Key Stage 4

Students study the OCR ‘A’ syllabus at GCSE. This is a varied syllabus covering many different topics.

To access the specification click on the following link:

 

At GCSE students study the following topics:

People and the Physical World

Plate Tectonics – what affect do volcanoes and earthquakes have upon the World?

Rivers – how do rivers shape our world and affect our lives?

Coasts – how does the sea effect our lives and what can be done to defend us against the sea?

 
People and Places to Live
 

Population – where do people live and why?

Settlement – what are settlement and why do they grow?

 

People and their Needs

Quality of Life – why are some people starving whilst others are rich?

Economic Activities – how do people earn money?

Energy – what are we doing to our supply of energy and how can we help?

 
People and the Environment
 
Resource Development and the Local Environment – how are we polluting our local area?
Global environment - acid rain and global warming.

 

How are students assessed at GCSE?

There are 3 parts to the assessment:

Coursework – 25%

Paper 1 – 40%

Paper 2 (Map skills based) – 35%

 

Do students do any fieldwork at GCSE?

Of course they do, its Geography!

Geography gives you the chance to enjoy first hand experience of the themes described and the opportunity to collect data to discover or test relationships in the real world you think might exist, but are not sure about.

Students will have to carry out some fieldwork in Year 10 to be able to do your coursework. We usually do this in Lincoln.

We are also hoping to introduce another day trip to the Year 11 course in the future.