Study beyond the classroom: There are 4 days of compulsory fieldwork, data from which is highly likely to be used in Component 04, Investigative Geography. Therefore all candidates are required to participate in field trips which may take place out of school time. Some of these trips could be residential. In recent years we have stayed at the Cranedale Centre in Yorkshire. Students will be required to pay for excursions. To be a successful geography student you need to: Have a curiosity about the world and an awareness of current geographical events. You must be able to express your ideas articulately and concisely and be able to carry out statistical calculations. A strong place knowledge, a habit of wider reading and a love of fieldwork in urban and rural environments will be essential. Students who have studied geography at Derby High have gone on to: Complete either science or arts degrees in geography, environmental science, town planning, teaching, geology, law conversion and journalism.