Geography

Pontefract Townscape Heritage Initiative On Wednesday 14th March Pontefract Townscape Heritage Initiative visited Carleton Community High School to work with 26 Year 7 learners and a class of Year 5 learners from the Rookeries. This is part of Wakefield Council that has received National Lottery funding to regenerate local towns. The learners put together photos of historic and present day Pontefract, constructed model buildings and placed them on maps of Pontefract and looked at what life was like in historic Pontefract. The Year 5 and 7 learners worked together to count and divide pounds, shiliings and pence and found out how much things cost to buy in the past. An excellent day was had by all and the learners formed new friendships as well as learning about their local town. Heritage Initiative 01/15

The Royal Geographical Society

Miss Finch and Miss Slater took 31 Year 9 Geographers to an event run by The Royal Geographical Society at The University of Leeds on Wednesday 15 December. Worshops included Careers around Geography, Rivers and Flooding, What is a City? and I love Geography!

It was a fabulous day out and our learners were a credit to the school, asking many interesting questions-as geographers do!

Fieldtrip to Flamborough, Skipsea and Hornsea

Year 10 GCSE Geography learners took part in a  fieldtrip to Flamborough, Skipsea and Hornsea on Tuesday 11th October. It was a fabulous day. We looked at Coastal Erosion and Protection.  Below isa photograph of the group.

Osmington Bay Residential

The geography residential to Osmington Bay in Dorset is next week 12th - 16th September. If any parents/carers have any questions could they please contact Miss D Slater at the school.

Year 10 Malham Trip

Year 10 Geographers visited Malham on Thursday 7th April to look at the effects of tourism on the area. This involved looking at the land use in the village and visiting Janets Foss, Goredale Scar and Malham Cove. The weather was beautiful and although there were some tired legs a good time was had by all.

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Year 7 York Trip

Year 7 Geographers visited York on Wednesday 23rd March to look at the effects of flooding. The weather was perfect for the trip. We walked along the River Ouse looking at the different land uses and what would be damaged if the river flooded. We then designed flood proof buildings. A great day was had by all.

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Year 10 Revision classes

Year 10 GCSE Geography revision classes start on Thursday 17th March
and will be every Thursday until the exam on June 17th.

Year 10 York Trip

On Thursday 11th April the Geography department are taking a trip to study the effects of tourism on Malham.  There is a downloadable letter here.

Year 9 Options - Why take Geography

A presentation to help Year 9 learners as they make their KS4 Option choices can be downloaded here. 

GCSE Field Trip to Flamborough, Skipseas and Hornsea

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Year 11 Revision

After February half term Revision Classes for Year 11 GCSE learners will be held on Thursday afternoons from 3.15 to 4.00.  A timetable of what is to be covered will follow soon.

‘Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future’

Michael Palin 

About the course

The Geography course is worth one GCSE. Learners will have the opportunity to gain a broad understanding of the world we live in. Exams are modular and will be sat in Year 10 and Year 11. Field trips will be used to consolidate knowledge and give learners the experience of Geography in action.

Year 10

Unit 2 exam (25% of final mark)

Section A Students answer a question on either coastal landscapes or tectonic landscapes.

Section B Students answer a question on a wasteful world.

Unit 4 (25% of final mark)

This is a field study day, planning and writing up of techniques section and the presentation of data. There is then the write up analysis, conclusions and evaluations.

Year 11

Unit 3
Economic change
Farming and the countryside
A tourists world
Unit 1
Geographical skills
The causes, effects and responses to climate change.
Sustainable development for the planet.

Unit 1 exam (25% of final mark)

Section A Contains questions on geographical skills.

Section B Contains questions on climate change and sustainable development.

Unit 3 exam (25% of final mark)

Section A Students answer a question on economic change or farming.

Section B Students answer a question on a tourist’s world.

If you would like more information, please speak to Miss Slater.