GCSE (9-1) Geography - Geography for all - Discover our new qualifications for 2016

Oct 20, 2026

Brochure for GCSE (9-1) Geography Edexcel (9–1) explaining two new 2016 teaching specifications and how they will engage all students, beginning with first assessment from summer 2018. It outlines clear, structured content coverage for geographical overview and depth, integration of geographical skills, and synoptic preparation. Support includes practical fieldwork and UK challenge options, case-study choices, assessment percentages and marks, plus guidance to plan, teach, track, and assess with confidence and published resources.

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Reading Time50 min

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Clear specifications you can teach with confidence

Two distinct specifications with familiar approaches

Straightforward specifications you can trust

Content overview and content themes

Assessment overview

GCSE (9-1) Geography Geography for all Discover our new qualifications for 2016 Look out for Pearson’s published resources too! Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Geography This brochure will guide you through our two new specifications accredited for first assessment from summer 2018: We’ll outline how our specifications will engage all your students, as well as the unparalleled support and resources you can expect from us. We offer: clear specifications you can teach with confidence… Pages 4–5 a meaningful and clearly structured approach to fieldwork… Page 6 targeted and practical support to help students think geographically… Page 7 assessments that gives every student the chance to succeed… Pages 8–13 expert support every step of the way… Pages 14–19. 2 Geography for all Geography matters. That’s why our brand-new qualifications encompass a wide range of contemporary themes and issues, so students can understand the world around us and what could impact its future. There are different ways to teach a subject as diverse as geography. We’ve worked with hundreds of practising teachers and the geography education community to create qualifications to help students become confident and successful geographers. With two specifications to choose from, you can teach the topics and themes using the approach that’ll work best for you and your students. Courses shaped for you and your students. Alongside specifications designed to engage your classes, our assessments are built to encourage every student to best show what they know and can do. Our support also goes that step further to help your students master the key skills at the heart of being confident and capable geographers able to collate, interpret and articulate their findings. What’s more, we’ve got tools and published resources to help you plan, teach, track and assess our courses with confidence too. “Geography is a subject which holds the key to our future.”Michael Palin Look out for Pearson’s published resources on pages 7, 13, 15 and 16! 3 4 Clear specifications you can teach with confidence With help from hundreds of teaching professionals and the geography education community, we’ve created qualifications we know teachers want to teach and students want to study. Two distinct specifications with familiar approaches The choice is yours. With two specifications on offer, you can teach topics and themes using the approach that will best suit you and your students. The topics and themes are proven to engage you and your students. We’ve kept the popular specification topics you’ve told us students want to learn, as well as introducing new content based on what you’ve said you’d like to start teaching. Straightforward specifications you can trust It’s clear where students need a broad overview or depth of geographical understanding. Our specifications include signposted‘geographical overview content’ and ‘geographical depth content’, so you know the level of depth to cover in lessons. Based on your feedback, we’ve highlighted where and how to cover geographical skills in lessons. To help you create coherent courses that meet the new requirements, practical suggestions for integrating geographical skills into lessons are included throughout the specifications. We’ve also clearly set out synoptic elements of the specification content, so you can prepare your students for synoptic exam questions with confidence. There’s clarity and choice when it comes to case studies and located examples. Students only need to study three in-depth case studies for each course.‘Located examples’, which could be nested within the in-depth case studies, are also suggested to help develop the course content. This means you can choose the case studies and located examples, and plan lessons around your expertise and resources. 5 | | The Physical
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FAQs

What two new GCSE Geography specifications does the brochure describe for 2016?

It describes Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Geography with two specifications to choose from: Geography A: Geographical Themes and Challenges, and Geography B: Investigating Geographical Issues.

When is first assessment for the new specifications scheduled?

First assessment is from summer 2018.

What does the brochure say about fieldwork and UK challenges?

Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges includes one physical and one human investigation, plus a UK challenge drawing across physical and human environments, using geographical skills to explore contemporary issues.

Oct 20, 2026

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