Geography
Teaching team:
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Teacher |
Roles |
Contact Email |
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Mr Radford |
Assistant Head teacher/Teacher of Geography |
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Mrs Barraclough |
Head of Humanities |
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Miss Hargrave |
Head of Geography |
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Ms Hopewell |
Teacher of Geography |
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Mrs Roberts |
Teacher of Geography |
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Mrs Hounsell |
Teacher of Geography |
Facilities:
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Within the department we have technology facilities such as laptops and IPads available to use. Furthermore many lessons use a range of DVDs. |
KS3 Curriculum
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Year 7 |
Year 8 |
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Our World (Map skills) Journey through Africa |
Earthquakes Places Pole to Pole Geography of Crime Endangered Planet Saving Planet Earth |
KS3 Assessment
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All students will be assessed towards the end of each topic covered. This will be in a synoptic style to encourage students to revise and recall information from the lessons covered previously. There will be shorter questions as well as longer written answers in order to develop literacy skills which are imperative at GCSE. Within the assessments there will be skills elements in order to make them ‘think like Geographers’. |
KS4 - Years 9, 10 and 11
OCR B Geography
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-geography-b-geography-for-enquiring-minds-j384-from-2016/
This course is assessed by 3 exams; Our World, People and Society as well as Geographical Exploration.
Our Natural World - 70 Marks 1 hour 15 minutes written paper – 35% of total GCSE
People and Society- 70 Marks 1 hour 15 minutes written paper- 35% of total GCSE
Geographical Exploration- 60 marks 1 hour and 30 minutes written paper- 30% of total GCSE
KS4 topics covered
Our Natural World
- Global Hazards
- Changing Climates
- Distinctive Landscapes
- Sustaining Ecosystems
People and Society
- Dynamic Development
- Urban Futures
- UK in 21st Century
- Resource reliance
Geographical Exploration is a module which students will draw upon geographical and mathematical skills in order to answer questions on an unseen paper.
