Getting to grips with OCR Geography qualifications Subject Specialists: Abi Carter Mark Smith Shelley Monk OCR Geography Vision Engaging and topical Genuine choice of exciting qualifications Independent learners Critical thinkers KS3 Team Confident in players the use of practical skills KS4 Comprehensive package of quality support materials Decision makers 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) Fieldwork and Skills Living in the UK Today The World Around Us Landscapes of the UK People of the UK UK Environmental Challenges Ecosystems of the Planet People of the Planet Environmental threats to our Planet Scale Thematic study, with simple content layout – Key Ideas, Content, Scale Assessment Overview Living in the UK Today (01) 30% 60 Marks 1 hour 15 minutes written paper of total 3 SPaG marks GCSE The World Around Us (02) 30% 60 Marks 1 hour 15 minutes written paper of total 3 SPaG marks Geographical Skills (03) GCSE 40% 80 Marks 1 hour 30 minutes written paper of total 3 SPaG marks GCSE GCSE (9-1) Geography A (Geographical Themes) Living in the UK Today (01) Landscapes of the UK o Two distinctive landscapes in the UK (river & one other) People of the UK o Uneven development in the UK o Ways of life in a UK city UK environmental challenges o UK climate and flood event o Energy in the UK The World Around Us (02) Ecosystems of the Planet o Ecosystems (focus on Tropical Rainforests and Coral Reefs) People of the Planet o Uneven development o Ways of life in an LIDC or EDC city Environmental threats to our Planet o Climate change o 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 Geographical Exploration Links, connections and relationships Our Natural World Fieldwork Scale and Skills UK content spread throughout People and Society Fieldwork Assessment Overview Our Natural World (01) 70 Marks 1 hour 15 minutes written paper 35% of total GCSE 3 SPaG marks People and Society (02) 70 Marks 1 hour 15 minutes written paper 35% of total GCSE 3 SPaG marks Geographical Exploration (03) 60 Marks 1 hour 30 minutes written paper 3 SPaG marks 30% of total GCSE GCSE (9-1) Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) Our Natural World (01) Global Hazards o Weather and tectonic hazards Changing Climate o Past climate changes o 21st Century impacts worldwide and on the UK Distinctive Landscapes o Coasts and one other (both must be UK landscapes) Sustaining Ecosystems o Tropical rainforests and polar environments Fieldwork and Geographical Skills People and Society (02) Urban Futures o Urbanisation o Ways of life in an AC city and an LIDC or EDC city Dynamic Development o Uneven Development UK in the 21st Century o Population and economic changes o Political and cultural influence Resource Reliance o 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 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 15% of the total assessment weighting (5% skills and 10% application) Simple form to provide evidence that fieldwork has taken place Geography B Fieldwork assessed within components (01) and (02) A Level Geography Human Interactions Component Physical Systems Weighting Time Marks Key areas of Content 25% 1 hour 45 minutes 75 Landscape Systems 25% 1 hour 45 minutes 75 Changing Spaces; Making Places, Question styles Earth’s Life Support Systems Skills/In content optionality Short answer, extended response, essay questions Global Connections Geographical Debates 30% 2 hours 30 minutes 90 Climate Change Disease Dilemmas Exploring Oceans Future of Food Hazardous Earth Skills/In content Choose any 2 of 5 optionality Short answer, extended Extended response, essay response, essay questions questions Investigative Geography 20% 35 hours 60 From any unit Project What are my choices? Landscape Systems Global systems Geographical Debates International trade Coastal landscapes OR OR Global Population Migration Glacial landscapes OR Climate Change Disease Dilemmas AND Dryland landscapes Exploring Oceans Global Governance Human rights Future of Food OR Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity Hazardous Earth • • • • Factors affecting landscapes Landform development Influence of climate change Impact of human activity • 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 LANDSCAPE SYSTEMS CHANGING SPACES; MAKING PLACES EARTH’S LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS GLOBAL CONNECTIONS • 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 • An increasingly interconnected world with patterns, unequal flows, challenges and geopolitics • International trade or global population migration • Human rights or sovereignty and territorial integrity 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 Weighting Time Marks Key areas of Content Question styles Landscape and Place Geographical Debates 60% 40% 2 hours 90 Landscape Systems Changing Spaces; Making Places 1 hour 30 minutes 60 Climate Change Disease Dilemmas Exploring Oceans Geographical skills Future of Food Fieldwork questions Hazardous Earth In content optionality Short answer, extended response, essay questions Optionality: choose any 1 of 5 Short answer, extended response, essay questions How are we supporting you? Geography@ocr.org.uk Mark Smith Abi Carter @OCR_Geography School visits Geography Journey Teaching and learning resources 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 Please send your feedback or any queries to our team of Geography Subject Specialists: Geography@ocr.org.uk Follow us on twitter: @OCR_Geography