Geography
Key Stage 3 Scheme of Work Outline
| Year 7 | |||||
| Making Connections | People Everywhere | Weather and Climate | Ecosystems | World Sport | Rivers |
| Year 8 | |||||
| Settlement and Shopping | Tectonic Activity | Resources - Can the Earth Cope? | Investigating Brazil | Flooding | Glaciation |
| Year 9 | |||||
| Development | Local Action - Global Effects | Jobs, Fashion and Globalisation | Tourism | Crime and Community |
Each unit of work is expected to last approximately 6 weeks although variations do occur.
Field work at Key Stage 3
Year 7 Local Fieldwork
Year 8 Sellafield Resources Visit and Easedale Glaciation (not for domestic 56k modems)
Year 9 Tourism Study
Key Stage 4
At GCSE the OCR Avery Hill specification is followed. For full details please visit the exam board site.
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Briefly the assessment is as follows:
15% coursework based on an urban study in Preston.
10% decision making exercise coursework.
75% exam based assessment.
Briefly the content is as follows:
1. People and Place
2. Water, Landforms and People
3. Climate, the Environment and People
4. People, Work and Development
Geography case studies
Key Stage 5
At AS and A2 we use the Edexcel B specification. For full details and useful documents visit the exam board site.
Key Stage 3 Homework Plan
Click here for the Geography Department Homework Plan for the Autumn Term.
Click here for the Mississippi PowerPoint.