Environmental Science

Please apply for all courses via Help You Choose. Applications will open on October 21st.

In order to ensure success in the Sixth Form, we have designed different pathways to suit your individual needs. Please see below for the specific entry criteria. In addition to this, students will need to check the specific entry criteria for their chosen subjects by checking each course descrpition.

The General Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure about which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible by gaining UCAS points with their Module Two Option.

Module One: three A Levels

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Combined Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible.

Module One – either one of the three below options:

Two A-levels and one specialist qualification (equivalent to one A Level)

One A-level and two specialist qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Three specialist qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Module Two: Enrichment Course

Module Three: Academic Coaching

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Specialist Pathway

This pathway is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take. Please refer to our on offer to view the range.

Module One: Advanced Specialist Qualification

Module Two: Work Placement

Module Three: Enrichment Course

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Extended Pathway

This pathway is for students aspiring to study at Oxbridge or one of the Russell Group Universities or who want to follow a high-demand course such as Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Law or Engineering.

Module One: Three A Levels

Module Two: One Advanced Subsidiary Level

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 5 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 5 or above.

The T Level Pathway

This course is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take.

Module One: T Level Course

Module Two: Industry Placement

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

Environmental Science involves gaining a deep and well informed insight into the environment and the scientific processes that control and affect it. The course aims to consider environmental events and cycles, the human impacts on these and the strategies that can be used to reduce problems caused. Students are also taught how to collect, analyse and interpret information. Our world is changing – population is increasing, resources are diminishing and ecosystems are threatened. Environmental Science offers the opportunity for students to understand our environment and develop sustainable strategies for environmental management.

AS/Year 12 Unit

The Living Environment

• Biodiversity of Life on Earth

• Conservation

• Coral Reefs, Antarctica, Tropical Rainforests

• Life Processes in the Biosphere

The Physical Environment

• Resources and Exploitation

• Air, Water and Land

• Sustainability

• Research Methods

A Level/Year 13 Unit

Energy Resources and Environmental Pollution

• Energy Supply and Resources

• Atmosphere, Terrestrial and Aquatic Pollution

Biological Resources and Sustainability

• Population Growth

• Food Production and Forestry Systems

• Sustainability

A Level Assessment Two written examinations worth 50% each.

You will need to achieve the pathway criteria, please see the prospectus for further information

You will need to achieve a Grade 5 or above in GCSE Science

You will need to achieve a Grade 4 or above in GCSE Mathematics

A Grade 4 in Geography is preferable but not essential

Most A Level Environment Science students go on to study at Higher Education to follow courses related to Science, Geography or the Environment. Environmental Science is particularly suited for careers relating to Environmental Management, Planning, Conservation or Industry. Given the increasing need for environmental planning, the wide range of skills taught in the classroom are very attractive to both employers and universities.