Geography
The purpose of the Geography curriculum at the Wordsley School is to provide all students with an understanding of the complex and dynamic world we live in. Our curriculum will take Wordsley School students on a journey through the traditional themes such as Rivers, Coasts and Ecosystems applying this knowledge of key physical and human processes to diverse places, landscapes, and locations.
Our curriculum also aims to prompt questions about our complex and dynamic world by navigating more contemporary themes in Geography such as Sustainability, Water Insecurity and Energy Issues. We want our students to be curious and interested in the world around them. The Geography curriculum will exploit the subject’s relevance to pupils through an enquiry-based approach. Our curriculum is a knowledge-rich curriculum with substantive and disciplinary knowledge of Geography at its core. Our students will become inquisitive learners, consider their own place in the world, and question the world around them. The purpose of the Geography curriculum at the Wordsley School is to help students answer those questions.
Our Curriculum
GCSE Geography AQA (8035)
Paper 1 - Living with the physical environment
What’s assessed:
3.1.1 The challenge of natural hazards, 3.1.2 The living world, 3.1.3 Physical landscapes in the UK, 3.4 Geographical skills
How it’s assessed:
Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
88 marks (including 3 marks for spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology (SPAG))
35% of GCSE
Questions:
Section A – answer all questions (33 marks)
Section B – answer all questions (25 marks)
Section C- answer two questions from 3,4 and 5 (30 marks)
Paper 2 - Challenges in the human environment
What’s assessed:
3.2.1. Urban issues and challegnes, 3.2.2 The changing economic world, 3.2.3 The challenges of resource management, 3.4 Geographical skills
How it’s assessed:
Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
88 marks (including 3 marks for spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology (SPAG))
35% of GCSE
Questions:
Section A – answer all questions (33 marks)
Section B – answer all questions (30 marks)
Section C- answer question 3 and one from question from 4,5 or 6 (25 marks)
Paper 3 - Geographical applications
What’s assessed:
3.3.1. Issue evaluation, 3.3.2 Fieldwork, 3.4 Geographical skills
How it’s assessed:
Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
76 marks (including 6 marks for spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology (SPAG))
30% of GCSE
Pre-release resources booklet made available 12 weeks before Paper 3 exam.
Questions:
Section A – answer all questions (37 marks)
Section B – answer all questions (39 marks)
