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Edexcel GCSE Geography B

Practical support to help you deliver this Edexcel specification

Course planner

This course planner has been produced to help you implement this Edexcel specification. It is offered as an example of one possible model that you should feel free to adapt to meet your needs and is not intended to be in any way prescriptive. It is in editable Word format to make adaptation as easy as possible.

The new GCSE Geography B specification has been designed so that teachers can deliver the content in 120 hours of guided learning. Many centres have moved to a three-year Key Stage 4, with students starting their GCSE courses in Year 9; this means they will be delivering the content over a three-year period, with a number starting this in September 2015.

This course planner provides two models for delivering the content over 3 years:

● Model A: An integrated approach that combines content and skills across topics.

● Model B: A linear approach that alternates between Components 1: Global Geographical Issues and Component 2: UK Geographical Issues in Year 9 and 10, then focuses on Component 3: People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions in Year 11.

Each model covers the content of the whole specification and is based on two hours a week.

The 2016 Edexcel Geography B specification is split into three content components.

Component 1: Global Geographical Issues, 37.5% of the qualification

● Topic 1: Hazardous Earth

● Topic 2: Development dynamics

● Topic 3: Challenges of an urbanising world

Written examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes, 94 marks.

Component 2: UK Geographical Issues, 37.5% of the qualification

● Topic 4: The UK’s evolving physical landscape

● Topic 5: The UK’s evolving human landscape

● Topic 6: Geographical investigations

Written examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes, 94 marks.

Component 3: People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions, 25% of the qualification

● Topic 7: People and the biosphere

● Topic 8: Forests under threat

● Topic 9: Consuming energy resources

Written examination, 1 hour and 30 minutes, 64 marks.

Our free support includes:

● a dedicated Geography Advisor, Jon Wolton

● additional GCSE Geography B specimen papers

● student exemplars with assessment commentary

● mock marking training

● Getting Started Guide and course planners for a two-year and three-year GCSE

● schemes of work and topic packs for every topic

● support with embedding high-quality fieldwork into teaching

● Thinking Geographically: Maths and statistics – based on the proven approach of Pearson Maths

● Thinking Geographically: Literacy – based on the proven approach of Pearson English: Grammar for Writing

● Getting Ready to Teach training events.

A three-year GCSE 2016 Geography B course

Model A: An integrated approach

((((( refer to integrated skills which could be delivered at this stage of the course.

|Date (w/b) |Term/ |Content |Notes |

|2015 |week | | |

| |Autumn term, Year 9 |

|31 Aug |Week 1 |Topic 1: Hazardous Earth |Roughly 5 lessons of content. |

| | |EQ3: Why do the causes and impacts of tectonic activity and management of | |

| | |tectonic hazards vary with location? |This is a familiar and accessible start|

| | |1.7–1.9 |to the GCSE for Year 9 students. |

| | |( Social media | |

| | | |There is scope to use 1 lesson for |

| | | |revision, and another as part of a |

| | | |memorisation task / test with Topic 3. |

|7 Sept |Week 2 | | |

|14 Sept |Week 3 | | |

|21 Sept |Week 4 | | |

|28 Sep |Week 5 |Topic 2: Development dynamics |Roughly 7 lessons of content. One |

| | |EQ2: How is ONE of the world’s emerging countries managing to develop? |suggestion could be group projects on |

| | |2.4–2.7 |different countries. Could allow 7 |

| | |Practice data tasks |lessons for skills development if |

| | |( Descriptive statistics task, e.g. mean, difference from mean |necessary, e.g. research / group skills|

| | |Research skills – ahead of group projects on different countries |/ statistics. Please see Appendix 2 in |

| | | |the specification for definitions. |

| | | |Doing 2.4–2.7 first means dealing with |

| | | |more abstract 2.1–2.3 later. |

|5 Oct |Week 6 | | |

|12 Oct |Week 7 | | |

|19 Oct |Week 8 | | |

|Half term |

|2 Nov |Week 9 |( Continue Topic 2: Development dynamics | |

|9 Nov |Week 10 | | |

|16 Nov |Week 11 |Topic 8: Forests under threat |Roughly 12 lessons of content. |

