The world in which we live is likely to change more in the next 50 years than it has ever done before. Geography explains why, and helps to prepare you for those changes...

St Ivo School Geography Department

WELCOME TO GCSE GEOGRAPHY

Geography is all around you... It’s real-

life... It’s relevant... It’s happening now!

And it’s fun!

St Ivo School Humanities Specialist College – Geography Department

Geography tackles the big issues:• environmental responsibility•Our global interdependence•Cultural understanding and tolerance•Commerce, trade and industry

Geography will help you to develop transferable skills, which are highly sought after by employers...

WHY GEOGRAPHY?

Compared to other subjects, geography graduates are among the most employable. They possess the skills that employers look for. In part this is

because Geography combines a knowledge of science and an understanding of the arts.

Geographers learn how to:• write concise reports• handle data• ask questions and find answers• make decisions about issues• analyse material• organise themselves• think creatively & independently

Geographers are:• Good communicators• Spatially area• Socially, economically and environmentally aware• problem solvers• good team players• computer literate• well rounded, flexible thinkers

GEOGRAPHY AT WORK

Discover new places!Travel AgentTourism OfficerEco-Tourism AdvisorTour GuideMedia Researcher

Fascinated by maps?

GIS Specialist

Cartographer

Utilities Manager

Remote Sensing

Analyst

Interested in human behaviour?PlannerSocial WorkerMarket ResearcherHousing OfficerEstate Agent

Care about the planet?

Estate Manager

Forestry Ranger

Environmental Consultant

Pollution Analyst

Conservation Officer

Interested in Weather?

Weather Presenter

Disaster Manager

Flood Prevention Officer

Risk Assessor

Water Supply Coordinator

Enjoy being in the landscape?HydrologistCoastal ManagerGeologistCivil EngineerSoil Conservationist

Want to know why people work

where they do?

Economic Developer

Location Analyst

Retailer

Regional Developer

Transport Manager

Interested in world events?Aid WorkerDiplomat

Refugee AdvisorCharity Coordinator

Other professions...

Accountant LawyerTeacherFinance

Photographer

With the transferrable skills Geography develops, the list is endless, but here are just a FEW ideas of geography related careers...

Course Structure:

Unit 1 – Geographical Skills and Challenges

25%

Unit 2- The Natural Environment – physical & environmental topics

Unit 3- The Human Environment – human and people issues

Unit 4- Investigating Geography – an internally assessed piece of work

undertaken in controlled conditions

EXAM – 25%

EXAM – 25%

EXAM – 25%

Internally assessed piece of work

Unit Title Assessment Type

GCSE Geography 2015-2017 – Edexcel A

The course is made up of Four Unit covered throughout the two years. The exam has two tiers: Higher – allowing you to achieve grades D-A* and Foundation – allowing you to achieve grades G-C.

SO WHAT DOES THE COURSE CONSIST OF?

St Ivo School Geography Department

FIELDWORK OPPORTUNITIES

The Geography Department have been running a successful

residential trip to Iceland students since 2007 – the trip is optional

for those studying GCSE Geography and supports the Tectonics section of Unit 2.

All students will undertake fieldwork for their Unit 4 geographical investigations unit, which

may be a local based urban study, such as St Ives or Cambridge or a physical based study such as

at river or the coast (theme depenendent).

OPTIONAL ICELAND TRIP (SUMMER 2016)

Local based day visits

Our 2014 GCSE Results were 90% A* - CWe have also been given 2 awards this year

recognising outstanding teaching and learning.

As well as being awarded the Secondary Geography Quality mark from the Geographical Association we

have been deemed to be a Centre of Excellence which recognises the department's contribution to quality geography beyond the school and into the local or

regional education community

We have also been awarded the Princes Teaching Institute Geography mark recognising our commitment to

constantly seeking to enhancing teaching and learning of Geography

ST IVO SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT SUCCESSES