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Geography

at Tapton School & Sixth Form, Sheffield · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

Landscape Systems: This topic introduces students to the integrated study of earth surface processes, landforms and resultant landscapes. Students will explore how a glacial landscape can be viewed as system, how glacial landforms develop within this landscape and the influences of both climate and human activity on the landscape. As part of our study we will visit the Lake District for a short residential where we will carry out quantitative and qualitative fieldwork to support the learning in this unit and the fieldwork assessment in the exam. Changing Spaces; Making places: People are at the heart of places, living their lives, forming attachments and making connections. Places are dynamic, multi-layered and the history and culture of a nation can be found in their buildings, public spaces and towns and cities. Our environment includes a wide variety of places, from rural to urban, small streets to megacities and diversity exists not only between but also within all of these places. Changing Spaces; Making Places allows students to look through a local lens to understand regional, national and global issues.Hazardous Earth: Movement of the Earths land masses, from Pangaea to present day are evidence that forces beneath our feet are at work. Seismic and volcanic activity creates hazards as populations have grown and inhabited more of the Earth. Although hazardous, earthquakes and volcanoes create new landforms and can support life on Earth from flora and fauna to population

What you need to get on

5 GCSEs at grade 4 and above. Each course carries its own individual requirments.

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

Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · Sheffield

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