Geography

Course summary

Two teachers will work with you to help you to understand both Human and Physical Geography in great breadth and depth. We follow the OCR A-Level course. In this, you will study topics such as: Glacial Environments; Disease Dilemmas; Carbon and Water Cycle Fluxes; Spatial and Economic Geography and Oceanography. More than the fascinating subject content, you will develop a wide range of numeracy, literacy, graphical and cartographic skills that ensure you are well-placed to excel with academic life at University. The Independent Investigation allows for pupils to research their own interest, and to develop their own interest in a sub-topic. In a typical year, we undertake a significant amount of fieldwork over the course of the two years. This includes a compulsory residential trip to the Lake District in June of Lower Sixth (3 days) and 3 one-day trips to Snowdonia, Liverpool and South Shropshire. Furthermore, all pupils are invited to an optional glacial study of the Chamonix valley, France in Lower Sixth. There pupils spend time investigating change in icedynamics and glacial outwash on the Bossons, Argentière and Mer de Glace glaciers in an intensive 6-day field course. We hope for this trip to run in October 2024.