Geography
Kingswood Secondary Academy - North Northamptonshire
01536741857
Gainsborough Road, Corby, NN18 9NS
Course summary

The course will interest anyone who would like to develop their understanding of how our dynamic planet is changing and how people respond to these changes. The course also involves a hands-on element with fieldwork allowing an immersion into a range of local physical and human environments. You will develop your knowledge and understanding of topical issues, which will then allow you to describe and explain the world around you. Units covered in Year 12: • Coastal Systems and Landscapes • Water and Carbon Cycles • Hazards Units covered in Year 13 • Global Systems and Global Governance • Changing Places • Population and the Environment • NEA (Fieldwork)

Entry requirements

At least 5 subjects at grade 4-9/L2P-D* including: Grade 6 in Geography if studied. Grade 5 in English or Maths.

How you'll be assessed

Examinations are at the end of the second year. Component 1: (2 hours 30 minutes) Physical Geography paper (120 marks, 40% of qualification) Exam paper has three sections covering: Water and Carbon cycles (Section A), Coastal Systems and Landscapes (Section B), and Hazards (Section C). Component 2: (2 hours 30 minutes) Human Geography paper (120 marks, 40% of qualification) The Exam paper has three sections covering: Global Systems and Global Governance (Section A), Changing Places (Section B), or Population and the Environment (Section C). Component 3: Geography fieldwork investigation (60 marks, 20% of qualification) Students complete an individual investigation which must include data collected in the field. The individual investigation must be based on a question defined and developed by the student based on an issue or topic from the specification content.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityNorth Northamptonshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressGainsborough Road, Corby, NN18 9NS