AQA A – GCSE Geography
We understand the changing needs of schools to meet the requirements of the different exam boards, and we offer a range of courses that can be tailored to these needs.
Our centres are well-equipped to help schools carry out controlled assessment work, from schools who only wish to collect data to those who would prefer to complete the entire write-up while on site. We offer first-class ICT facilities providing excellent access for all students with 1:1 student/computer ratios. All staff are trained in the controlled assessment requirements and are ready to help teachers carry out assessments at every stage and if your school prefers to take a coursework-style approach, we’re more than happy to accommodate this, just as we have in the past.
Students focus on the ‘route to enquiry’, making predictions before going out into the field to collect data. We then carry out a follow-up session using the latest geographical information system technology, where students will analyse their results to find out whether their predictions were correct. We finish each module with a review of the study, encouraging students to question the study’s limitations and consider how they may have affected results.
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Coastal Zone (Processes & Management) | The Coastal Zone (Habitat Management) | Changing Urban Environments | Changing Rural Environments |
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Unit 1: Living World (Woodland)Recreation, conservation and timber production can all take place within one small woodland area. The management of each of these conflicting activities has to be handled very carefully in order to minimise conflicts between users. Students consider each of these aspects whilst taking measurements of flora distribution within a local woodland ecosystem. Unit 1: Ice on the LandStudents will be introduced to glacial processes of erosion, transportation and deposition. In the field students will see how these processes shape an upland landscape and be introduced to key glacial landforms such as corries, arêtes and u-shaped valleys. Unit 1: The Coastal Zone (Habitat Management)Popular stretches of the UK coastline contain ecosystems of international importance. Possible conflicts are discussed as students consider the interactions between recreation, agriculture and conservation. Unit 2: Changing Rural EnvironmentsA range of small rural settlements are visited so that students can gain first hand experience of the rural environment and the challenges facing rural areas. Service provision is recorded through surveys and linked with secondary data on population dynamics, allowing categorisation of each settlement in relation to its social and economic activities. |
Unit 1: Water on the LandErosion, transportation and deposition work together within a river system to form and reform the channel as it snakes its way through our landscape. Students consider these processes as they record data on river width, depth and velocity to identify key differences between two river profiles. Unit 1: The Coastal Zone (Processes and Management)Sea walls, groynes and rock armour are just some of the coastal protection examples students are able to view and analyse. Linked to observations of longshore drift and slumping incidences, a complete overview of natural and human interventions within a coastal zone are examined. Unit 2: Changing Urban EnvironmentsThe varieties of land uses within the CBD of a city are mapped allowing students to analyse the main functions of that area. Regenerated sectors within the city are also visited, enabling students to draw their own conclusions from comparisons between the two areas. Unit 2: TourismGoing to the seaside is a treat that many children in the UK look forward to every summer. The changing fortunes and futures of British coastal resorts are assessed as students view strategies that have been put in place to manage current visitor numbers and ensure their levels are sustained during the coming seasons. |
Unit 3: Local Fieldwork InvestigationProgrammes of study for this module will change each year in order to meet the criteria set by AQA. Local fieldwork sites are well suited to studies from the following topic areas: Living World, Water on the Land, Ice on the Land, The Coastal Zone, Changing Urban Environments, Changing Rural Environments and Tourism. For more information on Controlled Assessment courses at Kingswood see our dedicated page. |
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