The GCSE Course

The Geography syllabus followed is the WJEC Syllabus B course.This course consists of 6 lessons over two weeks and leads to one GCSE qualification.

Assessment & Coursework  25% of the final grade is achieved through controlled assessment. There are two pieces of work. The first is the ‘study’, this is worth 10% and the second piece is the ‘enquiry’, this is worth 15% of the final examination.

Examination

The external GCSE examinations, which account for 75% of the marks, are modular. Students are able to sit 30% of their examination in June of year 10.This examination can  be re-sat in June of year 11,along with the remaining 45% of the terminal examination.

What will I be studying?

Challenges of living in a built environment-

Housing, shopping, planning, migration, and leisure facilities.

People and the natural world- Climate change, ecosystems, rivers, coasts, drought, and floods.

People, work and development - Work issues, development gap, trade and damage to the environment.