Geography Curriculum

Number of lessons:

• Three KS4 Geography lessons per week.

The ability to:

• • Demonstrate knowledge of locations, places, processes, environments and different scales. (Assessment Objective 1)
  • Demonstrate geographical understanding of: concepts and how they are used in relation to places, environments and processes; the interrelationships between places, environments and processes. (Assessment Objective 2)
  • Apply knowledge and understanding to interpret, analyse and evaluate geographical information and issues to make judgements. (Assessment Objective 3)
  • Select, adapt and use a variety of skills and techniques to investigate questions and issues and communicate findings. (Assessment Objective 4)

Year 10:

• Mid Unit and End of Unit formal written assessments – exam questions.
• Regular knowledge recall tests.
• External exams at the end of Year 11:
  • Paper 1: Living with the Physical Environment (35%) 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Paper 2: Challenges in the Human Environment (35%) 1 hour 45 minutes:
  • Paper 3: Geographical applications (30%) 1 hour 20 minutes

Year 11: 

• Mid Unit and End of Unit formal written assessments – exam questions.
• Regular knowledge recall tests.
• External exams at the end of Year 11:
  • Paper 1: Living with the Physical Environment (35%) 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Paper 2: Challenges in the Human Environment (35%) 1 hour 45 minutes:
  • Paper 3: Geographical applications (30%) 1 hour 20 minutes

All students need to carry the following equipment in pencil cases in their bags.

• Pencil
• Pen
• Ruler
• Rubber
• Laptop

• KS4: Check your child is engaging with homework tasks set online to prepare for knowledge recall tests and assessments.
• Consider purchasing a CGP AQA revision guide
• Help ensure your child is organised at home with a revision folder

Trips within UK and internationally have been organised including White Scar Caves at Ingleton, Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, Coniston and Windermere,  Naples in Italy and Morocco.