Geography is inherently multidisciplinary in a world that increasingly values people who have the skills needed to work across the physical and social sciences. Geography is an excellent subject for acquiring a variety of skills including research, problem-solving, critical thinking, statistical analysis, ICT skills, decision-making, group and individual presentation skills, teamwork, data collection and presentation. According to statistics, Geography is one of the most popular A Level subjects, with over 280,000 entries last year. Water and the Carbon Cycle: This section specifies a systems approach to the study of water and carbon cycles. The content invites students to contemplate the magnitude and significance of the cycles at a variety of scales, their relevance to wider geography and their central importance for human populations. Hot Deserts: Students will focus extreme hot desert, which are dynamic environments in which landscapes develop by the interaction of winds, water and sediments. The operation and outcomes of fundamental geomorphological processes and their association with distinctive landscapes are readily observable. Hazards: Here we will focus on the lithosphere and the atmosphere, which intermittently but regularly present hazards to human populations, often in dramatic and sometimes catastrophic fashion. By exploring the origin and nature of these hazards and the various ways in which people respond to them, students are able to engage with many dimensions of the relationships between people and the environment they occupy. Global systems and global governance: Students will focus on globalisation – the economic, political and social changes associated with technological and other driving forces which have been a key feature of global economy and society in recent decades. Increased interdependence and transformed relationships between peoples, states and environments have prompted more or less successful attempts at a global level to manage and govern some aspects of human affairs. Students contemplate many complex dimensions of contemporary world affairs and their own place in and perspective on them. Changing Places: Students will focus on people’s engagement with places, their experience of them and the qualities they ascribe to them which are of fundamental importance in their lives. Students acknowledge this importance and engage with how places are known and experienced, how their character is appreciated and the factors and processes which bear upon these matters. Population and the environment: Students will consider the continuing growth of human populations, associated with economic development and changing lifestyles, which continues to be one of the defining features of the present era. Migration change is significant at local and regional scales. Students will explore the relationships between population numbers, population health and wellbeing, levels of economic development and the role and impact of the natural environment. Engaging with these themes at different scales fosters opportunities for students to contemplate the reciprocating relationships between the physical environment and human populations and the relationships between people in their local, national and international communities.
Students must have a minimum point score of 5.5 or above for their best 8 GCSE subjects. Please use the following when calculating average point score: BTEC subjects (Distinction star= 8, Distinction=7, Merit=5.5, Pass=4) Students must have at least a GCSE grade 5 or above in Maths and English Additional GCSE Criteria: Geography 6 *We will consider each student’s application on an individual basis. Students who achieve a high 5 in English or Maths would be considered for entry into the Sixth Form.
Component 1: Physical Geography Written exam 2 hours 30 minutes – 120 marks – 40% of A Level Component 2: Human Geography Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes – 120 marks – 40% of A Level Component 3: Geographical investigation (3,000–4,000 words – 60 marks – 20% of A Level – marked by teachers – moderated by AQA)
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Barnet |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Summers Lane, London, N12 0QG |
Geography is inherently multidisciplinary in a world that increasingly values people who have the skills needed to work across the physical and social sciences. Geography is an excellent subject for acquiring a variety of skills including research, problem-solving, critical thinking, statistical analysis, ICT skills, decision-making, group and individual presentation skills, teamwork, data collection and presentation. According to statistics, Geography is one of the most popular A Level subjects, with over 280,000 entries last year. Water and the Carbon Cycle: This section specifies a systems approach to the study of water and carbon cycles. The content invites students to contemplate the magnitude and significance of the cycles at a variety of scales, their relevance to wider geography and their central importance for human populations. Hot Deserts: Students will focus extreme hot desert, which are dynamic environments in which landscapes develop by the interaction of winds, water and sediments. The operation and outcomes of fundamental geomorphological processes and their association with distinctive landscapes are readily observable. Hazards: Here we will focus on the lithosphere and the atmosphere, which intermittently but regularly present hazards to human populations, often in dramatic and sometimes catastrophic fashion. By exploring the origin and nature of these hazards and the various ways in which people respond to them, students are able to engage with many dimensions of the relationships between people and the environment they occupy. Global systems and global governance: Students will focus on globalisation – the economic, political and social changes associated with technological and other driving forces which have been a key feature of global economy and society in recent decades. Increased interdependence and transformed relationships between peoples, states and environments have prompted more or less successful attempts at a global level to manage and govern some aspects of human affairs. Students contemplate many complex dimensions of contemporary world affairs and their own place in and perspective on them. Changing Places: Students will focus on people’s engagement with places, their experience of them and the qualities they ascribe to them which are of fundamental importance in their lives. Students acknowledge this importance and engage with how places are known and experienced, how their character is appreciated and the factors and processes which bear upon these matters. Population and the environment: Students will consider the continuing growth of human populations, associated with economic development and changing lifestyles, which continues to be one of the defining features of the present era. Migration change is significant at local and regional scales. Students will explore the relationships between population numbers, population health and wellbeing, levels of economic development and the role and impact of the natural environment. Engaging with these themes at different scales fosters opportunities for students to contemplate the reciprocating relationships between the physical environment and human populations and the relationships between people in their local, national and international communities.
Students must have a minimum point score of 5.5 or above for their best 8 GCSE subjects. Please use the following when calculating average point score: BTEC subjects (Distinction star= 8, Distinction=7, Merit=5.5, Pass=4) Students must have at least a GCSE grade 5 or above in Maths and English Additional GCSE Criteria: Geography 6 *We will consider each student’s application on an individual basis. Students who achieve a high 5 in English or Maths would be considered for entry into the Sixth Form.
Component 1: Physical Geography Written exam 2 hours 30 minutes – 120 marks – 40% of A Level Component 2: Human Geography Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes – 120 marks – 40% of A Level Component 3: Geographical investigation (3,000–4,000 words – 60 marks – 20% of A Level – marked by teachers – moderated by AQA)
