The depth of teaching is layered working on student’s existing understanding of tectonics and globalisation from GCSE. Students need to extend their abilities from GCSE to writing longer prose answers and structure in a way that helps them to access the mark criteria. Familiarity with mark schemes and how to utilise schemes of work is shared with students so they can see how the course links topics and themes together. Assessment needs to be focussed on student’s ability to recall certain evidence based information and adapt and applying this through AO3 in examination situations. Initially great support and advise to structure is given, open book essays with leniency with timings. Progress is made over the course of the academic year where students complete AO2/AO3 essays that are unseen without notes and in exam conditions to further their confidence in exam situations. Coasts and regeneration are the two optional A-level units suited to our location – North Kent coast and various regeneration schemes including Spirit of Sittingbourne. They provide the link to GCSE and introduce the A-Level A01 and A02 assessment objectives Study must emphasise the use of quantitative geographical skills, including developing observation skills, measurement and geo-spatial mapping skills, together with data manipulation and statistical skills applied for field measurement. Coasts and regeneration provide the basis for Year 13 individual studies
- 6+ in Geography, 5+ in English - 5+ GCSE grades at 9-5 including English & Maths. Preference to courses is given to those students who achieve a grade 6 in their chosen subjects.
Students are provided with Oxford syllabus specific text book and are assessed with a range of vocab tests, ZigZag progress tests and past paper and sample paper AS and A2 questions. Focus is on building understanding of the assessment objectives, particularly the importance of A02 application marks which make up the majority of the longer mark questions.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Kent |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Boys |
| Address | Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, ME10 4DB |
The depth of teaching is layered working on student’s existing understanding of tectonics and globalisation from GCSE. Students need to extend their abilities from GCSE to writing longer prose answers and structure in a way that helps them to access the mark criteria. Familiarity with mark schemes and how to utilise schemes of work is shared with students so they can see how the course links topics and themes together. Assessment needs to be focussed on student’s ability to recall certain evidence based information and adapt and applying this through AO3 in examination situations. Initially great support and advise to structure is given, open book essays with leniency with timings. Progress is made over the course of the academic year where students complete AO2/AO3 essays that are unseen without notes and in exam conditions to further their confidence in exam situations. Coasts and regeneration are the two optional A-level units suited to our location – North Kent coast and various regeneration schemes including Spirit of Sittingbourne. They provide the link to GCSE and introduce the A-Level A01 and A02 assessment objectives Study must emphasise the use of quantitative geographical skills, including developing observation skills, measurement and geo-spatial mapping skills, together with data manipulation and statistical skills applied for field measurement. Coasts and regeneration provide the basis for Year 13 individual studies
- 6+ in Geography, 5+ in English - 5+ GCSE grades at 9-5 including English & Maths. Preference to courses is given to those students who achieve a grade 6 in their chosen subjects.
Students are provided with Oxford syllabus specific text book and are assessed with a range of vocab tests, ZigZag progress tests and past paper and sample paper AS and A2 questions. Focus is on building understanding of the assessment objectives, particularly the importance of A02 application marks which make up the majority of the longer mark questions.