GCSE Geography

This specification in GCSE Geography is available for first teaching from September 2009. We will make the first awards in 2011. This is a unitised specification.

Through studying this specification, students:

develop knowledge and understanding of geographical concepts and how they affect our changing world;
begin to appreciate the importance of the location of places and environments, from local to global;
develop geographical skills and learn how to use appropriate technologies;
begin to appreciate the differences and similarities between people’s views of the world, its environments, societies and cultures;
consider how they can contribute to a sustainable and inclusive environment;
understand the significance of values and attitudes to the development and resolution of issues;
develop and apply their learning to the real world through fieldwork and other learning outside the classroom; and
have opportunities to develop as effective and independent learners and as critical thinkers with enquiring minds.

This specification prepares students for the study of geography at a more advanced level, for example courses in Advanced Subsidiary (AS) and GCE Geography, or Advanced Vocational Certificate in Education in Travel and Tourism.