Humanities

Subject Area:Geography
Head of Subject:Mr M. Smart
Teaching staff:Mrs S Walsh
Mr M Bee
Mr P Tuffnell
KS4 (Years 10 & 11) Course TitleGCSE Geography (AQA)
KS4 (Years 10 & 11) Course Details:Geography
Paper 1 (Living with the Physical Environment) – 1hr 30 mins exam / 35% of course
The Challenge of Natural Hazards, The Living World, Physical Landscapes in the UK, Geographical skills
 
Paper 2 (Challenges in the human environment) – 1hr 30 mins exam / 35% of course
Urban Issues and Challenges, The Changing Economic World, The Challenge of Resource Management, Geographical Skills
 
Paper 3 (Geographical applications) – 1hr 15 mins exam/ 30% of course
Issue Evaluation, Fieldwork, Geographical Skills
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KS4 (Years 10 & 11) Number of lessons per week:2 lessons in years 7, 8 and 9
3 lessons in years 10 and 11
Trips:Students will have the opportunity to go on a range of trips to carry out fieldwork based on the topics they have studied in the classroom. This includes trips to York, Hornsea, Hull and Cleethorpes along with a trip to Deltas field study centre, Dallowgill.