Humanities
Subject Area: | Geography |
Head of Subject: | Mr M. Smart |
Teaching staff: | Mrs S Walsh Mr M Bee Mr P Tuffnell Mr S Patton |
KS4 (Years 10 & 11) Course Title | GCSE 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 Please click here for more information about Geography |
Number of lessons per week: | 2 lessons in all year groups |
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. |