| | |EQ: What are the threats to forest biomes and how can they be reduced? | |

| | |8.1, 8.3, 8.5 – TRF |This could be taught by ‘forest type’ |

| | |8.2, 8.4, 8.6 – Taiga |or sequentially (8.1–8.6), comparing |

| | |( GIS and forest loss |the forests along the way. |

| | |Introduce DME questions about different methods of sustainability in the TRF.| |

| | |Introduce DME question about conflicts in the Taiga environment. |Use this topic to start introduction |

| | |To revise the topic, debate which environment is greater threatened |students to some types of DME |

| | | |questions. |

|23 Nov |Week 12 | | |

|30 Nov |Week 13 | | |

|7 Dec |Week 14 | | |

|14 Dec |Week 15 | | |

|2016 |Christmas break followed by Spring term |

|4 Jan |Week 1 |( Finish Topic 8: Forests under threat |Perhaps review the topic information |

| | | |followed by DME application as |

| | | |suggested above. |

|11 Jan |Week 2 | | |

|18 Jan |Week 3 |Review work of first half term | |

|25 Jan |Week 4 |Topic 2: Development dynamics |Roughly 9 lessons of content and 6 |

| | |EQ1: What is the scale of global inequality and how can it be reduced? |lessons of skills development (after |

| | |2.1–2.3 |half term). |

| | | | |

| | | |Make use of concrete examples taught |

| | | |earlier for 2.4–2.7. |

|1 Feb |Week 5 | | |

|8 Feb |Week 6 | | |

|Half term |

|22 Feb |Week 7 |( Income quintiles | |

| | |( Class debate about value of development indicators | |

| | | | |

| | |Review of 2.1–2.9 (earlier in year) | |

| | |Exam prep and then exam review | |

|29 Feb |Week 8 | | |

|7 Mar |Week 9 | | |

|14 Mar |Week 10 | | |

|21 Mar |Week 11 |Return to Topic 1: Hazardous Earth |Roughly 5 lessons of content and 3 |

| | |EQ2: How are extreme weather events increasingly hazardous for people? |lessons of skills development. |

| | |1.4–1.6 | |

|Easter break followed by Summer term |

|11 Apr |Week 1 |( GIS skills and cyclones | |

| | |( ( Data manipulation re. hazard events | |

| | | | |

| | |Exam skills: comparing two case studies | |

|18 Apr |Week 2 | | |

|25 Apr |Week 3 | | |

|2 May |Week 4 |Topic 5: The UK’s evolving human landscape |Key ideas 5.1 and 5.2 must be taught |

| | |EQ1: Why are places and people changing in the UK? |before the rest of Topic 5 and the |

| | |5.1, 5.2 |fieldwork tasks. |

| | |( Research on local area population pyramids | |

| | |( Research on local area census data |Roughly 7 lessons of content. |

| | |( Research on local area opinions about migration | |

| | |Includes time for practice fieldwork in local area (urban / rural) |There is time for doing local practical|

| | | |fieldwork for either the urban or rural|

| | | |context. Depending on school location, |

| | | |Topic 5 and 4 could be swapped around. |

|9 May |Week 5 | | |

|16 May |Week 6 | | |

|23 May |Week 7 | | |

| | | | |

| | | | |

|Half term |

|6 June |Week 8 |( Continue practice fieldwork | |

|13 June |Week 9 | | |

|20 June |Week 10 |Topic 4: The UK’s evolving physical landscape |Similarly, 4.1 and 4.2 must be taught |

| | |EQ1: Why does the physical landscape of the UK vary from place to place? |first. |

| | |4.1, 4.2 | |

| | |( Photo interpretation skills |Roughly 7 lessons of content. |

| | |( Cross sections | |

| | |( OS map scale and landforms | |

| | |( GIS and data work | |

| | |( Formulating fieldwork questions | |

| | | | |

| | |Exam technique | |

| | |Exam revision | |

|27 June |Week 11 | | |

|4 July |Week 12 | | |

|11 July |Week 13 | | |

|18 July |Week 14 | | |

|Start of summer break, end of Year 9 |

|Date (w/b) |Term/ |Content |Notes |

|2016 |week | | |

| |Autumn term, Year 10 |

|5 Sept |Week 1 |( Review and revision of UK’s evolving physical landscape, ahead of | |

