Geography is the study of the rapidly changing world in which we live. It develops a knowledge and understanding of the interaction between the physical and human environment. Geographers understand the importance of planning and managing our resources for both present and future generations. Geographers ask questions. Students are encouraged to use them to explore the world; by identifying and analysing a range of evidence they can learn to form balanced opinions. As a department, the aim is to empower all students to build the tool kit necessary to formulate their own complex answers to questions like: • What do pirates have to do with Geography? • What do photographs and films of Reading tell us about local people’s geographies? • How does the use of my phone affect people on the other side of the world in the Congo? • What do geographers have to add to the study of tropical diseases?
The vast majority of the girls in Upper V (Year 11) at The Abbey remain for Sixth Form. Potential new Sixth Formers sit a Sixth Form Entrance Examination (comprising of 2 subject papers) at either Scholarship or Standard level. References are obtained from current Schools and candidates are invited in for interview. Offers are then made, subject to candidates meeting GCSE requirements which are typically: 8 subjects at 5 / Grade B or above with 7/ Grade A or above in subjects to be studied at A level or Higher Level IB. If the subject is only available in the Sixth Form, a 7 /Grade A or above in relevant subjects will be expected e.g. in Maths for Economics.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Reading |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £21,750 |
| Address | 17 Kendrick Road, Reading, RG1 5DZ |
Geography is the study of the rapidly changing world in which we live. It develops a knowledge and understanding of the interaction between the physical and human environment. Geographers understand the importance of planning and managing our resources for both present and future generations. Geographers ask questions. Students are encouraged to use them to explore the world; by identifying and analysing a range of evidence they can learn to form balanced opinions. As a department, the aim is to empower all students to build the tool kit necessary to formulate their own complex answers to questions like: • What do pirates have to do with Geography? • What do photographs and films of Reading tell us about local people’s geographies? • How does the use of my phone affect people on the other side of the world in the Congo? • What do geographers have to add to the study of tropical diseases?
The vast majority of the girls in Upper V (Year 11) at The Abbey remain for Sixth Form. Potential new Sixth Formers sit a Sixth Form Entrance Examination (comprising of 2 subject papers) at either Scholarship or Standard level. References are obtained from current Schools and candidates are invited in for interview. Offers are then made, subject to candidates meeting GCSE requirements which are typically: 8 subjects at 5 / Grade B or above with 7/ Grade A or above in subjects to be studied at A level or Higher Level IB. If the subject is only available in the Sixth Form, a 7 /Grade A or above in relevant subjects will be expected e.g. in Maths for Economics.