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Geography - Years 12 and 13 Key Stage 5 |
We follow Edexcel Specification B at AS and A2.
The Units of Study are:
Unit 1: Changing landforms and their management.
Unit 2: Managing change in human environments.
Unit 3: Environmental investigation.
Unit 4: Global challenge.
Unit 5: Researching global futures.
Unit 6: Synoptic assessment. ( DME ) |
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In the Summer Term we visit Ludlow, Shropshire where an enquiry based approach to the fieldwork enables the girls to test hypotheses by collecting, analysing and evaluating primary data.
Assessment is as follow
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AS% |
A2% |
Unit 1: Written exam ( 11/2 hours ) |
33.3 |
16.7 |
Unit 2: Written exam ( 11/2 hours ) |
33.3 |
16.7 |
Unit 3: Coursework ( 2500 words ) |
33.3 |
16.7 |
Unit 4: Written exam ( 2 hours ) |
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15 |
Unit 5: a) Written exam ( 1hour 20 min ) |
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b) Coursework ( 1500 words ) |
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15 |
Unit 6: Written exam ( 2 hours ) |
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20 |
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A residential fieldtrip is organised in the Spring Term of Year 12. This is to the Blencathra Fieldstudies Centre near Keswick in Cumbria. The fieldwork carried out here provides the primary data required for Unit 3, the Environmental Investigation.
In Year 13 a day is spent in Ercall Wood near Telford, Shropshire. A study is made of a deciduous woodland ecosystem. |
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Departmental Activities
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