The Course - King Solomon High School

The Course:The Geography A-level is designed to improve student’s knowledge on both ageold processes such as Tectonic Hazards to current world issues such as Globalisationand Development. Whilst at the same time equipping students with necessaryskills such as essay writing, reporting, graphical interpretation and data analysisthat will be useful in both further education and the world of employment. Assuch this is a subject that is looked upon favourably by employers; in 2006,excluding profession based degrees such as Accounting, the highest percentageof graduates finding full-time employment were Geography graduates.Who teaches the course?Human Geography is taught by Mr. Fernandes and Physical Geography by Mr.Keeble Watson or Mr. Longthorne.Topics covered within the Human Geography units include Population andresources, Migration, Trade and Development and Economic processes. The Humanunits are constantly updating as the world changes and are therefore interestingfor those who like to keep abreast of current affairs and politics. The Physicalunits include Ecosystems, Fluvial environments and processes, Natural Hazardsand Environmental issues. Again there are lots of areas within the physical unitsthat are contemporary, however there is also a lot here for the ‘traditional’ ormore scientific geographer.Preferred Entry CriteriaStudents who take Geography at A-Level should have good basic communicationskills with a B Grade in G.C.S.E Geography and English. They must be preparedto work not only in class but on their own or in groups and carry out their ownreading and research. They will require good time management skills and mustbe motivated by their own success if they are to achieve a grade C or above.ResultsResults in Geography are good; on average we have a 100% A-E pass rate witharound 50% of students achieving an A or B grade at A2.GEOGRAPHY