Department Overview
Geography at Biddenham allows students to explore and understand human and physical interactions with the wider world. This is taught via written and creative learning styles with a wide range of activities from independent to group tasks.
Geography is taught at Key Stage 3 over a two year course. Students can then elect to study the subject at GCSE and it is taught over three years, with three exams at the end.
Students can also choose to study A Level Geography, and this is taught over a two year course with two exams and one piece of written non exam assessment (coursework).
Subject Learning Journey
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Who to contact for extra information:
Mrs Browne
mary-ann.browne@biddenham.beds.sch.uk
Assessments
| Key Stage 3 | Key Stage 4 | Key Stage 5 |
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Students are assessed on roughly three pieces of bookwork, two pieces of homework, and one end of topic assessment throughout each theme.
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Students are assessed on exam questions in most lessons throughout each topic, and an end of topic assessment. An average of their assessments in each topic generate their current grade. Paper 1: Physical Environment - Natural Hazards (tectonic, climate, weather), Ecosystems, UK landscapes: coasts and rivers (exam end of year 11, 33% of GCSE) Paper 2: Human Environment - Urban Issues and Challenges, Changing Economic World, Resource Management (exam end of year 11, 33% of GCSE) Paper 3: Fieldwork - Issue evaluation (pre-release material), Coastal Fieldwork, Urban Fieldwork (exam end of year 11, 33% of GCSE) |
Paper 1: The Physical Environment (40%) Paper 2: The Human Environment (40%) Non Examined Assessment is worth 20% of their overall grade. |
Exam Board Information
