Getting to grips with OCR Geography qualifications Subject Specialists: Abi Carter Mark Smith Shelley Monk Add pic from forum?

OCR Geography Vision KS3 KS4 KS5 Clear route of progression Genuine choice of exciting qualifications Engaging and topical Comprehensive package of quality support materials Geographers Critical thinkers Independent learners Confident in the use of practical skills Team players Decision makers KS3 KS4 KS5 Clear route of progression

Developed by teachers for teachers Teacher consultation Student consultation Dynamic developers Consultation with the geography community including Employers, Subject Associations and Higher Education Cambridge Assessment research

GCSE (9-1) Geography A (Geographical Themes) Thematic study, with simple content layout – Key Ideas, Content, Scale

Assessment Overview GCSE (9-1) Geography A (Geographical Themes) Living in the UK Today (01) 60 Marks 1 hour 15 minutes written paper 3 SPaG marks 30% of total GCSE The World Around Us (02) Geographical Skills (03) 80 Marks 1 hour 30 minutes written paper 40% GCSE (9-1) Geography A (Geographical Themes) Separate assessment and content Take hard copies

Living in the UK Today (01) Geographical skills (03) Landscapes of the UK Two distinctive landscapes in the UK (river & one other) People of the UK Uneven development in the UK Ways of life in a UK city UK environmental challenges UK climate and flood event Energy in the UK The World Around Us (02) Ecosystems of the Planet Ecosystems (focus on Tropical Rainforests and Coral Reefs) People of the Planet Uneven development Ways of life in an LIDC or EDC city Environmental threats to our Planet Climate change Extreme weather conditions (focus on Drought) Geographical skills (03) Synoptic assessment of topics linked to components Living in the UK today (01) and The World Around Us (02) Geographical Skills Fieldwork Assessment 10 case studies

GCSE (9-1) Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) Enquiry questions, Sub-questions, content Enquiry focused study UK content spread throughout Links, connections and relationships

GCSE (9-1) Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) Assessment Overview Our Natural World (01) 70 Marks 1 hour 15 minutes written paper 3 SPaG marks   35% of total GCSE People and Society (02) Geographical Exploration (03) 60 Marks 1 hour 30 minutes written paper 3 SPaG marks 30% GCSE (9-1) Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)

Geographical Exploration (03) Our Natural World (01) Global Hazards Weather and tectonic hazards Changing Climate Past climate changes 21st Century impacts worldwide and on the UK Distinctive Landscapes Coasts and one other (both must be UK landscapes) Sustaining Ecosystems Tropical rainforests and polar environments Fieldwork and Geographical Skills People and Society (02) Urban Futures Urbanisation Ways of life in an AC city and an LIDC or EDC city Dynamic Development Uneven Development UK in the 21st Century Population and economic changes Political and cultural influence Resource Reliance Food security Fieldwork and Geographical Skills Geographical Exploration (03) Synoptic assessment of topics linked to components Our Natural World (01) and People and Society (02) Geographical Skills Decision Making Exercise 10 case studies

Examined fieldwork in GCSE Geography Geography A Fieldwork assessed as part of component (03) Examined fieldwork in GCSE Geography The world as your laboratory Includes assessment of students’ own fieldwork experience Six components to the enquiry process, at least two tested each year Geography B Fieldwork assessed within components (01) and (02) 15% of the total assessment weighting (5% skills and 10% application) Simple form to provide evidence that fieldwork has taken place

Investigative Geography A Level Geography Component Physical Systems Human Interactions Geographical Debates Investigative Geography Weighting 25% 30% 20% Time 1 hour 45 minutes 2 hours 30 minutes 35 hours Marks 75 90 60 Key areas of Content Landscape Systems Earth’s Life Support Systems Changing Spaces; Making Places, Global Connections Climate Change Disease Dilemmas Exploring Oceans Future of Food Hazardous Earth From any unit   Skills/In content optionality Choose any 2 of 5 Question styles Short answer, extended response, essay questions Short answer, extended response, essay questions Extended response, essay questions  Project update

What are my choices? Landscape Systems Glacial landscapes Coastal landscapes Dryland landscapes OR Global systems Global Population Migration International trade Global Governance Human rights AND Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity Geographical Debates Disease Dilemmas Climate Change Future of Food Exploring Oceans Hazardous Earth

Factors affecting landscapes Landform development LANDSCAPE SYSTEMS Factors affecting landscapes Landform development Influence of climate change Impact of human activity CHANGING SPACES; MAKING PLACES Two contrasting places at a local scale How place is understood and represented Economic change and social inequality, with players involved Place making processes in creating places GLOBAL CONNECTIONS An increasingly interconnected world with patterns, unequal flows, challenges and geopolitics International trade or global population migration Human rights or sovereignty and territorial integrity EARTH’S LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS Importance of water and carbon to life on earth Case studies of Tropical Rainforest and Arctic Tundra Change over time Links and interdependence between the cycles

Investigative Geography (NEA) 20% of A Level assessment weighting Total of 60 marks Independent investigation linked to any area of the specification Recommended word limit 4,000 Primary and secondary data collection

AS Geography Component Landscape and Place Geographical Debates Weighting 60% 40% Time 2 hours 1 hour 30 minutes Marks 90 60 Key areas of Content Landscape Systems Changing Spaces; Making Places Geographical skills Fieldwork questions Climate Change Disease Dilemmas Exploring Oceans Future of Food Hazardous Earth   In content optionality Optionality: choose any 1 of 5 Question styles Short answer, extended response, essay questions

How are we supporting you? Geography@ocr.org.uk Mark Smith @OCR_Geography School visits Geography Journey Teaching and learning resources Abi Carter Shelley Monk

In summary New qualifications developed by teachers for teachers, with learners at the centre Clear, explicit content allowing for flexible delivery Fewer case studies, clearly outlined and contemporary Wide range of CPD opportunities Teaching and learning materials available and in development Subject Specialists to support you and your schools Collaboration and partnership with Hodder

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