Geography Hub

1. Department Overview & Exam Board

• Key Department Contacts:
  
  

  • Head of Department: tim.goss@moultonschool.co.uk

• Exam Board & Course Codes:
  
  

  • GCSE Geography AQA board

2. The Journey (Curriculum Map)

3. The Destination (Exam Requirements & Goals) 

• Paper 1 - Physical Geography - section A - Natural hazards (33), section B - living world (25) and section C - UK physical landscapes (coasts/rivers 30)

• Paper 2 - Human Geography - section A - Urban Issues (33), section B - Changing economic world (30) and section C - resource management (water 25)

• Paper 3 - Geographical applications section A - Issue evaluation (37) and section B - fieldwork (39)

• Last years GCSE Geography grade boundaries: 

  • AQA  (out of 252):  9/204  8/185  7/166  6/148  5/130  4/112  3/82

•  The best place to access past papers is through the class google classroom

4. Permanent Guide (Parent Support/Empowerment Presentation)

5. The Support Toolkit & Resources

Pupil Google Classroom Code / Links:

• • • GCSE classroom have been set up by each teacher for their class.

    • Included in each classroom will be:

      •  every lesson taught by paper and topic.

      • specific revision resources - knowledge organisers, content summaries, case study summaries

      • Personal learning checklists (PLC's) - lists of the content that is needed for each section of the papers.

      • Links to revision videos (links embedded into powerpoints) 

      • practise exam papers

Key Revision Platforms:

• • SENECA

• • BBC Bitesize

Recommended Revision Guides:

These can be purchased at certains times through the year via SCOPAY.

• • • GCSE Geography revision guides

6. Practical Advice for Support at Home

• Homework & Revision Structure: 

  • Exam question homework booklets - these will enable regular practise at different stypes of questions (e.g. 9 markers, map skills based questions etc)

• Recall Strategies & Active Revision:

  • use the voiced over powerpoint as a reminder how to answer the different styles of questions

  • use the PLC's as a checklist to see what the strengths and possible gaps in knowledge might be.

  • use the google classroom to access the gaps in knowledge

  • use the past papers to practise applying this knowledge

  • Use the knowledge organisers and revision powerpoints to make revision materials - flash cards, mind maps, summary sheets etc.

• Attend the advertised revision sessions every weds after school - 3.15-4.15. The content will be advertised via your form teachers in form time.

Downloadable Resources & Files

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