Geography is a modern, innovative and challenging subject that builds on the content studied at GCSE, providing students with subject knowledge of the physical and human world around them. It also provides a wide variety of transferable skills. The guardian recently published that geography is the must have A-level. “In a world that increasingly values people who can work across the physical and social sciences, geography is all the rage”.
Students are required to have at least a Grade 5 in the higher tier at GCSE Geography alongside at least a grade 4 GCSE in both Mathematics and English Language.
At the end of this two year course students will be required to sit two exams worth 80% of the A-level (40% each exam). Questions in the exam will be multiple-choice, short answer and extended prose. Students will also submit a piece of coursework worth 20% of the A-level grade. The two exams will be split into the key themes of geography: Unit 1: Physical geography (40%) 2 hours 30 minutes exam- Including hazards,earthquakes and volcanoes, glacial environments and natural cycles including the carbon and water cycles Unit 2: Human geography (40%) 2 hours 30 minutes examincluding urban environments, global systems and governance, population and the environment and place studies. The final 20% is made up of school marked work: Unit 3: Geographical investigation (20%)- A piece of coursework set and marked by the teacher. This will involve four days fieldwork across the two years investigating both human and physical geography
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Walsall |
| Ofsted Rating | Requires improvement |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9PA |
Geography is a modern, innovative and challenging subject that builds on the content studied at GCSE, providing students with subject knowledge of the physical and human world around them. It also provides a wide variety of transferable skills. The guardian recently published that geography is the must have A-level. “In a world that increasingly values people who can work across the physical and social sciences, geography is all the rage”.
Students are required to have at least a Grade 5 in the higher tier at GCSE Geography alongside at least a grade 4 GCSE in both Mathematics and English Language.
At the end of this two year course students will be required to sit two exams worth 80% of the A-level (40% each exam). Questions in the exam will be multiple-choice, short answer and extended prose. Students will also submit a piece of coursework worth 20% of the A-level grade. The two exams will be split into the key themes of geography: Unit 1: Physical geography (40%) 2 hours 30 minutes exam- Including hazards,earthquakes and volcanoes, glacial environments and natural cycles including the carbon and water cycles Unit 2: Human geography (40%) 2 hours 30 minutes examincluding urban environments, global systems and governance, population and the environment and place studies. The final 20% is made up of school marked work: Unit 3: Geographical investigation (20%)- A piece of coursework set and marked by the teacher. This will involve four days fieldwork across the two years investigating both human and physical geography
