Geography A Level

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2027 ENTRY

Entry Requirements - Please follow the link and download our Options Guide to view the entry requirements for Sixth Form and individual subjects https://www.queenelizabeths.kent.sch.uk/learning/sixth-form/thinking-about-joining-queen-elizabeths-grammar-school-for-sixth-form/

How to Apply:

Applications will open in November 2026.

Internals - Google Form - Speak to Mr Cowlam or Mrs Gossling

Externals - Through Kent Choices

https://www.queenelizabeths.kent.sch.uk/learning/sixth-form/applying-to-the-sixth-form/

DEADLINE: Gaining a place at our Sixth Form is incredibly competitive. To ensure we can follow the correct processes for making offers and gathering information appropriately, the deadline for all applications, internal and external, will be Friday 26th February 2027 at 15.00.

Following this deadline, external applicants that are considered to have met the requirements for a Conditional Offer will receive a notification via Kent Choices. You will also be invited to an Online Application Meeting in March 2027. This meeting will be a compulsory stage of the application process and will provide details of the next steps and what is required to gain a place in our Sixth Form for September 2027. Any applicants that do not attend the meeting will have their Conditional Offer withdrawn.

External applicants that attend the meeting will retain their Conditional Offer and gain access to the next stage of the application process.

Internal Applicants have an automatic conditional offer. Following the deadline, students will attend a 1-2-1 meeting to discuss your options. You will not be able to make any changes to your subject choices until the Option Blocks have been created around the end of Term 5.

What to include in your application:

You must select a minimum AND maximum of 5 subject choices:

Option A - 3 main subject choices* + an enhancement subject choice** + a reserve subject choice***

Option B - 4 main subject choices + a reserve subject choice

*a main subject choice is a full A Level subject e.g Mathematics/Geography/Physics/German etc

** an enhancement subject choice is either EPQ, Maths in Context or Trinity Acting Exams

***a reserve choice can be either a full A Level or another enhancement option

Geography A Level

EDEXCEL Level 3 Advanced GCE in Geography

Skills that will be developed

• Relevant geographical knowledge
• Data handling and fieldwork techniques
• Literacy
• Personal skills
• A balanced and informed understanding of the changing world you live in

What will you learn?

Provisional outline of Edexcel geography A Level to be studied from September 2016

Paper 1 - Physical Geography (30%)

Includes the following topics

• Tectonic Processes and Hazards
• Landscape Systems, Processes and Change
• The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity
• The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security
• Climate Change Futures

Paper 2 Human Geography (30%)

Includes the following topics

• Globalisation
• Shaping Places
• Superpowers
• Health, Human Rights and Intervention

Paper 3 A Synoptic Examination (20%)

Bring together a variety of the topics above with a focus on:

• Players
• Attitudes and actions
• Futures and uncertainties

Coursework: Independent Investigation (20%)

• The investigation report is internally assessed and externally moderated.
• The student will produce a written report of 3000–4000 words.

Enrichment

There will be fieldwork opportunities on this course. (This year we are planning to visit Barcelona) There is also an opportunity for individual study on a topic on which you have some choice.

There are 3 exam assessments and 1 coursework assessment.