What will students study in Geography at Key Stage 5? At A-level Geography, students will have an increased focus on the interaction between people and the environment. They will develop their understanding of physical systems, but also the way that they interact with human activity, and how they are reliant on other processes with which they are interdependent. In Year 12, students study three concurrent units. This helps to build the synopsis across the specification and builds in the skills required for their NEAs. Water and Carbon Cycles focuses on the major stores of water and carbon at or near the Earth’s surface and the dynamic cyclical relationships associated with them. The content invites students to contemplate the magnitude and significance of the cycles at a variety of scales, their relevance to wider geography and their central importance for human populations. Year 12 Geography students also study Contemporary Urban Environments, which focuses on urban growth and change which are seemingly ubiquitous processes and present significant environmental and social challenges for human populations. This unit examines these processes and challenges and the issues associated with them, in particular the potential for environmental sustainability and social cohesion. Engaging with these themes in a range of urban settings from contrasting areas of the world affords the opportunity for Geography students to appreciate human diversity and develop awareness and insight into profound questions of opportunity, equity and sustainability. The third unit for Year 12 is Changing Places, where students will focus on their and other peoples’ engagement with places, their experience of them and the qualities they accredit to them, all of which are of fundamental importance in their lives. Students will be able to acknowledge this importance and engage with how places are known and experienced, how their character is appreciated, the factors and processes which impact upon places and how they change and develop over time. Through developing this knowledge, students will gain understanding of the way in which their own lives and those of others are affected by continuity and change in the nature of places which are of fundamental importance in their lives. In Year 13, our Geographer’s will study three further units. Hazards focuses on the lithosphere and the atmosphere, which intermittently but regularly present natural hazards to human populations, often in dramatic and sometimes catastrophic fashion. In Global Systems and Global Governance students will focus on globalisation – the economic, political and social changes associated with technological and other driving forces which have been a key feature of global economy and society in recent decades. The final unit Glacial Systems and Landscapes focuses on glaciated landscapes. These are dynamic environments in which landscapes continue to develop through contemporary processes, but which mainly reflect former climatic conditions associated with the Pleistocene era. What are the major assessments this year? Pre-unit assessments are set on MS Forms to inform teacher planning of each unit’s lessons. They will identify the prior knowledge students should have and provide a basis for bridging work to close any gaps to enable full access to the A-level content. Assessments also build on these skills, from single exam questions, to mini exam paper Mid-Unit Assessments, culminating in full unit examination End of Unit Assessments. Cumulative End of Term Assessments also allow students opportunities to develop key geographical knowledge, understanding, evaluation and skills. What do assessments test? Assessment structure is taught and built on across Year 12 and 13. Each unit of work will build on the knowledge and understanding, application and skills assessment objectives assessed. Assessment questions range from short 4 mark paragraphs, through 6 mark analysis of resources and application of knowledge linked to stimulus material, through to longer prose 9 and 20 mark essays. Whom should I contact for further advice or information? Curriculum Leader of Geography, Mrs Stangroom: sstangroom@carshaltongirls.org.uk
6 in Geography and 5 in English Language and 4 in Maths
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| Local Authority | Sutton |
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What will students study in Geography at Key Stage 5? At A-level Geography, students will have an increased focus on the interaction between people and the environment. They will develop their understanding of physical systems, but also the way that they interact with human activity, and how they are reliant on other processes with which they are interdependent. In Year 12, students study three concurrent units. This helps to build the synopsis across the specification and builds in the skills required for their NEAs. Water and Carbon Cycles focuses on the major stores of water and carbon at or near the Earth’s surface and the dynamic cyclical relationships associated with them. The content invites students to contemplate the magnitude and significance of the cycles at a variety of scales, their relevance to wider geography and their central importance for human populations. Year 12 Geography students also study Contemporary Urban Environments, which focuses on urban growth and change which are seemingly ubiquitous processes and present significant environmental and social challenges for human populations. This unit examines these processes and challenges and the issues associated with them, in particular the potential for environmental sustainability and social cohesion. Engaging with these themes in a range of urban settings from contrasting areas of the world affords the opportunity for Geography students to appreciate human diversity and develop awareness and insight into profound questions of opportunity, equity and sustainability. The third unit for Year 12 is Changing Places, where students will focus on their and other peoples’ engagement with places, their experience of them and the qualities they accredit to them, all of which are of fundamental importance in their lives. Students will be able to acknowledge this importance and engage with how places are known and experienced, how their character is appreciated, the factors and processes which impact upon places and how they change and develop over time. Through developing this knowledge, students will gain understanding of the way in which their own lives and those of others are affected by continuity and change in the nature of places which are of fundamental importance in their lives. In Year 13, our Geographer’s will study three further units. Hazards focuses on the lithosphere and the atmosphere, which intermittently but regularly present natural hazards to human populations, often in dramatic and sometimes catastrophic fashion. In Global Systems and Global Governance students will focus on globalisation – the economic, political and social changes associated with technological and other driving forces which have been a key feature of global economy and society in recent decades. The final unit Glacial Systems and Landscapes focuses on glaciated landscapes. These are dynamic environments in which landscapes continue to develop through contemporary processes, but which mainly reflect former climatic conditions associated with the Pleistocene era. What are the major assessments this year? Pre-unit assessments are set on MS Forms to inform teacher planning of each unit’s lessons. They will identify the prior knowledge students should have and provide a basis for bridging work to close any gaps to enable full access to the A-level content. Assessments also build on these skills, from single exam questions, to mini exam paper Mid-Unit Assessments, culminating in full unit examination End of Unit Assessments. Cumulative End of Term Assessments also allow students opportunities to develop key geographical knowledge, understanding, evaluation and skills. What do assessments test? Assessment structure is taught and built on across Year 12 and 13. Each unit of work will build on the knowledge and understanding, application and skills assessment objectives assessed. Assessment questions range from short 4 mark paragraphs, through 6 mark analysis of resources and application of knowledge linked to stimulus material, through to longer prose 9 and 20 mark essays. Whom should I contact for further advice or information? Curriculum Leader of Geography, Mrs Stangroom: sstangroom@carshaltongirls.org.uk
6 in Geography and 5 in English Language and 4 in Maths