| | |continuing with Topic 4. | |

|12 Sept |Week 2 |Topic 4: Coastal change and conflict and River processes and pressures |Roughly 11 lessons of content. |

| | |EQ2: processes and human modification | |

| | |EQ3: management |Teach both Coastal change and conflict |

| | |4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 (Coasts) |AND River processes and pressures. |

| | |Followed by 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8 (Rivers) | |

| | | | |

|19 Sept |Week 3 | | |

|26 Sept |Week 4 | | |

|3 Oct |Week 5 | | |

|10 Oct |Week 6 | | |

|17 Oct |Week 7 | | |

|24 Oct |Week 8 | | |

|Half term |

|7 Nov |Week 9 |( Continue Topic 4: Coastal change and conflict and River processes and | |

| | |pressures | |

|14 Nov |Week 10 | | |

|21 Nov |Week 11 |Topic 6: Geographical investigations |A minimum of one day of coasts or |

| | |Fieldwork and research linked to either Investigating coastal change and |rivers fieldwork should be carried out.|

| | |conflict or Investigating river processes and pressures. |In addition, 3 weeks of lesson time |

| | |See Topic 6 in the specification for fieldwork requirements. |should be spent on fieldwork |

| | | |preparation, processing and presenting |

| | | |data, analysis and explanation and |

| | | |coming to conclusions. |

|28 Nov |Week 12 | | |

|5 Dec |Week 13 | | |

|12 Dec |Week 14 |Topic 3: Challenges of an urbanising world | |

| | |EQ1: What are the causes and challenges of rapid urban change? | |

| | |3.1–3.3 | |

| | |( Satellite land-use exercise | |

|19 Dec |Week 15 | | |

|2017 |Christmas break followed by Spring term |

|9 Jan |Week 1 |( Continue with Topic 3: Challenges of an urbanising world | |

|16 Jan |Week 2 | | |

|23 Jan |Week 3 | | |

|30 Jan |Week 4 |Return to Topic 1: Hazardous Earth |Roughly 5 lessons of content. |

| | |EQ1: How does the world’s climate system function, why does it change and how| |

| | |can this be hazardous for people? | |

| | |1.1–1.3 | |

| | | | |

| | |Revision of 8.1–8.6 | |

| | |Exam skills: DME | |

|6 Feb |Week 5 | | |

|13 Feb |Week 6 | | |

|Half term |

|27 Feb |Week 7 |( Finish Topic 1: Hazardous Earth | |

|6 Mar |Week 8 | | |

|13 Mar |Week 9 |Topic 7: People and the biosphere |Roughly 4 lessons of content. |

| | |EQ: Why is the biosphere so important to human wellbeing and how do humans | |

| | |use and modify it to obtain resources? |Topic 1 and Topic 7 could be taught |

| | | |together over roughly 9 lessons. |

| | | | |

| | | |This gives scope for setting out the |

| | | |links between global climate and biome |

| | | |distribution. |

|20 Mar |Week 10 | | |

|27 Mar |Week 11 | | |

|Easter break followed by Summer term |

|17 Apr |Week 1 |Return to Topic 5: The UK’s evolving human landscape |Roughly 11 lessons of content and 8 |

| | |Case Study: Dynamic UK cities |lessons of skills development outlined |

| | |5.3 and 5.4: city functions and structure, influence of population movement, |after half term. |

| | |employment and services | |

| | |5:5: challenges and opportunities of change |Must focus on one major city in the UK |

