GCSE History and Geography
Why choose it?Where will it take you?
Humanities at Belmont
Trips for Humanities at Belmont:•York•Barcelona•Sorrento, Italy•Durham Cathedral•DLI•River Browney
Why you should take Humanities at Belmont:•You’ll be part of a lively, welcoming, friendly department•Your teachers are always happy to help you to be the best student and get the best results you can
The history course is: No exams:• 25% Controlled Assessment• 50% 2x Coursework pieces• 25% Teacher Assessed Units
The geography course is:
•37.5% Unit 1 Physical Geography•37.5% Unit 2 Human Geography• 25% Controlled Assessment
GCSE History: CareersYou might think that with a GCSE in History the only jobs
available to you would be typical ones such as an architect, archaeologist, historian, librarian or a professor – but in fact
the range is much bigger!
When applying for a job a qualification in history shows that you...
• Have analytical, communication and evaluation skills.
• Can work well as a team.
• Have developed high level English skills.
TV presenter
Solicitor
Politician
Teacher Artist
Journalist
Insurance broker
The Armed Forces
Lawyer
Some successful and famous
people that have studied HISTORY……
Dermot Murnaghan: Journalist and Presenter.
Jonathan Ross: Journalist and Presenter
David Sainsbury: Chairman of Sainsbury’s
Go on…try something new
today…Take History GCSE!
Diane Abbott: MP and First Black Female Cabinet Minister.
Chris Martin: Lead Singer of Coldplay
What do you mean you want to call the
song “The Scientist?!” I’m a Historian!
Sacha Baron Cohen: Comedian
Is it coz I is a Historian?
Al Murray: Comedian
Others Who Have Studied History…
Shakira – Pop Star
Lauryn Hill - Pop Star
Anita Roddick – Founder of the Body Shop
Careers In Geography
Fiona Campbell:• Is a meteorologist with a passion for the environment• From 2001 onward she was a weather reporter• She forecasts the weather at all of the Olympic regattas• She is now a consultant meteorologist for UK sport
Geography can lead to many many different job opportunities for example:-• Land Architect or a Conservation Worker if you care about
the planetOr if you want to change peoples’ lives you could become:• A geography teacher or a university lecturer.
The list of careers in geography is too long to mention all of them today, but there are hundreds of careers that geography can lead you to.
Some successful and famous
people that have studiedGEOGRAPHY……
THE NEXT FAMOUS PERSON COULD BE YOU!
WHO KNOWS WHERE STUDYING GEOGRAPHY CAN TAKE
YOU?
What Happens Now…Options Evening: Thursday 10th Feb
7pm Sports Hall
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