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GCE A Level in Geography

at Caldew School, Carlisle · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2022see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The A Level qualification is made up of eight units. Four of these units are covered in the AS exam that students will sit as a stand alone qualification in Year 12. Students will be offered the opportunity to take part in a three day residential field work study as part of the course. Unit 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards Unit 2: Coastal Landscape and Change Unit 3:Globalisation Unit 4:Diverse Places. Unit 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity Unit 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security. Unit 7:Superpowers Unit 8:Global Development and Connections

What you need to get on

Five GCSE at Grade 4 or above . Candidates that have not taken GCSE Geography will be accepted if they have gained high GCSE grades.

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

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