Edexcel GCSE Geography B Course Planner - A three-year GCSE 2016 Geography B course - Model A: An integrated approach

Oct 20, 2026

Edexcel GCSE Geography B course planner outlining practical support to implement the 2016 Edexcel specification. It explains guided learning of 120 hours and a three-year Key Stage 4 delivery plan starting in Year 9. Two delivery models are provided: Model A integrated topic-and-skills teaching, and Model B a linear sequence across components. The planner details three content components, each with topics, exam formats, weighting, and includes teaching support such as specimen papers, student exemplars, mock marking training, and fieldwork embedding guidance.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatDOC

Pages12

Reading Time30 min

AccessFree to download

Course overview

Delivery models and structure

Content components and topics

Component 1: Global Geographical Issues

Component 2: UK Geographical Issues

Component 3: People and Environment Issues - Making Geographical Decisions

Practical support and resources

Support offered

Example three-year course plan (Model A)

Year 9 Autumn term (sample timeline)

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) 2015 Term/week Content Notes Autumn term, Year 9 31 Aug Week 1 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 Roughly 5 lessons of content. This is a familiar and accessible start to the GCSE for Year 9 students. 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 EQ2: How is ONE of the world’s emerging countries managing to develop? 2.4–2.7 Practice data tasks ( Descriptive statistics task, e.g. mean, difference from mean Research skills – ahead of group projects on different countries Roughly 7 lessons of content. One suggestion could be group projects on different countries. Could allow 7 lessons for skills development if necessary, e.g. research / group skills / 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 ( Con

FAQs

How many hours of guided learning are required for the Edexcel GCSE Geography B specification?

The specification is designed so teachers can deliver the content in 120 hours of guided learning.

What are the two models for delivering the content over three years?

Model A integrates content and skills across topics, while Model B uses a linear approach moving between Component 1 and Component 2 in Years 9 and 10, then focuses on Component 3 in Year 11.

What topics are included in Component 1: Global Geographical Issues?

Component 1 covers Topic 1 Hazardous Earth, Topic 2 Development dynamics, and Topic 3 Challenges of an urbanising world.

Oct 20, 2026

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