Geography GCSE Curriculum

EDUQAS B GCSE

Curriculum Intent

Through its curriculum the Geography department aims to:

To develop Geographers with the Geographical skills, place specific knowledge and understanding of geographical processes to understand the world around them
To create ‘Global Citizens’ who are passionate about investigating and reflecting upon the challenging issues of the world around us and the people who live in it.

GCSE Curriculum Map

Year 10			Year 11
Term	Topic	Content	Term	Topic	Content
1	Rivers	Water Cycle River processes Flooding and management	1	Urban Fieldwork Development	Investigation into urban Geography of Bicester
2	Mega Cities	Mumbai Sydney	2	Development (Cont)	Measures of development Factors affecting development Impacts of globalisation International aid and trade
3	Urban Rural interactions	UK Urban areas (Oxford) Counter urbanisation Re depopulation Shopping	3	Weather and climate Climate Chage	Factors affecting climate High and low pressure – including natural hazards Evidence of climate change Causes of Climate Change Effects and management of Climate change
4	Ecosystems: including Tropical Rain Forests (TRF)	Distribution of ecosystems Ecosystem processes Characteristics of TRF Management of TRF	4	Ecosystems: Savanna Desertification Water Supply	Characteristics of Savanna ecosystem Management of ecosystem Causes of desertification Effects of desertification Management of desertification Distribution and types of water supply
5	Ecosystems: (Cont) Coasts and coastal fieldwork	Coastal Processes Coastal features Coastal management	5	Water supply (cont) Revision	Effects of poor water supply Management of water supply
6	Coasts and coastal fieldwork	Coastal fieldwork	6

GCSE Assessment

Students are assessed in a number of different ways:

Throughout the course via online assessments (e.g. Teams quizzes and Seneca learning).
End of unit tests
Mock exams, including:
- End of Yr 10 Test – June / July Yr10
- Yr 11 Mock – November Yr 11