Academy Entry Requirements: 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above, including English (Language or Literature) and Mathematics. Level 2 BTEC subjects count at a grade Merit or above.
Subject-Specific Requirements:
Grade 5 in GCSE English Language OR Literature
The course involves an in depth analysis of key geographical issues related to the 21st Century and highlighted daily within our media. Candidates will be expected to investigate the nature of physical and human environments.
There is a required field trip element to the course. This assists with the completion of the Unit 4 independent investigation.
The A Level Geography (Edexcel) content is taught in topics from each exam paper:
There are 3 examination papers and an NEA (non-examined assessment):
Geography helps you to make sense of the world around you. It’s hands on, relevant, and fun. Whatever your passion for the world – fascination with landscapes or concerns about sustainability – geography will provide you with knowledge and transferable skills that will reward you personally and advance you professionally. Geography is highly valued by universities as an A Level choice, and combines well with both arts and science subjects. It can be a facilitating subject – that is a subject most likely to be required or preferred for entry to degree courses. Choosing facilitating subjects will keep more options at the university-level; geography opens doors to other degrees such as business and administrative studies, law, engineering and technology, and the other social physical sciences.
Geography was also found to be the most relevant A Level subject in teaching students about climate change (YouGov/ RGS 2020).
