Geography

Course summary

Post-16 geography at JKHS is delivered by all three members of the department (Mr. Calderbank, Mr. Wallace, and Miss Jones), who focus on areas of particular interest and expertise. Students study the Edexcel geography specification which is a balance of both human & physical geography. Whilst the topics studied at A level are selected to link closely with what students have studied previously at GCSE, it is not a requirement for students to have taken GCSE geography before studying A level; indeed some of our most successful students in the past have joined us without a GCSE in geography! The highlight of post-16 geography at JKHS is the Year 12 residential field trip to the FSC center at Nettlecombe Court in Somerset. Students spend a week in the field working in small groups and individually collecting data from a variety of locations, including the River Holford and Porlock Bay. The students will then work on analyzing and presenting their data to draw conclusions. This fieldwork is undertaken so that the students can produce their own individual investigation that contributes 20% of their overall A-level grade.