Key Stage 4

Assessment:

Component 1: Global Geographical Issues (Paper 1)

  • Written examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes , 37.5% of the qualification 94 marks

Content overview: Topic 1: Hazardous Earth, Topic 2: Development dynamics, Topic 3: Challenges of an urbanising world

Component 2: UK Geographical Issues (Paper 2)

  • Written examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes , 37.5% of the qualification 94 marks

Content overview: Topic 4: The UK’s evolving physical landscape, Topic 5: The UK’s evolving human landscape, Topic 6: Geographical investigations

Component 3:  People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions (Paper 3)

  • Written examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes, 25% of the qualification 64 marks

Content overview: Topic 7: People and the biosphere, Topic 8: Forests under threat, Topic 9: Consuming energy resources

Homework

In KS4 students follow a weekly Consistent and comprehensive homework plan.

(Seneca, Revision guide, Untested parts of Specification)