Year 11

After school revision continues! Make sure you have a copy of the revision schedule. Lots of revision resources are available on the VLE. - Miss Peck  

YEAR 10 - Geography GCSE paper one revision every Thursday.

Geography is a popular and successful department at The Marches School at Technology College, with very good results at GCSE.

Our Ethos

“Geography is about the world around us and our place within that world. In geography lessons pupils are encouraged to provoke and answer questions about the natural and human worlds. Pupils investigate these questions from different scales and from different perspectives. As pupils study Geography at the MarchesSchool and Technology College they encounter different societies and cultures and develop a knowledge of places and environments throughout the World. Geography lessons inspire pupils to think about their own place in the world, their values and their link to other people and environments. Geography inspires, develops skills, encourages understanding, challenges opinions and widens horizons!Without Geography you are nowhere! ”

Key Stage 3

September 2008 signals a new and exciting curriculum for Key Stage 3 pupils. At The Marches School and Technology College, our Key Stage 3 Curriculum follows three core themes throughout the Programme of Study. These themes are:

• My Place In The World
• Extreme Places and Events
• Changing Places

Year 7

• Transition - Passport to the World
• Personal Geography & Map Skills
• Natural Hazards - Dangerous World
• Settlement & Shopping
• Tourism

Year 8

• Brazil & The Rainforests
• Rise & Rise of the Tiger Economies
• Rivers & Flood Disaster
• Weather Hazards

Year 9

• Population - People Everywhere
• Development & The Geography of Chocolate
• The Day I Changed The World - Local Actions, Global Effects
• Olympics & Sport - 2012 Environmental and Urban Change
• Fantastic Geography & Amazing Places

Key Stage 4

GCSE Geography is a popular option choice at The Marches School and Technology College. In Year 10 & 11 you will study the following topics:

• Geographical Skills
• Tectonic Processes - Volcanoes & Earthquakes
• River Landscapes
• Weather & Climate

Paper Two - People and the Human Environment
35% of total marks

• Population
• Managing Resources
• Industry 

Coursework

This summer term Year 10 are visiting Llandudno as part of their coursework investigation. Coursework accounts for up to 25% of the final grade.

Check out The Marches Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) for materials to assist you with this component.

Miss S Peck – Subject Leader Humanities