Geography

Course summary

At Longridge Towers School, the study of Geography provides pupils with the opportunity to engage with their local area, and understand the key concepts of the world, both in physical terms and human interactions. Geography is a fundamental part of a well-rounded education; it provides pupils with knowledge of global issues on both a physical and human basis. Geography equips students with transferable skills including empathy, communication skills and problem solving, constructing arguments for essay writing and presentation skills; all of which provide advantages for the pupils across many of their other academic subjects. Geography is one of the only subjects where there are continual changes of environments for pupils to investigate, and also they consider the human reactions to these changes. In A’ Level Geography, pupils continue with the AQA specification and explore the finer details of topics covered in earlier Geography courses: hazards, coastal landscapes and urban environments. Pupils will study fresh and engaging topics such as global systems and governance, the water and carbon cycles, and an unusual topic called changing places. Pupils are assessed across two exam papers, as well as an independent NEA task. For this, they choose a topic to focus on and undertake independent research and data collection, and then collate their findings for the finished piece. This assessment method allows our geographers to develop their independent work ethic and hone their academic skills. This is good preparation for the transition to further education.