GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

Staffing

Head of Department: Mr Richard Langton.
Assistant Geographer: Mr Michael Pearson.

Assistant Geographer: Mr John Essam.

Assistant Geographer: Mr Rob Reynolds

Teaching Area

Rooms 12 and 13
Geography Office, situated between 12 and 1, at the bottom of the stairs to L1/L2.

Timetable

Years 7,8 and 9, two periods of 50 minutes per week.
Years 10 and 11, three periods of 50 minutes per week.
Years 12 and 13, six periods of 50 minutes per week.

Examination Boards and Syllabuses

GCSE

O.C.R. Syllabus A (1986)

Units 2 and 4, higher tier written papers, plus unit 5, coursework, giving access to grades A* to D.

Paper 2: two hours duration with 50% weighting.
Paper 4: one hour duration with 25% weighting.

Component 5: 25% weighting. Internally assessed and externally moderated.

AS/A2

O.C.R. Syllabus A (AS-3832, A2-7832).

AS covered in Year 12:

Unit 2680, The Physical Environment, 1 hour 15 minutes written examination, weighed 40% at AS, 20% at A2.

Unit 2681, The Human Environment, 1 hour written examination, weighed 30% at AS, 15% at A2.

Unit 2682, Geographical Investigation, 45 minutes written examination and coursework, weighed 30% at AS, 15% at A2.

A2 covered in Year 13:

Unit 2683, Options in Physical and Human Geography, 1 hour 30 minutes written examination, weighed 15%. L.S.S. chosen options; “Glacial and Periglacial Environments” and “Tourism and Recreation and their Environmental Impacts”.

Unit 2684, People and Environment Options, 1 hour 30 minutes written examination, weighed 20%. L.S.S. options “Managing Urban Environments” and “Hazardous Environments”.

Unit 2685, Personal Investigative Study, coursework, weighed 15%.

Government and Politics

Both AS and A2 Government and Politics are offered to students at Lawrence Sheriff School and the subject is another example of the school’s personalisation program.

AS Government and Politics

AS Government and Politics is offered as a two year course to students in year 10 as an alternative to taking a GCSE option. The course follows the AQA specification and is delivered through 3 taught periods per week throughout both years 10 and 11.
Module Gov 1 and half of Gov 2 are studied in year 10 and the second half of Gov 2 and Module Gov 3 in year 11. As a result the students are entered for examination for Modules Gov 1 and Modules Gov 2 in January of year 11 and then sit the examination for Gov 3 in June.

A2 Government and Politics

A2 Government and Politics is offered as a one year course to students in either years 12 or 13 provided they have already taken the AS. The course follows the AQA specification and is delivered through 5 taught periods per week. Modules Gov 4, 5 and 8 are studied and the students are entered for examination in June.

Staff and Students

The subject is increasing in popularity and numbers of students taking the course in year 10 has increased every year since it was first offered 3 years ago. There are year currently 14 students in year 10 and 9 in year 11 taking the AS course, together with 6 students in year 12. Both AS and A2 Government and Politics are taught by Mr. O. Welsby

WORLD CHALLENGE

The geography department has led 5 expeditions around the world with the "world challenge" group.  This has led groups of year 11, 12 and 13 to India, Canada, Peru & Tanzania.  The current trip will be in the Summer of 2008 to Chile.  The popularity of these trips has increased so much that 4 groups are now going.

STUDENT CASE STUDIES 2007

STATISTICS & RESTORATION PROGRESS

KOBE EARTHQUAKE 1

KOBE EARTHQUAKE 2

KOBE EARTHQUAKE 3