WJEC 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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Tourism | Retail & Urban Change |
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Unit 1A: WaterRiver processes and landforms are explored through practical fieldwork. Students visit a local river and identify features associated with erosion, transportation and deposition. Unit 2A: Living ThingsEcosystems are facing increasing pressure from development, recreation and climate change. Students investigate a small scale ecosystem in terms of its physical properties and management strategies being employed. Unit 2B: Retail and Urban ChangeDevelopment and change has been on the agenda for many of Britain’s cities throughout the past decade. Students visit sites of urban regeneration to examine the ‘new’ mix of commercial, residential and entertainment venues all within one complex. |
Unit 2A: Our Changing CoastlineNatural processes and human consequences are the focus of this study as students observe the continually changing coastline. Local geology is considered as physical beach measurements are taken allowing analysis of both soft and hard engineering strategies used to manage this coastal area. Unit 2B: TourismTourism in British coastal resorts has changed greatly throughout the past century. The changing structure and fortunes of a small seaside resort are examined through land use mapping and surveys, where students attempt to identify the economic activities that are principally aimed at the tourist industry. Unit 3: Geographical EnquiryProgrammes of study for this module will change each year in order to meet the criteria set by WJEC. Local fieldwork sites are well suited to studies from six of the possible topic areas: Water, Changing Populations, Coasts, Ecosystems, Tourism and Retail. Controlled Assessment titles available at each centre are shown below. For more information on Controlled Assessment courses at Kingswood see our dedicated page. |
WJEC A 2011 Controlled Assessment titles
| Water | Climate Change | Living in an active zone | Changing populations | Interdependence | Development | Coasts | Weather & Climate | Ecosystems | Tourism | Retail | Employment | |
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