Geography

Course summary

Geography provides you with the opportunity to develop skills in a subject which examines the dynamic environment in which we live. You will learn about people and their societies, economies, cultures and the environment. Through fieldwork and enquiry-based learning, you will investigate how the physical and human environments interact, as well as develop key skills such as essay writing, data collection and analysis, developing a hypothesis and evaluating the success of a project. Our curriculum is contemporary, covering topics such as population issues, energy provision, coastal management and river flooding. We set out to create ‘thinking geographers’ and this theme is carried through from GCSE into A-Level. You will study important issues linked to coastal management, river flooding, superpowers and regeneration to name but a few. As well as a day trip in Year 12 to investigate coastal management, there is a three-day residential course in Year 13 during which students explore the skills associated with teamwork, field work and hypothesis testing.