The Geography course is 80% external exam and 20% NEA.  Students undertake three exams at the end of their course.  These are Human Interactions (22% of the A Level) which examines units on 'Changing Spaces, Making Places,' 'Global Migration' and 'Human Rights.' Physical Systems (22% of the A level), covering units on 'Glaciated Landscapes,' and 'Earth's Life Support Systems' and finally, Geographical Debates (36% of the A level) examining 'Disease Dilemma's' and 'Hazardous Earth.' The final 20% is the Non-Examined Unit (NEA), an Independent Investigation where students collect, present and analyse information around an individually chosen hypothesis. 

We have relatively small class sizes in comparison to some sixth forms.  There are currently 15 students in Y13 and 34 in Y12 (split in to 2 classes). 

 Yes, Mrs Walker has a (BSc) degree in Geography (and a Masters in Teaching and Learning), Mr Twigg has a Physical Geography and Geology degree (BSc), Miss Jackson a Physical Geography and Geology degree (BSc) and Miss Davorn a Human Geography degree and a Masters. 

Each year we are extremely proud of the success of our A Level students. 100% of students pass their A level with an average of 40% achieving A*-B grades. We are delighted with the progress that all students make. 

Due to the nature of A level Geography covering elements of both the Human and Physical world, it is uniquely placed as a subject that is complimented by almost every other subject. Some of our current students are studying subjects such as English, Spanish, Psychology, Politics, Sociology, the Sciences and Maths. 

Geography is one of the nine facilitating subjects and is held in high esteem by universities. Geography not only helps you to understand the world that you live in, it also opens doors for further study. 

Geography not only aids our understanding of the diverse world in which we live, but the geographical questions that are investigated, issues that are studied and the enquiry approach to investigating these complex issues, provide geographers with a wide range of transferrable and critical thinking skills that are often sort by employers.  This ultimately prepares Geography students for a wide range of jobs, only some of which are listed below: 

• Cartographer. 

• Commercial/residential surveyor. 

• Environmental consultant. 

• Geographical information systems officer. 

• Planning and development surveyor. 

• Secondary/Primary school teacher. 

• Town planner. 

• Working for NGOs. 

To name but a few.