Pupils cannot afford to miss any scheduled Geography for any reason – this includes sports fixtures, other school activities and family holidays. If a lesson is ‘missed’ it may have an impact on the outcome of the final GCSE exam result for Geography
Calendar for completion of the Geography Controlled Assessment – Enquiry (“Tesco Express”) | ||
Item | Date | Comment |
Initial Briefing | Week beginning Monday 24th May | Setting the scene – explaining the rules and the task. Gathering Secondary data and questionnaire data. |
Exam Week – for all of Y10 in all subjects | Monday 7th June and Wed. 9th June | Two exams of about 30 minutes each. (Not part of the Controlled Assessment) |
Further Preparation | Friday 11th June onwards | Getting ready for fieldwork |
Fieldwork | Tuesday 15th June (Sports Day) | Data collection for some of this day (…in negotiation with Art and Design staff.) |
Write-Up Phase | From Monday 21st June – up to 8 hours of classtime – in all Geography lessons. | Highly controlled conditions – individual work completed entirely in class. |
Deadline for Completion | Friday 9th July | Work to be printed – one copy only. Final access to ‘folder’ of draft materials. |
Catch Up Session | Tuesday 13th July 3.30 pm H1 | One final catch up/ completion session for anyone who has missed a lesson (with authorised reason). |
Information about the ‘Enquiry’ Controlled Assessment for Geography