Why Study Geography?
The course is an issues-based approach to studying geography, enabling pupils to explore and evaluate contemporary geographical questions and issues such as the consequences of globalisation, responses to hazards, water insecurity and climate change. There are opportunities for fieldwork during the course and individual research and investigation is a key feature.
Fieldwork is an essential component of geography, and thus pupils will have opportunities to develop their understanding beyond the classroom environment.
There are four days of field trips with an overall cost of around £200. One of the trips is a residential and an expectation of the course. The department strives to provide the opportunity to attend an optional overseas trip during your two years.
It would be helpful for pupils to have a prior knowledge of geography through experience of the GCSE, but this is not a requirement. Rather those pupils considering taking geography at A-level should be inspired by the human and physical environment around them and wish to develop their understanding of our changing world.
Geography Rocks
The Wegener Society is our school geography society named after the famous German meteorologist and geophysicist, Alfred Wegener. During his lifetime he was primarily known for his achievements in meteorology and as a pioneer of polar research, but today he is most remembered as the originator of the theory of continental drift. The society welcomes guest speakers to talk on a variety of geographical topics.