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Paper 1Living with the
Physical Environment
Paper 2Challenges in the
Human Environment
WelcomeGCSE Geography
Paper 3Geographical applications
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Paper 1 Paper 2
Written exam
Summer 2023
Time: 1hr 30mins
Written exam
Summer 2023
Time:1hr 30mins
The challenge of natural hazards
The living world
Physical landscapes in the UK
(coasts and rivers)
Urban issues and challenges
The changing economic world
The challenge of resource
management
Paper 3 Teacher names:
Written exam
Summer 2023
Time: 1hr 15mins
Mr B EvansMrs E HazellMr J Notton
Dr K Thompson
Issue evaluation
Fieldwork
1. No coursework. All of your children's work will be focused on the exam. 2. This is a linear course with all external exams being completed in July 2023. This means your child's exercise book is their best revision tool and must be kept organised, clear and neat. 3. Your children must revise geography, they need to know physical and human geography including case studies. 4. Key terms This is key, your children must revise the spellings of keywords.
Key pointsKey information
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Course overview
Year 10
Term(s) Topic
One and two The challenge of natural hazards
Three and
four
Changing economic world
Five and six UK physical landscapes
(Coasts and Rivers)
Year 11
Term(s) Topic
One and two Urban issues and challenges
Three Living world
Four Resource management and pre-
release.
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At the start of their GCSE, each student is given a progress booklet that includes a range of PLC’s, revision tips, course overviews and progress tracker. Students are expected to engage with this in lessons and during revision in order to succeed in GCSE geography. Students will RAG rate lessons, ensure they have notes on the lessons and revisit lessons as part of this process.
Progress and support
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If your child has questions, they can: 1. Find lessons on MS Teams2. Use insight to see their h/w3. Speak to the teacher during or after the lesson.
This book is used in school:
GCSE Geography AQA Student BookBy Simon Ross (Author) Nick Rowles (Author)ISBN:978-0198366614
We recommend these revision books:
CGP GCSE AQA Geography complete revision and practice ISBN: 9781782946137
GCSE 9-1 Geography AQA Revision GuideISBN: 978-0198423461
Course books and revision
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Weekly h/w can be found on insight
Examples of homework:
-green pen-pre learning-reading-case studies-preparing for spelling test-revision -exam questions-MS Forms quizzes
-GCSE Pod/Seneca assignments-making knowledge organisers
-’Geog’ your memory
Homework will usually be completed as a physical piece of work. It’s desirable for students to access homework on a computer (mobile
apps often miss key points of the h/w)
Supporting your child1. Log into insight and see what homework they have. 2. Knowledge recall tests regularly happen in lessons, students should revise their previous lesson3. Encourage your children to discuss their geography work. 4. Lesson PowerPoints will be on MS Team. Especially for those students that are absent.
Homework expectations
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Where possible we aim to take students on two field trips across the GCSE geography course
Fieldwork
Y11 Bristol-Stoke Bishop and FilwoodYear 10-term 6 Forest of Dean-Blackpool Brook
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1. Mid and end of unit assessments
These are ‘in class’ tests carried out midway and/or at the end of a unit of work
2. Internal exams
These take place in June for Y10 and take place in exam halls
3. Parents evening 17th March 2022
4. Reviews: November 2021, March 2022 and July 2022
Students are given predicted grades and are reviewed on their attitude to learning, independence and readiness to learn
Assessments and parents evenings
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General useful websites Revision
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
https://www.economist.com/
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zy3ptyc
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-4/subjects/geography
https://www.coolgeography.co.uk/gcsen/revision_zone.php
https://www.internetgeography.net/aqa-gcse-geography/
Useful websites