July 2024 Geography Subject Update
This update contains useful information, news and advice for Edexcel Geography teachers, including key information and guidance for the Summer 2024 results period for GCSE and A level Geography, such as key dates, details of post-results services and grade boundaries.
Getting Ready for Results
Access key information and guidance for the Summer 2024 results period for GCSE, International GCSE and A level Geography, including key dates, details of post-results services and grade boundaries.
Multifactor Authentication reminder
As teachers and Heads of departments, you may not have had to access our secure systems for some time, with the next time you need to do this being on learner results days on 15 and 22 August. We’d like to take this opportunity to remind all users of systems such as Edexcel Online and ResultsPlus, that there is now a requirement to authenticate via an app on a smart phone in order to access these systems.
If you haven't accessed these platforms for some time, we would urge you to do so before finishing for the summer, so we can work with you to resolve any issues and avoid any delays in access on results days.
You can get additional support for registering a device and general troubleshooting in our Pearson Portal Authenticator support article.
Taking these steps now will ensure you all have a successful results day.
Summer 2024 post-exam series teacher survey
Our Summer 2024 post-exam series teacher survey is still open and we are getting some fantastic feedback on this Summer’s papers. If you're a teacher, and your students have taken any of our exams in the May/June 2024 series we want to know what you liked or didn't like in this year's exam papers. We'll share your feedback with our senior examiners and across teams to ensure we continue to make improvements to our papers where appropriate so we can make sure your students have the best exam experience.
Survey about the accessibility improvements we made to GCSE Geography A and B for first assessment this summer
We would like to hear your views on the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Geography A and B May-June 2024 exams. We've been continuously reviewing our assessments to ensure they are accessible to all students. As a result of this research we made some amendments to our exams to help achieve this. We'd like to know how helpful you think these changes have been.
Edexcel Geography Student survey 2024
The Geography team at Pearson would love to hear your students' views about Pearson Edexcel GCSE and A level Geography. These surveys are for students who have just completed their GCSE or A level course and sat their exams in May-June 2024.
We would be very grateful if you ask them to complete our survey, which should take no more than 5 minutes.
Please note that this survey is anonymous, and we are not collecting any personal information. We will only use the information you provide in connection to this piece of research, and we will not publish or share this information with any third party.
Training events for Edexcel Geography teachers
We are running several training events in the Autumn term for Edexcel Geography teachers.
- A Level Geography: Exam Insights May/June 2024 - 07 October 2024 at 16:00 – 17:30 GMT
The session will focus on the performance of some of the key questions in the series and provide analysis to support.The session will point out key statistical performance data that may help with your planning for the year ahead.
- GCSE Geography B: Exam Insights May/June 2024 - 16 October 2024 at 16:00 – 17:00 GMT
The session will focus on the performance of some of the key questions in the series and provide analysis to support. The session will point out key statistical performance data that may help with your planning for the year ahead. - GCSE Geography A: Exam Insights May/June 2024 - date coming soon
The session will focus on the performance of some of the key questions in the series and provide analysis to support. The session will point out key statistical performance data that may help with your planning for the year ahead - A Level Geography: Module 4 Coursework Marking Training – Live Q&A SessionIn this session, we will provide an exemplar piece of coursework and show how marking criteria should be applied. We will also answer your Frequently Asked Questions about delivering and marking coursework.
- GCSE Geography A and B: Supporting Students With Low Prior Attainment
This training is for teachers of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Geography A and B specifications. In this session we will look how candidates aiming for grades 1–4 perform in exams and share insights to support your planning.
Schemes of Work - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Updates
NEW: Updates to our SoW and recommended classroom resources to support you with our DE&I improvements to Edexcel A level Geography
Watch video recording Edexcel A Level Geography - Supporting you with our DE&I changes
Recording of live session held on 9 July 2024 that was developed to support teachers of Pearson Edexcel A Level Geography with the minor updates we've made to our AS and A Level Geography
Edexcel GCSE Geography A & B minor content changes from 2024
At Pearson we are committed to continually improving our qualifications and learning services to ensure that they are inclusive, accessible and that they represent learners from all backgrounds.
Our Geography team worked with independent diversity, equity and inclusion experts and senior examiners to review our GCSE Geography specifications, consider the language used and any updates which could improve diversity, equity and inclusions.
An immediate outcome of this review was to change a small number of geographical terms in our GCSE Geography specifications, including ‘squatter housing settlements’ and ‘slum settlements’.
In September, we will provide a summary of the changes to explain what we've changed and why.
Subject advisor
Jon Wolton
Geography
