Description

ABOUT THIS WEBINAR

Join GCSE Geography expert examiner, teacher and Head of Department, Jon Briggs for an opportunity to really develop exam techniques and skills that will ensure progression to the higher levels of the mark scheme in the exam.

A particular focus will be given to how to extend performance in the 4m, 6m and 9m responses (with and without resources) – how students should aim to plan and structure questions. What content they should be adding to answers and how to link back to the question.

A secondary focus will be the qualities on what an outstanding response should look like.

WEBINAR BENEFITS

• Gain exceptional understanding of exactly what examiners are looking for in higher level exam answers when explaining processes and landforms.
• Develop top level strategies for producing excellent responses to what makes a complete evaluative answer.
• Focus on the technique of balancing substantiated knowledge, explanation, and assessment.
• Best practice revision tips and guidance from an exam expert
• Discover how to reach higher order skills and what exactly examiners look for to identify the higher-level responses.
• This course includes a set of course notes which will be sent in advance of the course and which you will be able to use.

PROGRAMME

Introduction and consideration of assessment criteria

4.00 – 4.05pm

Learning skills. How to prioritise the right things in revision

• How to revise content that links to expectations in the exam.
• Revising with a purpose.
• Useful sites for revision.

4.05 – 4.20pm

Key things to prepare and to perfect in answering section A: Issues evaluation.  

• What examiners are looking for in developing an excellent answer: breadth v depth.
• Application of questions link to resource booklet
• How to analyse and use information from figures within answers.
• Tackling the 9m option question.
• Student Activity: Reviewing what makes a L3 answer.
• Key tips.

4.20 – 4.55pm

Key things to prepare and to perfect in answering section B: Fieldwork.

• Unseen fieldwork verses seen fieldwork.
• Examples of how to answer the range and type of questions seen in Section A.
• Section B effective use of fieldwork
• How to structure the perfect response to 9m questions.
• Student Activity: Reviewing responses – what are the indicators of a L1, L2 and L3 response.

4.55 – 5.25pm

Final tips to do your very best.

5.25 – 5.30pm