| | |5.6 strategies for improving ways of life |and an accessible rural area. |

| | |5.7 and 5.8 the city and accessible rural areas are interdependent, | |

| | |challenges of rural change | |

|24 Apr |Week 2 | | |

|1 May |Week 3 | | |

|8 May |Week 4 | | |

|15 May |Week 5 | | |

|22 May |Week 6 | | |

|Half term |

|5 June |Week 7 |( Finish Topic 5: The UK’s evolving human landscape | |

| | |Recap / review of Topics 5.1 and 5.2 | |

| | |( Develop fieldwork questions | |

| | |( Recap of census data work | |

| | |Revision of Topic 5 | |

| | |Exam practice and exam review | |

|12 June |Week 8 | | |

|19 June |Week 9 | | |

|26 June |Week 10 |Topic 6: Geographical investigations |A minimum of one day of urban or rural |

| | |Fieldwork and research linked to either Investigating dynamic urban areas or |fieldwork should be carried out. In |

| | |Investigating changing rural areas. |addition, 3 weeks of lesson time should|

| | |See Topic 6 in the specification for fieldwork requirements. |be spent on fieldwork preparation, |

| | | |processing and presenting data, |

| | | |analysis and explanation and coming to |

| | | |conclusions. |

|3 July |Week 11 | | |

|10 July |Week 12 | | |

|17 July |Week 13 |Review / spare week | |

|Start of summer break, end of Year 10 |

|2017 |Autumn term, Year 11 |

|4 Sept |Week 1 |Return to Topic 3: Challenges of an urbanising world |Roughly 7 lessons of content. This |

| | |EQ2: Why does quality of life vary so much within ONE megacity in a |develops the work done in Topic 1 and |

| | |developing country OR emerging country? |Topic 2 and allows the possible |

| | |3.4–3.7 |development of nested, contextualised |

| | |( Debate / discussion about variation |understanding of a city of the |

| | | |student’s choice. Please see Appendix 2|

| | |Review and recap of 3.1–3.3 |in the specification for definitions. |

| | |Exam techniques and exam review | |

|11 Sept |Week 2 | | |

|18 Sept |Week 3 | | |

|25 Sept |Week 4 | | |

|2 Oct |Week 5 | | |

|9 Oct |Week 6 | | |

|16 Oct |Week 7 |Topic 9: Consuming energy resources |Roughly 12 lessons of content. |

| | |EQ: How can the growing demand for energy be met without serious |Preparation for the synoptic DME could |

| | |environmental consequences? |be done here. |

| | |9.1–9.6 | |

|23 Oct |Week 8 | | |

|Half term |

|6 Nov |Week 9 |( Finish Topic 9: Consuming energy resources | |

|13 Nov |Week 10 | | |

|20 Nov |Week 11 | | |

|27 Nov |Week 12 | | |

|4 Dec |Week 13 | | |

|11 Dec |Week 14 | | |

|18 Dec |Week 15 | | |

|2018 |Christmas break followed by Spring term |

|8 Jan |Week 1 |Mocks | |

|15 Jan |Week 2 |Mocks | |

|22 Jan |Week 3 |Mocks | |

|29 Jan |Week 4 |Revision: Topic 1 | |

|5 Feb |Week 5 |Revision: Topic 1 | |

|12 Feb |Week 6 |Revision: Topic 2 | |

|Half term |

|26 Feb |Week 7 |Revision: Topic 2 | |

|5 Mar |Week 8 |Revision: Topic 3 | |

|12 Mar |Week 9 |Revision: Topic 4 | |

|19 Mar |Week 10 |Revision: Topic 4 | |

|26 Mar |Week 11 |Revision: Topic 5 | |

|2 Apr |Week 12 |Revision: Topic 5 | |

|Easter break followed by Summer term |

|23 Apr |Week 1 |Revision: DME prep | |

|30 Apr |Week 2 |Revision: DME prep | |

|7 May |Week 3 | | |

|14 May |Week 4 | | |

|21 May |Week 5 | | |

|Half term followed by examinations |

Model B: A linear approach

((((( refer to integrated skills which could be delivered at this stage of the course.

