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Geography KS3 Baseline Assessment and Mark Scheme for Year 7

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A rigorous and fully editable Geography baseline assessment test.  Designed to assess the subject content in the new 2014 National Curriculum: 
•    Locational knowledge
•    Place knowledge
•    Human processes
•    Physical processes
•    Geographical skills
•    Fieldwork
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This baseline assessment allows Geography teachers to gain an in-depth understanding of pupils' strengths and weaknesses in this subject by assessing the six subject content 'strands' above.

Marking is easy and straight-forward.  Each section in the baseline assessment yields a 'Step' or Level once marked.  There is the option of converting the 6 'Steps' or Levels into one overall National Curriculum Level (an Excel file with this formula is included).  Alternatively, the results can be used with a KS3 Assessment Grid to start to build a detailed pupil profile for each student.   The baseline assessment can also be tweaked to give a numerical score, e.g. out of 100.

This baseline assessment has been piloted, fine-tuned, and then fully implemented across three different schools, resulting in a high-quality resource that can be used 'as is' or tailored to your needs.  A mark scheme is included to provide further guidance, which could be particularly useful for non-specialist teachers.

Why is a baseline assessment important in Geography?
  • In all schools, including selective schools, there will be a range of abilities entering Year 7.
  • Pupils have vastly different experiences of Geography at KS1 and KS2. 
  • KS2 and CAT test scores, while a useful indicator of general ability, are not specific to Geography and do not show pupils' strengths and weaknesses in Geography.
  • Baseline data is a useful tool to help departments review their curriculum provision at KS3 and to track individual pupil progress

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This resource is available as a digital download.  It will be sent electronically to your email address immediately after payment.


We can also invoice your school directly.  A purchase order number must be stated if the school operates this invoicing system.
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