Chelmsford County High School for Girls
A foundation grammar school and specialist college
Subjects
Geography
This is an explosive and ever changing subject. No two lessons are ever the same. We can guarantee that you will gain much useful information and many transferable skills from your Geography courses. After all, Geography is all around you and it will continue to affect you through the rest of your life!
Key Stage 3
Year 7: Students learn and practise a wide range of skills. They find out about the UK and especially their home region, comparing it with other parts of the world. The year ends with visits to local villages, farms and industries.
Year 8:Amazonia to Zimbabwe - ecosystems and man's impact on them.
Year 9: A decision-making exercise, based on local urban redevelopment, and involving fieldwork and group work, starts the year. Later, contrasts between developing and developed countries are explored.
GCSE
The OCR Syllabus is the basis for a range of studies including volcanoes and earthquakes, national parks, water and air pollution, and population and settlement studies. Coursework (in the summer term of Year 10) is based on fieldwork in Snowdonia, Wales.
Sixth Form
The OCR Syllabus which we follow for AS/A2 level involves the study of many aspects of physical and human environments, as well as the links between these. Geographical investigation focuses on practical fieldwork, data presentation and interpretation, and use of ICT.