Contemporary geography is a subject which explicitly engages with the relationship of human populations to each other over time and space, and their relationship with the environment at a variety of scales from the local to the global. The syllabus is designed to excite students’ minds, challenge perceptions and stimulate their investigative and analytical skills. The subject content follows an issue and impacts approach through the course and beyond to link with the demands of higher level study. A Level Geography bridges both the Arts and the Sciences and is highly regarded for its academic rigour. Geographers, with their wide skill base and analytical evaluative approach, are much in demand by employers in many different fields, including surveying, landscape architecture, teaching, town planning and environmental consultancy
Candidates require a minimum of 3 x Level Six and 3 x Level Four/Five Grades at GCSE (3 B grades and 3 C grades) to enter the Sixth Form, however a minimum of a Level 7 at GCSE is required to study Maths or Physics at A-Level.
Paper 1: 40% (2 ½ hours) Topics 1,2 and 5 Paper 2: 40% (2 ½ hours) Topics 3,4 and 6 Paper 3: Non-examined assessment (NEA) fieldwork investigation 20%
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| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Trafford |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Wellington Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 7RH |
Contemporary geography is a subject which explicitly engages with the relationship of human populations to each other over time and space, and their relationship with the environment at a variety of scales from the local to the global. The syllabus is designed to excite students’ minds, challenge perceptions and stimulate their investigative and analytical skills. The subject content follows an issue and impacts approach through the course and beyond to link with the demands of higher level study. A Level Geography bridges both the Arts and the Sciences and is highly regarded for its academic rigour. Geographers, with their wide skill base and analytical evaluative approach, are much in demand by employers in many different fields, including surveying, landscape architecture, teaching, town planning and environmental consultancy
Candidates require a minimum of 3 x Level Six and 3 x Level Four/Five Grades at GCSE (3 B grades and 3 C grades) to enter the Sixth Form, however a minimum of a Level 7 at GCSE is required to study Maths or Physics at A-Level.
Paper 1: 40% (2 ½ hours) Topics 1,2 and 5 Paper 2: 40% (2 ½ hours) Topics 3,4 and 6 Paper 3: Non-examined assessment (NEA) fieldwork investigation 20%