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Sheffield
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Specialist Language College. Mixed Comprehensive 11-18
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Head Teacher:
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Michael Lewis
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Number on roll:
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1670
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KEY CONTACT
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Head of Geography
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Ruth Totterdell
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Tel: (Upper School)
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0114 2662518
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Fax: (Upper School)
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0114 268 7690
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Tel: (Lower School)
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0114 2687690
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Fax: (Lower School)
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0114 2686046
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E-mail:
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ruth@totterdell.co.uk
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EthosTo make geography lessons interesting, varied and active at all levels to foster learning and generate enthusiasm for geography.
Key Stage 3 CoursesTwo 55 minute lessons per week throughout key stage 3
Year 7 - Hazards, map skills, water and rivers, economic activity, Transport.
Year 8 - Cities and people, more map skills, Europe and Italy, coasts, Environmental issues.
Year 9 - Ecosystems (focus on Africa), Weather, Global tourism, Population, Globalisation (focus on sport)ICT Assessment on Economic Development in MEDCs and LEDCs.
Core TextsNo core text but we make use of: Geography Matters 1 (Hopkin, Heinemann), Think Through Geography 1 and 2 (Hilary et al., Longman)Key Geography 1 and 3 (Waugh and Bushell, Nelson).
GCSEOCR B (Avery Hill) 130 to 160 students per year group in six to eight mixed ability groups.
Core TextsNo core text but we make use of: Problem solving practice (Brooker et al., Heinemann), Climate, Environment and People (Cambers and Currie, Heinemann), Decision Making Exercises for GCSE (Goddard, Nelson)Exam Revision Notes (Ferretti and Greasley, Philip Allan Updates).
CourseworkCourse study: Traffic management or Quality of Life in Broomhall (inner city Sheffield)Cross unit task: Should quarrying in the Peak District be expanded? (focus on Stanton Moor quarry, near Bakewell).
Vocational CoursesAVCE Business and Economics and health and Social Care (Levels 2 and 3).
A-LevelEdexcel Specification B - 40 to 45 in year 12 (AS), 30 to 35 in Year 13 (A2).
Core TextsNo core text but we make use of: Changing Environments (Warn, Longmans), Changing Environments (Digby, Heinemann), Global Challenge (Warn, Longmans), Global Challenge (Digby, Heinemann) and Geofile updates.
FieldworkYear 7 - One day visit to Burbage Valley, Derbyshire looking at the course of the river.
Year 8 - A one day visit either to Spurn Point and Holderness or to Museum of Science and Technology, Manchester.
Year 11 - Inner city problems in Broomhall, Sheffield (focus on traffic problems and quality of life).
Year 12 - Five day residential visit to Swanage, Dorset.
Year 12 - Half day visit to Netherthorpe, Sheffield (urban regeneration in the inner city).
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Beacon School, Technology College, City Technology Centre. 11-18
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Head Teacher:
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Mr J Conway
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Number on roll:
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1300
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KEY CONTACT
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Head of Geography:
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Mr Tim Murray
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Tel:
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0114 2302536
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Fax:
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0114 2308833
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E-mail:
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leadgeo@notredame-high.co.uk
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EthosThe development of links between people and the environment and investigating issues relating to economic development and environmental sustainability. We have a strong commitment to fieldwork and the development of ICT skills. We aim to foster an enjoyment of geography.
Key Stage 3 CoursesYear 7 - Urban and rural settlements, Water, water everywhere, The Earth beneath our feet, and Map skills run through all modules.
Year 8 - Food and farming, Environments under threat, Industry, energy and the environment, and Italy, a study of an EU country.
Year 9 - Tourism, Natural hazards, People on the move, and Approaches to economic development.
Core TextsGeog. 1, 2 and 3 (Oxford), Geography Today, Think Through Geography series.
GCSEOCR syllabus B (Avery Hill).Possible future involvement in GCSE Leisure and Tourism.
Core TextsGeography for Avery Hill series (Heinemann) and New Wider World (Waugh and Bushell).
CourseworkSafari tourism in Kenya, and Recreational use of Bingham Park, Sheffield.
Post 16Edexcel B AS/A2 geography.
Core TextsChanging Environments, Global Challenge, Geography- an integrated approach.
CourseworkVarious optional titles linked to Y12 Lake District fieldwork
FieldworkYear 7 - Urban/rural environments (Chesterfield and Winster), Local area study, Ranmoor, Sheffield, and Use of school grounds.
Year 8 - Food and farming (Whirlow Hall Farm, Sheffield).
Year 10 - Peak District residential.
Year 12 - Lake District residential.
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11-16 Mixed Comprehensive
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Head Teacher:
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Mrs Jan Featherstone
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Number on roll:
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950
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KEY CONTACT
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Head of Geography:
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Ian Hayes & Ann Hoyland
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Tel:
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0114 2883153
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Fax:
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0114 2888475
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E-mail:
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ian-hayes@cardoness.freeserve.co.uk or ann.hoyland@fsmail.net
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EthosOur basic aim in the geography department is to make learning interesting and fun. We aim to challenge our students at all levels to extend themselves and to think about the issues we cover. We have developed our teaching to take on many aspects of the Key Stage 3 Strategy, which will further engage our students.
Our hope is that all students will develop a life-long interest in geography and will continue to learn about the world they live in long after they have left school.
Key Stage 3 CoursesYear 7 - Local Region, Mapwork, Weather and climate, Industry
Year 8 - Tectonic Processes, Italy, River and landforms, Kenya, and Development
Year 9 - Environmental Management, Ecosystems, Living in hostile environments, Population, Settlement.
All units are tested using internally produced assessments which give an overall balance of skills, knowledge and understanding to enable accurate national curriculum levelling.
Core TextsFoundations, Connections and Interactions (Waugh and Bushell), and Letts Key Stage 3 Classbook.
GCSEOCR Avery Hill GCSE.
Core TextsWider World and Wider World Foundations (Waugh), and Avery Hill Coursebook.
CourseworkAcid rain, Quality of Life in the Inner City, Three Gorges Dam, Location of a new water treatment plant, and Extension to quarries in the Derwent Valley.
FieldworkYear 7 - Local fieldwork based on local mapwork, National Mining Museum – local industrial heritage.
Year 8 - Rivers and river processes fieldwork
Year 9 - Earth centre – sustainable education.
Year 10 - Broomhall, Sheffield – quality of life in the inner city.
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