|Date (w/b) |Term/ |Content |Notes |

|2015 |week | | |

| |Autumn term, Year 9 |

|31 Aug |Week 1 |Welcome to GCSE Geography lesson | |

|7 Sept |Week 2 |Topic 2: Development dynamics |Roughly 22 lessons over 11 weeks of |

| | |EQ1: What is the scale of global inequality and how can it be reduced? |teaching time for delivering the |

| | |2.1–2.3 |content, developing skills and |

| | |( Income quintiles |revision. |

| | |( Class debate about value of development indicators | |

| | | | |

| | |EQ2: How is ONE of the world’s emerging countries managing to develop? | |

| | |2.4–2.7 | |

| | |One suggestion could be group projects on different countries | |

| | |Practice data tasks | |

| | |( Descriptive statistics task, e.g. mean, difference from mean | |

| | |Research skills – ahead of group projects on different countries | |

|14 Sept |Week 3 | | |

|21 Sept |Week 4 | | |

|28 Sep |Week 5 | | |

|5 Oct |Week 6 | | |

|12 Oct |Week 7 | | |

|19 Oct |Week 8 | | |

|Half term |

|2 Nov |Week 9 |( Finish Topic 2: Development dynamics | |

| | | | |

| | |Revision and exam prep | |

|9 Nov |Week 10 | | |

|16 Nov |Week 11 | | |

|23 Nov |Week 12 | | |

|30 Nov |Week 13 |Topic 4: The UK’s evolving physical landscape |Roughly 21 lesson over 11 weeks of |

| | |EQ1: Why does the physical landscape of the UK vary from place to place? |teaching time to deliver the content, |

| | |4.1, 4.2 |develop skills and revision. |

| | |( Photo interpretation skills | |

| | |( Cross sections |Teach both Coastal change AND conflict |

| | |( OS map scale and landforms |and River processes and pressures. |

| | |( GIS and data work | |

| | |( Formulating Fieldwork questions | |

| | | | |

| | |Topic 4: Coastal change and conflict and River processes and pressures | |

| | |EQ2: processes and human modification | |

| | |EQ3: management | |

| | |4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 (Coasts) | |

| | |Followed by 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8 (Rivers) | |

|7 Dec |Week 14 | | |

|14 Dec |Week 15 | | |

|2016 |Christmas break followed by Spring term |

|4 Jan |Week 1 |( Continue Topic 4: The UK’s evolving physical landscapes | |

|11 Jan |Week 2 | | |

|18 Jan |Week 3 | | |

|25 Jan |Week 4 | | |

|1 Feb |Week 5 | | |

|8 Feb |Week 6 | | |

|Half term |

|22 Feb |Week 7 |Revision and exam prep | |

|29 Feb |Week 8 | | |

|7 Mar |Week 9 |Topic 6: Geographical investigations |A minimum of one day of coasts or |

| | |Fieldwork and research linked to either Investigating coastal change and |rivers fieldwork should be carried out.|

| | |conflict or Investigating river processes and pressures. |In addition, 3 weeks of lesson time |

| | | |should be spent on fieldwork |

| | |See Topic 6 in the specification for fieldwork requirements. |preparation, processing and presenting |

| | | |data, analysis and explanation and |

| | | |coming to conclusions. |

|14 Mar |Week 10 | | |

|21 Mar |Week 11 | | |

|Easter break followed by Summer term |

|11 Apr |Week 1 |Topic 3: Challenges of an urbanising world |Roughly 22 lessons over 12 weeks of |

| | |EQ1: What are the causes and challenges of rapid urban change? |teaching time for delivering the |

| | |3.1–3.3 |content, developing skills and |

| | |( Satellite land-use exercise |revision. |

| | | | |

| | | | |

|18 Apr |Week 2 | | |

|25 Apr |Week 3 | | |

|2 May |Week 4 | | |

|9 May |Week 5 | | |

|16 May |Week 6 | | |

|23 May |Week 7 | | |

|Half term |

|6 June |Week 8 |( Continue Topic 3: Challenges of an urbanising world |Please see Appendix 2 in the |

| | |EQ2: Why does quality of life vary so much within ONE megacity in a |specification for definitions. |

