Geography
GCSE
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All pupils take Geography for two lessons per week in Year 9. In the first term we study population and development. During the remainder of the year topics covered include plate tectonics, natural environments, tourism, weather and climate. Emphasis is also placed on the development of skills which are important in the GCSE course, including the use of maps and other methods of presenting geographical information. In the Easter Term all pupils attend a field trip to the Big Pit at Blaenafon, South Wales.
In a typical year about 90% of pupils opt to take Geography for GCSE. In Years 10 and 11 we follow OCR Syllabus C. This covers five major themes: Population & Settlement, Economic Systems & Development, Physical Systems & Environment, Peoples’ Use of the Earth and Natural Hazards & People. Assessment takes place in three forms: Coursework (20%) which involves one piece of fieldwork; a Decision Making Exercise (30%), which is set on a different topic every year and a final examination paper (50%).