Geography Graduate Award

Geography Graduate Award

This part of the website contains the syllabus for the Bricknell Primary School Geography Graduate Award.

You will need to study all the information presented here.

Staff will help you develop the study skills you need in order to memorize, retain and recall this information.

Once you are confident you can recall this syllabus tell your teacher and they will give you your undergraduate test.

Once you have passed you will receive a badge and be known as a BPS Geography Graduate!

Geography Syllabus 

Meet our explorer & sailor –

Learning resources

Example questions

  • When was Captain Robert Falcon Scott born?

  • Tell me something about Scott’s family.

  • What was the name of the Royal Research Ship that Scott captained in 1901?

  • Who was Scott’s fellow explorer on the Discovery expedition?

  • Tell me something about the death of Scott.

  • Where was Ellen Macarthur born?

  • Tell me something about Ellen Macarthur’s childhood.

  • What was the name of the race that Ellen took part in in 2001, coming second?

  • How many days did it take Ellen to sail solo, non-stop, around the world?

  • Tell me what Ellen Macarthur is doing now that she has retired from competitive sailing.

Graduate Award links:

Pupils who wish to become Graduates in the available study topics can elect to study at home and in school during their own time, taking the Graduate Test when they know they are ready.

Upon graduation, they will receive a badge which they can wear on their school uniform with pride.

This will further demonstrate to their peers, parents, visitors and the wider community just how dedicated they are to their studies.