| | |developing country OR emerging country? | |

| | |3.4–3.7 | |

| | |( Debate / discussion about variation | |

| | | | |

| | |Revision and exam prep | |

|13 June |Week 9 | | |

|20 June |Week 10 | | |

|27 June |Week 11 | | |

|4 July |Week 12 | | |

|11 July |Week 13 |Review and breathing space | |

|18 July |Week 14 | | |

|Start of summer break, end of Year 9 |

|Date (w/b) |Term/ |Content |Notes |

|2016 |week | | |

| |Autumn term, Year 10 |

|5 Sept |Week 1 |Topic 1: Hazardous Earth |Roughly 22 lessons over 11 weeks to |

| | |EQ1: How does the world’s climate system function, why does it change and how|deliver the content, develop skills, |

| | |can this be hazardous for people? |revision and exam prep. |

| | |1.1–1.3 | |

| | | | |

| | |EQ2: How are extreme weather events increasingly hazardous for people? | |

| | |1.4–1.6 | |

| | |( GIS skills and cyclones | |

| | |( ( Data manipulation re. hazard events | |

| | |Exam skills: comparing two case studies | |

|12 Sept |Week 2 | | |

|19 Sept |Week 3 | | |

|26 Sept |Week 4 | | |

|3 Oct |Week 5 | | |

|10 Oct |Week 6 | | |

|17 Oct |Week 7 | | |

|24 Oct |Week 8 | | |

|Half term |

|7 Nov |Week 9 |( Continue Topic 1: Hazardous Earth | |

| | |EQ3: Why do the causes and impacts of tectonic activity and management of | |

| | |tectonic hazards vary with location? | |

| | |1.7–1.9 | |

| | |( Social media | |

| | | | |

| | |Revision and exam prep | |

|14 Nov |Week 10 | | |

|21 Nov |Week 11 | | |

|28 Nov |Week 12 |Topic 5: The UK’s evolving human landscape |Roughly 22 lessons over 11 weeks of |

| | |EQ1: Why are places and people changing in the UK? |teaching to deliver the content, |

| | |5.1, 5.2 |develop skills, revision and exam prep.|

| | |( Research on local area population pyramids | |

| | |( Research on local area census data | |

| | |( Research on local area opinions about migration | |

| | |Includes time for practice fieldwork in local area (urban / rural) | |

|5 Dec |Week 13 | | |

|12 Dec |Week 14 | | |

|19 Dec |Week 15 | | |

|2017 |Christmas break followed by Spring term |

|9 Jan |Week 1 |( Continue Topic 5: The UK’s evolving human landscape | |

| | |Case Study: Dynamic UK cities |Must focus on one major city in the UK |

| | |5.3 and 5.4: city functions and structure, influence of population movement, |and an accessible rural area. |

| | |employment and services | |

| | |5:5: challenges and opportunities of change | |

| | |5.6 strategies for improving ways of life | |

| | |5.7 and 5.8 the city and accessible rural areas are interdependent, | |

| | |challenges of rural change | |

| | | | |

| | |Recap / review of topics 5.1 and 5.2 | |

| | |( Develop fieldwork questions | |

| | |( Recap of census data work | |

|16 Jan |Week 2 | | |

|23 Jan |Week 3 | | |

|30 Jan |Week 4 | | |

|6 Feb |Week 5 | | |

|13 Feb |Week 6 | | |

|Half term |

|27 Feb |Week 7 |( Continue with Topic 5: The UK’s evolving human landscape | |

| | |Revision of Topic 5 | |

| | |Exam practice and exam review | |

|6 Mar |Week 8 | | |

|13 Mar |Week 9 |Topic 6: Geographical investigations |A minimum of one day of urban or rural |

| | |Fieldwork and research linked to either Investigating dynamic urban areas or |fieldwork should be carried out. In |

| | |Investigating changing rural areas. |addition, 3 weeks of lesson time should|

| | |See Topic 6 in the specification for fieldwork requirements. |be spent on fieldwork preparation, |

| | | |processing and presenting data, |

| | | |analysis and explanation and coming to |

| | | |conclusions. |

|20 Mar |Week 10 | | |

|27 Mar |Week 11 | | |

|Easter break followed by Summer term |

|17 Apr |Week 1 |Topic 7: People and the biosphere |Roughly 6 hours of lessons over 3 weeks|

