A-Level Geography
at Outwood Academy Newbold, Chesterfield · school or sixth form
What the college says
This course develops your critical thinking and problems solving therefore increasing your transferable skills and heightening your employability!?Balanced understanding of physical/human geography?Focus on inter-relationships between people/environment and questions, issues & problems?Enquiry based?Develops critical thinkingYou will be expected to participate in a residential Geography Field Trip in Year 12 & Y13The Geography Department has a strong reputation of geographical fieldwork and in previous years has organised Year 12 field trips to North Wales and Dorset. Urban Geography involves fieldwork in Sheffield and energy study in Lincolnshire.
What you need to get on
5 x GCSE Grade A* - C including Grade 5 in GCSE Geography
How you are assessed
Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
Outwood Academy Newbold
Highfield Lane Newbold, Chesterfield, S41 8BA
DaytimeClassroom basedCheck the journey
Start dates
- 2 September 2026 · Chesterfield
Who else teaches this exact qualification
Same qualification, different college. Entry requirements and how it is taught can differ a lot between them, which is the whole reason to compare.
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