Key Stage 4
Students choose to study this subject at Key Stage 4 because…
Geography helps us to understand the world we live in and why particular events happen, such as famine, floods, pollution, unemployment and war. Studying Geography will enable students to go on to most other subjects at A level and Higher Education. It will provide them with skills many employers value such as questioning, investigating and critical thinking about issues. Geography inspires students to become global citizens.
What will you study?
Students will be studying issues around the following topics at local and international scale:
- Water and Landforms
- Rivers and Coasts
- People and Places
- People Work and Development
- Weather and Climate
- Ecosystems
Students will be required to:
- Study a variety of problems, discuss possible solutions and make decisions
- Interpret photographs and other forms of data
- Draw and understand graphs, maps and diagrams
- Carry out primary and secondary research using a range of techniques including using ICT
- Produce a piece of fieldwork to answer questions about a local issue and meet deadlines - example of work from a Year 11 student below:
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Year 11 Student Work - Leytonstone Study.pdf (254.80 kB)
Course structure
The course follows the OCR Geography Avery Hill B 1987 specification .There will be two pieces of coursework including a field study and two final examinations at the end of the course (one problem solving paper and a skills and knowledge exam).
Homework
Takes many forms and is set every week. It may involve a survey of friends and family or research using books, newspapers, internet or TV.
Assessment
In order to gain a GCSE grade at the end of the 2 year course students will complete 2 pieces of coursework based on fieldwork and other data (25% of the final mark): Coursework guidance may be found by downloding the following files:
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A Coastal Study - Mersea Island.pdf (85.34 kB)
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Cross Unit Task GCSE Guidelines for Seal Culling.pdf (37.16 kB)
Students will take 2 written exams at the end of the course:
- a decision making exercise (25% of the final mark)
- a skills and knowledge paper (50% of the final mark)
Support Information
For further information please see Mrs Phillips. Geography is considered to be a good subject if you are considering a career in media, research, planning, architecture, politics, government, law, conservation aid or development and many more. Look at the Royal Society of Geographers website for more information:
