Geography

Thank you for choosing to apply for Attleborough Sixth Form - for further information about our courses, please refer to the course guide on our website.

Applications made before 01 January will be considered while blocking subjects for our timetable. If you apply after this date, the blocking for subjects will have already been determined. If the subjects you have chosen do not fit into the blocking, you will be notified as soon as possible, to arrange a conversation with our Sixth Form team in order to discuss alternatives.

In A-Level Geography we follow the AQA specification; you will learn up-to-the-minute contemporary and relevant issues which impact us locally and globally. The course is split into Physical and Human Geography; in addition there is a Geographical Investigation element which will involve first-hand data collection in the field. Students are expected to pick up on recent events through the media and use this to support their understanding of Geography.

Physical Geography topics of study will include; the water and carbon cycles, coastal systems and landscapes and hazards. In Human Geography the themes we cover across the course are; contemporary urban environments, changing places and global systems and governance.

In Y12 we run a fieldtrip in the summer term which allows students to gain knowledge and understanding of how to undertake a geographical enquiry, which is necessary to complete an individual Geographical Investigation report. In Yr13 students will have the opportunity to devise their own fieldwork and undertake an investigation in their own time to complete the requirements of the course.

GCSE Geography 5 | Mathematics and English 4-5 (in either combination)

Progression into the second year of the course is reliant on students achieving a minimum D grade in the End of Year 1 Exam.

Geography combines very well with a wide variety of subjects from both arts and sciences. The skills of research, processing information and the up-to-date knowledge of the world are all highly prized by universities and employers, whatever the course or job being considered. Geography may also be highly valued for careers in the Diplomatic Service, many types of Surveying and Planning, the Armed Forces as well as the Travel, Transport and Tourism industries.