At Bishop Challoner Catholic School we aim to provide a high quality geography education which inspire students to develop a fascination and curiosity about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.
Our topics should equip learners with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources, and environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. The skills and activities geography students cover (collaboration, analysing evidence, problem-solving, making decisions and critically evaluating information, ideas and viewpoints) stands them in good stead for further education and the workplace.
The geography team are ready to assist students beyond the classroom should the need arise.
hot deserts – features, opportunities, challenges & risks.
Fieldwork Projects (x2)(urban and coastal)
data collection at a teacher chosen study area
data presentation, analysis, conclusions and evaluation.
The Challenge of Resource Management
inequalities in supply and consumption of resources
supply and demand of resources in the UK
demand for energy resources, insecurities and strategies to increase supply
Revision
This should be conducted both at home, in class (where time permits) and during lunchtime and/or after school revision sessions.
Assessments (examinations):
There are a variety of ways in which our students, across KS3 and KS4 are assessed from mid unit tests, end of unit assessments, mocks, extended writing answers and low stakes quizzes.
Paper 1 (35%) – Living with the Physical Environment (The Challenges of Natural Hazards, The Living World, Physical Landscapes in the UK and Geographical Skills)
Paper 2 (35%) – Challenges in the Human Environment (Urban Issues and Challenges, The Changing Economic World, The Challenges of Resource Management and Geographical Skills)
Paper 3 (30%) – Geographical Applications (Issue Evaluations, Assessing Fieldwork Skills and Geographical Skills)
Extra-Curricular Opportunities
Fieldtrips are an important part of geography and inspiring curiosity about our world.
We are looking at the opportunities on offer in each year group to grow our current provision. Residential trips to Iceland take place and are very popular with our students.
The Eco-school’s group is also part of the geography department. We meet weekly on a Wednesday lunchtime to help improve out local environment.
Students can sign up with their school email address. Please note that all year 10 and 11 students have already been invited to join Seneca specific classes by their geography teacher. This website is great for both pre learning and revision.
This links takes you to a revision section on all topics, but be careful with regard to examples/case studies as they may not match what we have studied.
Apps:
Brainscape: to make own flashcards or download theirs
Gojimo: Question and Answer (some of the content we do not do)