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A2 Geography

at Teign School, Newton Abbot · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2022see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

What will I study? This AS/A Level course leads on naturally from the GCSE course with a very up Grade C or above in to date format that focuses on important issues, Geography is expected. There are two units for the AS level. 1. Changing Landscapes • includes a Fieldwork investigation in Physical Geography. 2. Changing Places • includes a Fieldwork Investigation in Human Geography. There are four units for the A Level qualification. 1. Changing Landscapes and Changing Places. • to include Coastal or Glaciated Landscapes. 2. Global Systems and Global Governance. • to include Water and Carbon Cycles, Processes and Patterns of Global Migration and Global Governance of the Earth's oceans. 3. Contemporary Themes in Geography. • to include Tectonic Hazards and Contemporary themes in Geography. 4. Independent Investigation. • one written independent investigation, based on the collection of both primary and secondary information. Assessment Year 1 - all units include 2 written examinations Year 2 - Unit 1 - 3 will be by written examinations. Unit 4 will be assessed by a non-examination investigation.

What you need to get on

Five Level 4 GCSEs are required for entry into 6th Form. GCSE Level 5 pass is required in your chosen, or related, subject.

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

  • Teign Six Form College

    Teign School Chudleigh Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG

    DaytimeClassroom based
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