Key Stage 3:
‘Geography is the subject that holds the key to our future’ (Michael Palin, President of the Royal Geographical Society)
Through the study of Geography each student acquires knowledge and skills which will help them throughout their lives. Geography, more than most subjects, enables students to make sense of economic, political, social and environmental issues.
Furthermore, Geography has an important role to play in fostering international understanding through teaching about different cultures and helps students to understand their environment and how human activity uses and misuses it.
Parent/Guardian Support
The following information should be of help to parents and guardians for the purposes of homework and revision support. Below you will find files including:
Knowledge Organisers:
Condensed module content which will help you to support your child with homework and Key Task revision. Students will also receive paper copies of these in each module.
Homework Sheets:
In each module, students will receive 6 homework tasks to complete. The full set of tasks are available below, should your child misplace their sheet or have missed a lesson. Students will also receive paper A5 versions when the homework is set.
| Module 1 (Sep-Dec) | Module 2 (Dec-Mar) | Module 3 (Mar-Jul) | |
| Year 7 | Water on the land | Water at the coast Knowledge organiser Homework: 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Changing population |
| Year 8 | Our shrinking world | Changing places | Our varied weather |
| Year 9 | Restless Earth | The living world | Health and wealth |
Key Stage 4:
‘It is a subject that helps young people into work. Many employers prize the knowledge and skills that studying Geography can provide and Geography in higher education is thriving. Geography students are among those gaining greatest satisfaction from their studies, and geography graduates have a relatively low level of unemployment. It’s no wonder there is a growing demand to study the subject.’ (Michael Palin, President of the Royal Geographical Society)
GCSE Geography will provide the opportunity for students to understand more about our world, the challenges we face and our place within it. Geography is a subject for our times. It is multidisciplinary in a world that increasingly values people who have the skills to work across the physical and social sciences. These skills also encourage ways of seeing and thinking that make geography eminently employable. Geography enables young people to become globally and environmentally informed and thoughtful, enquiring citizens.
Students study the EDUQAS Geography A specification (C111QS) which includes two days of fieldwork in contrasting environments.
| Paper 1
Changing physical and human landscapes |
Paper 2
Environmental and development issues |
Paper 3
Applied fieldwork enquiry |
| Section A
Landscapes & physical processes Rural-urban links Section B Tectonic Landscapes & hazards |
Section A
Weather, climate & ecosystems Development & resource Section B Social development issues |
You undertake two fieldwork enquiries, each in a contrasting environment.
You answer questions based on your understanding of geographical skills and fieldwork experience |
| 90 mins written exam
35% of GCSE |
90 mins written exam
35% of GCSE |
90 mins written exam
30% of GCSE |
Parent/Guardian Support
The following information should be of help to parents and guardians for the purposes of homework and revision support. Below you will find files including:
Knowledge Organisers:
Condensed module content which will help you to support your child with homework and Key Task revision. Students will also receive paper copies of these in each module.
| Module 1 (Sep-Dec) | Module 2 (Dec-Mar) | Module 3 (Mar-Jul) | |
| Year 10 | Landscapes and Physical Processes
Homework: |
Rural – urban links
Homework: |
Tectonic Landscapes and Hazards
Homework: |
| Year 11 | Weather, climate & ecosystems
Homework: |
Development, resource & social Issues
Homework: |
Fieldwork & revision |
Key Stage 5:
“It is a subject that helps young people into work. Many employers prize the knowledge and skills that studying Geography can provide and Geography in higher education is thriving. Geography students are among those gaining greatest satisfaction from their studies, and geography graduates have a relatively low level of unemployment. It’s no wonder there is a growing demand to study the subject at university.” Michael Palin, President of the Royal Geographical Society
Never has there been a better time to be studying Geography. It is a subject that is never out of the news. Whether it is a natural disaster wreaking havoc across portions of our globe; or we witness, through news, millions starving; it is Geography that helps human beings make sense of what seems like a catastrophe.
Nationally, the numbers of students studying Geography continue to rise. Only 5.8% of geography graduates were still job-hunting six months after they graduated, against an average of 7.3%.
Students study the EDUQAS Geography A specification (A110QS) which includes four days of fieldwork.
| Paper 1:
Changing landscapes and changing places |
Paper 2:
Global systems and global governance |
Paper 3:
Contemporary themes in Geography |
NEA:
Geography fieldwork investigation |
| Section A –
Coastal landscapes Section B – Changing places |
Section A – Global systems
Section B – Global governance Section C – 21st century challenges |
Section A –
Tectonic hazards Section B – Contemporary themes: Weather & climate Economy of India |
Students complete an individual investigation which must include data collected in the field.
The individual investigation must be based on a question or issue defined and developed by the student relating to any part of the specification content. |
| 105 mins written exam at the end of Year 13
(62 marks) 20.5% |
120 mins written exam at the end of Year 13
(110 marks) 27.5% |
135 mins written exam at the end of Year 13
(128 marks) 32% |
3,000 – 4,000 words coursework
(80 marks) 20% |
Careers/Higher Education Pathways
A-Level Geography can lead to a wide range of careers and further qualifications in both the arts and sciences. Aid agencies, Travel Journalism, Town and Country Planning, Transport Management, Property Researcher, Business Consultant, River and Flood Management, Environment Agency, Education, Research, Local Government, Forest Enterprise, and Meteorological work.
Geography also gives students good prospects into other non-related careers such as: Accountancy, Law, Police and Armed Services, due to the skills, analytical and data handling techniques learnt through the subject.