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Geography

at Plantsbrook School, Sutton Coldfield · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

The Guardian's view on Geography: it's the must have A Level. According to the Royal Geographical Society, more and more students are choosing to study Geography at university. It may be that geography is a subject for our times. It is inherently multidisciplinary in a world that increasingly values people who have the skills needed to work across the physical and social sciences. They can turn maps from a two-dimensional representation of a country's physical contours into a tool that illustrates social attributes or attitudes: not just where people live, but how, what they think and how they vote. They learn about the physics of climate change, or the interaction of weather events and flood risk, or the way people's behaviour is influenced by the space around them. All these are not just intrinsically interesting and valuable. They also encourage ways of seeing and thinking that make geographers eminently employable, which is why, according to the latest information from the Higher Education Careers Services Unit, only 5.8 percent of geography graduates were still job-hunting six months after they graduated, against an average of 7.3 percent. 'Geographical skills have never been more crucial than they are now. Our world is changing faster than ever. And not in a good way. The global population has rocketed, resources like oil, water and food are becoming scarce. And the pollution and waste we produce are changing our ecosystems and climate... The next generation of geograph

What you need to get on

See pages 8-10 of prospectus.

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

  • Plantsbrook School

    Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Sutton Coldfield

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