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The world in which we live is likely to change more in the next 50 years than it has ever done before. Geography explains why, and helps to prepare you for those changes...
St Ivo School Geography Department
WELCOME TO GCSE GEOGRAPHY
Geography is all around you... It’s real-
life... It’s relevant... It’s happening now!
And it’s fun!
St Ivo School Humanities Specialist College – Geography Department
Geography tackles the big issues:• environmental responsibility•Our global interdependence•Cultural understanding and tolerance•Commerce, trade and industry
Geography will help you to develop transferable skills, which are highly sought after by employers...
WHY GEOGRAPHY?
Compared to other subjects, geography graduates are among the most employable. They possess the skills that employers look for. In part this is
because Geography combines a knowledge of science and an understanding of the arts.
Geographers learn how to:• write concise reports• handle data• ask questions and find answers• make decisions about issues• analyse material• organise themselves• think creatively & independently
Geographers are:• Good communicators• Spatially area• Socially, economically and environmentally aware• problem solvers• good team players• computer literate• well rounded, flexible thinkers
GEOGRAPHY AT WORK
Discover new places!Travel AgentTourism OfficerEco-Tourism AdvisorTour GuideMedia Researcher
Fascinated by maps?
GIS Specialist
Cartographer
Utilities Manager
Remote Sensing
Analyst
Interested in human behaviour?PlannerSocial WorkerMarket ResearcherHousing OfficerEstate Agent
Care about the planet?
Estate Manager
Forestry Ranger
Environmental Consultant
Pollution Analyst
Conservation Officer
Interested in Weather?
Weather Presenter
Disaster Manager
Flood Prevention Officer
Risk Assessor
Water Supply Coordinator
Enjoy being in the landscape?HydrologistCoastal ManagerGeologistCivil EngineerSoil Conservationist
Want to know why people work
where they do?
Economic Developer
Location Analyst
Retailer
Regional Developer
Transport Manager
Interested in world events?Aid WorkerDiplomat
Refugee AdvisorCharity Coordinator
Other professions...
Accountant LawyerTeacherFinance
Photographer
With the transferrable skills Geography develops, the list is endless, but here are just a FEW ideas of geography related careers...
Course Structure:
Unit 1 – Geographical Skills and Challenges
25%
Unit 2- The Natural Environment – physical & environmental topics
Unit 3- The Human Environment – human and people issues
Unit 4- Investigating Geography – an internally assessed piece of work
undertaken in controlled conditions
EXAM – 25%
EXAM – 25%
EXAM – 25%
Internally assessed piece of work
Unit Title Assessment Type
GCSE Geography 2015-2017 – Edexcel A
The course is made up of Four Unit covered throughout the two years. The exam has two tiers: Higher – allowing you to achieve grades D-A* and Foundation – allowing you to achieve grades G-C.
SO WHAT DOES THE COURSE CONSIST OF?
St Ivo School Geography Department
FIELDWORK OPPORTUNITIES
The Geography Department have been running a successful
residential trip to Iceland students since 2007 – the trip is optional
for those studying GCSE Geography and supports the Tectonics section of Unit 2.
All students will undertake fieldwork for their Unit 4 geographical investigations unit, which
may be a local based urban study, such as St Ives or Cambridge or a physical based study such as
at river or the coast (theme depenendent).
OPTIONAL ICELAND TRIP (SUMMER 2016)
Local based day visits
Our 2014 GCSE Results were 90% A* - CWe have also been given 2 awards this year
recognising outstanding teaching and learning.
As well as being awarded the Secondary Geography Quality mark from the Geographical Association we
have been deemed to be a Centre of Excellence which recognises the department's contribution to quality geography beyond the school and into the local or
regional education community
We have also been awarded the Princes Teaching Institute Geography mark recognising our commitment to
constantly seeking to enhancing teaching and learning of Geography
ST IVO SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT SUCCESSES
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