Geography
St Mary's Catholic Academy - Blackpool
01253396286
St Walburga's Road, Blackpool, FY3 7EQ
Course summary

Geography is about the study of people and places. You will discover how the human and physical worlds interact, how people affect their environment and how the environment affects them. A Level Geography develops a range of transferable skills, including numeracy and statistics, graphical and cartographic skills. This course helps you to improve vital literacy skills when reading source material and communicating arguments through essay based responses. You will explore the idea of ‘place’ and interpret how different groups of people understand places from the local to the global.

Entry requirements

Five or more GCSEs at grade 4 or higher, including English and Mathematics.

How you'll be assessed

The A Level is 80% exam and 20% coursework. In the first year you will study Water and Carbon Cycles, Hazards and Changing Places. In the Summer term you will spend four days in the field, where you will collect data to write up a 3000-4000 word report that will account for 20% of your A Level.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth West
Local AuthorityBlackpool
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressSt Walburga's Road, Blackpool, FY3 7EQ