In Geography A Level, students study topics as diverse as the water and carbon cycles, managing urban change and the growth of tourism in Year 12. In Year 13 they consider earth hazards, population and resources, and geographical skills. Students at this level begin to see how the skills the have developed in this subject relate to future careers and the working world. Students have a residential teaching and data collection trip to the north Norfolk coast. Here they look at contrasting erosional and depositional coastlines to help provide them with ideas for their non-examined assessment (project). There is also a day trip around Ipswich to support the human geography taught and also to collect useful data to analyse. Every year there is at least one lunchtime lecture on topics which build on classroom teaching. Recent topics include an update on landslides, the Tohoku earthquake, the population crisis, climate change and super volcanoes. There are also trips organised to relevant Norfolk Geography Association meetings. Students attend the climate crisis debate at the University of Essex and watch video recordings of any relevant lectures at the Royal Geographical Society London.
For new students, entry to the Sixth Form is dependent on GCSE grades, an interview with the Headmaster and a school reference. To enter our Sixth Form and be successful, we like to see grade 7s in the GCSE subjects a student wishes to take at A Level (8s for Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Maths) or in relevant subjects, with at least six grades 6s overall. We also accept students onto BTEC Sport and Exercise Science plus one A Level. For this combination, we like to see at least six grade 5s at GCSE overall, with a 7 in a relevant subject for the A Level. Below this attainment level, likely, we are not the right match for a student, although we are happy to discuss exceptional circumstances.
The course is assessed in two written exams at the end of Year 13 – one on human geography and one on physical geography plus the non-examined assessment.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Suffolk |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Day £12,705 - £19,704; Boarding £36,639 - £40,365 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Henley Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SG |
In Geography A Level, students study topics as diverse as the water and carbon cycles, managing urban change and the growth of tourism in Year 12. In Year 13 they consider earth hazards, population and resources, and geographical skills. Students at this level begin to see how the skills the have developed in this subject relate to future careers and the working world. Students have a residential teaching and data collection trip to the north Norfolk coast. Here they look at contrasting erosional and depositional coastlines to help provide them with ideas for their non-examined assessment (project). There is also a day trip around Ipswich to support the human geography taught and also to collect useful data to analyse. Every year there is at least one lunchtime lecture on topics which build on classroom teaching. Recent topics include an update on landslides, the Tohoku earthquake, the population crisis, climate change and super volcanoes. There are also trips organised to relevant Norfolk Geography Association meetings. Students attend the climate crisis debate at the University of Essex and watch video recordings of any relevant lectures at the Royal Geographical Society London.
For new students, entry to the Sixth Form is dependent on GCSE grades, an interview with the Headmaster and a school reference. To enter our Sixth Form and be successful, we like to see grade 7s in the GCSE subjects a student wishes to take at A Level (8s for Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Maths) or in relevant subjects, with at least six grades 6s overall. We also accept students onto BTEC Sport and Exercise Science plus one A Level. For this combination, we like to see at least six grade 5s at GCSE overall, with a 7 in a relevant subject for the A Level. Below this attainment level, likely, we are not the right match for a student, although we are happy to discuss exceptional circumstances.
The course is assessed in two written exams at the end of Year 13 – one on human geography and one on physical geography plus the non-examined assessment.