| | |EQ: Why is the biosphere so important to human wellbeing and how do humans |to deliver the content and develop |

| | |use and modify it to obtain resources? |skills. |

| | |7.1, 7.2 | |

| | |There is scope for setting out the links between Topic 1 global climate and | |

| | |Topic 7 biome distribution. | |

|24 Apr |Week 2 | | |

|1 May |Week 3 | | |

|8 May |Week 4 |Revision: Component 1 | |

|15 May |Week 5 |Revision: Component 1 | |

|22 May |Week 6 |Revision: Component 2 | |

|Half term |

|5 June |Week 7 |Revision: Component 2 | |

|12 June |Week 8 |Exam practice: Component 1 | |

|19 June |Week 9 |Exam practice: Component 2 | |

|26 June |Week 10 |Exam practice: review and feedback | |

|3 July |Week 11 |Breathing space for Year 10 work experience and end of year activities. | |

|10 July |Week 12 | | |

|17 July |Week 13 | | |

|Start of summer break, end of Year 10 |

|2017 |Autumn term, Year 11 |

|4 Sept |Week 1 |Topic 8: Forests under threat |Roughly 18 hours of lessons over 8 |

| | |EQ: What are the threats to forest biomes and how can they be reduced? |weeks to deliver the content, develop |

| | |8.1, 8.3, 8.5 – TRF |skills and revision. |

| | |8.2, 8.4, 8.6 – Taiga | |

| | |( GIS and forest loss |This could be taught by ‘forest type’ |

| | |Introduce DME questions about different methods of sustainability in the TRF.|or sequentially (8.1–8.6), comparing |

| | |Introduce DME question about conflicts in the Taiga environment. |the forests along the way |

| | |To revise the topic, debate which environment is greater threatened. | |

|11 Sept |Week 2 | | |

|18 Sept |Week 3 | | |

|25 Sept |Week 4 | | |

|2 Oct |Week 5 | | |

|9 Oct |Week 6 | | |

|16 Oct |Week 7 | | |

|23 Oct |Week 8 | | |

|Half term |

|6 Nov |Week 9 |( Continue Topic 8: Forests under threat | |

|13 Nov |Week 10 |Topic 9: Consuming energy resources |Roughly 18 hours of lessons over 8 |

| | |EQ: How can the growing demand for energy by met without serious |weeks to deliver the content, develop |

| | |environmental consequences? |skills and revision. |

| | |9.1–9.6 | |

| | | | |

| | | | |

|20 Nov |Week 11 | |Preparation for the synoptic DME could |

| | | |be done here. |

|27 Nov |Week 12 | | |

|4 Dec |Week 13 | | |

|11 Dec |Week 14 | | |

|18 Dec |Week 15 | | |

|2018 |Christmas break followed by Spring term |

|8 Jan |Week 1 |( Continue Topic 9: Consuming energy resources | |

|15 Jan |Week 2 | | |

|22 Jan |Week 3 | | |

|29 Jan |Week 4 |Year 11 mocks | |

|5 Feb |Week 5 |Year 11 mocks | |

|12 Feb |Week 6 |Year 11 mocks | |

|Half term |

|26 Feb |Week 7 |Revision: Topic 1 | |

|5 Mar |Week 8 |Revision: Topic 2 | |

|12 Mar |Week 9 |Revision: Topic 3 | |

|19 Mar |Week 10 |Revision: Topic 4 | |

|26 Mar |Week 11 |Revision: Topic 5 | |

|2 Apr |Week 12 |Revision: Topic 6 | |

|Easter break followed by Summer term |

|23 Apr |Week 1 |Revision: Topic 7 | |

|30 Apr |Week 2 |Revision: Topic 8 | |

|7 May |Week 3 |Revision: Topic 9 | |

|14 May |Week 4 |Exam practice: DME | |

|21 May |Week 5 |Exam practice: DME | |

|Half term followed by examinations |

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