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GA Conference, Guildford, March 2023 The New SixthForm Geography Viv Pointon 1 The role of the sixthform ? Prepare students for university ? Prepare students for work The sixthform is a bridge… 2 Changes… ? September 2023: ? New AS courses ? 1419 Diplomas ? Cambridge PreU ? September 2023: ? New A2 courses ? New GCSEs 3 Reasons for A level change ? Reduction in exam time ? Reduction from six to four assessment units ? Removal of coursework ? Stretch and challenge ? Differentiation 4 Consequences of A level change ? Less and different content ? No coursework per se but… ? Questions on fieldwork ? Fewer modules ? New A* grade 5 The new A levels: content ? Hazards ? Climate change ? Meteorology ? Rivers coasts ? Hot cold environments ? Some ecology ? Urban studies ? Globalisation ? Development ? Population migration 6 The new A levels: content ? Newer themes: ? Conflict ? Inequality ? Food supply ? Health ? Energy ? Pollution 7 The new A levels: schools’ perspective ? Familiar topics ? can recycle old notes and handouts ? schemes of work can be tweaked ? Some refreshingly new ideas ? opportunity to update materials ? can introduce new topics ? Wide choice of specification from rather traditional to radically new 8 Content continuum traditional innovative OCR AQA Edexcel CCEA WJEC 9 Comparison of content: The development gap ? CCEA AS: Students should be able to identify and explain regional contrasts in development (with) one case study at the national scale which demonstrates distinct regional variations in development. [in AS human geography unit] ? OCR A2: To what extent is the development gap increasing or decreasing? [in option on development and inequalities] Remends study of countries at different stages on the development continuum. ? WJEC A2: What is the development gap? What hinders the closing of the development gap? What types of strategies exist for reducing the development gap and how effective are these strategies? [in option