Members of Department
Mrs Cathy McLoughlin (Head of Department)
Mrs Martina McCarron
KS3
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Year 8 Term 1: What is Geography?
Term 2: Ecosystems
Term 3: Fieldwork Experience
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Year 9 Term 1: Industry & the Environment
Term 2: Rivers & Rocks
Term 3: Fieldwork Experience
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Year 10 Term 1: Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Term 2: Coasts
Term 3: Fieldwork Experience
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Throughout Key Stage 3 there will be speakers from outside agencies to focus on topics taught and career opportunities through Geography.
KS4
There are two tiers of entry for this specification: Foundation and Higher. Students entered for the Foundation Tier are eligible for grades C–G. If students fail to attain a grade G, we report their results as unclassified (U). Higher Tier students are eligible for grades A*–D. We provide an allowed grade E as a ‘safety net’ for Higher Tier students just failing to secure a grade D. This course is divided into six themes. These are outlined in more detail below.
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Unit 1 Understanding our Natural World This unit covers the following themes:
External written exam
1 hour 30 minutes
The examination includes four multi-part questions, one on each theme. Students answer all four questions.
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Unit 2 Living in Our World This unit covers the following themes:
External written exam
1 hour 30 minutes
The examination includes four multi-part questions, one on each theme. Students answer all four questions.
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Unit 3 Fieldwork
Students base their answers on their knowledge and experience of fieldwork.
Students must bring a fieldwork statement and table of data to the examination.
External written exam
1 hour
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Exam results in St Ciaran’s College Geography Department are consistently above the NI average.
KS5
The Geography GCE specification has a modular structure. Students must study two units at AS level and two units at A2 Level.
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AS AS 1 - Physical Geography External Written Examination (1 hour 15 mins) Section A
Section B
AS 2 - Human Geography External Written Examination (1 hour 15 mins) Section A
Section B
AS 3 - FieldWork Skills & Techniques External Written Examination (1 hour) Students must bring a table of data and summary statement to the examination covering the aims and context for their fieldwork.
There are two compulsory, structured questions. Question 1 Students may be required to present, analyse, interpret and evaluate their fieldwork data and the techniques they used to collect it.
Question 2 Students repsod to quantitative and qualitative data from secondary sources.
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A2 A2 1 - Physical Processes, Landforms & Management External Written Examination (1 hour 30 mins)
The paper has four parts. Each part corresponds to one of the four options and includes two structured questions. Students answer two questions, one from each fo their two chosen options.
AS 2 - Processes & Issues in Human Geography External Written Examination (1 hour 30 mins) The paper has four parts. Each part corresponds to one of the four options and includes two structured questions. Students answer two questions, one from each fo their two chosen options.
AS 3 - Decision Making in Geography External Written Examination (1 hour 30 mins) This is a compulsory decision making exercise in the form of a case study. |
Exam Board: CCEA