Assessment 1 – Development end of unit test
Spring Term: Discovering Population (population, migration, urbanisation and slums), Assessment 2 – Discovering Population end of unit test.
Summer Term: Investigating the rise of Asia (Asia’s countries, Asia’s physical Geography, Asia’s Biomes, Asia’s Population) Assessment 3 – end of year exam

Year 9
Autumn Term: Discovering Earth’s Natural Resources (Sustainability, climate change and energy) Assessment 1 – eco house design
Spring Term: Discovering geological timescales (Glaciation and Earth’s history), Assessment 2 – Photographic Interpretation and annotation of a glaciated landscape
Summer Term: Discovering Earth’s Water (rivers and coasts), Assessment 3 – end of year exam.

GCSE 

At Key stage 4, students follow the OCR A Geography GCSE specification, and are assessed at the end of Year 11 with 3 separate exams.

  • Paper 1 – Living in the UK (1hr)
  • Paper 2 – The world around us (1hr)
  • Paper 3 – Geographical Skills 1hr 30mins)

Resources - Pupils require no specific equipment either at key stage 3 or key stage 4 and will be provided with textbooks and resources throughout their studies. Revision guides specific to OCR A GCSE can be purchased via the school at the start of Year 10.

Contact Details
Miss Z Smith – Assistant Head of Humanities
GCSE Exam Board
GCSE Exam board - Students follow the OCR Geography syllabus specification A.

Resources

Pupils require no specific equipment either at key stage 3 or key stage 4 and will be provided with textbooks and resources throughout their studies. Revision guides specific to OCR A GCSE can be purchased via the school at the start of Year 10.

You can find out more information by viewing our curriculum maps here

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