Geography A Level Edexcel

Our Sixth Form Open Evening will take place on Thursday 19th November. As this is always a very popular event, we run three separate booking slots throughout the evening to help us accommodate as many families as possible and ensure everyone has the opportunity to visit.

Booking is now live! Please follow this link to book your tickets before they're all gone: https://www.ticketsource.com/the-canterbury-academy-open-events/e-mgrrozg

We look forward to welcoming you and giving you the opportunity to find out more about our Sixth Form, meet our staff and students explore the fantastic opportunities available to our students.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Applications Open – 2nd November 2026

Applications Close – 30th June 2027

Entry Requirements –We do have entry recommendations for some courses, especially A-levels, as we would not want you to start a course that would not be suitable for you. We want to give you the best chance of future success.

The course programmes are flexible: students can mix Level 3 courses with Level 2 courses, or A-levels with BTECs. We provide impartial advice and guidance and seek to put you on the courses you want and are likely to be successful in.

Students are expected to study up to 3 A level equivalent subjects (this can be from either A levels and/or Level 3 BTEC subjects) building their own personalised combination of Level 3 subjects OR a full time Level 2 course.

The Sixth Form runs on a flexible timetable with some courses running until 6.00pm. This flexibility means we can offer as much as possible, to as many as possible, as often as possible.

How to Apply – Applications are currently closed. Please check back at the beginning of November to submit your application.

A level geography covers a wide range of contemporary themes and issues. Geography, and the world we study, is ever-changing, which is why there is a focus on fundamental processes that reflect the world around us and foster an understanding of what could impact its future. The specification requires students to:

• Develop a range of geographical skills – this includes quantitative skills (mathematical and statistical), qualitative skills (interviews, creative and social media, geographical representations), and geospatial skills (which might be more quantitative in nature: for example, geographical information systems (GIS); or qualitative: for example, interpreting photos, sketches and drawings).
• Build on fieldwork skills – fieldwork is a vital part of studying geography, and it is a compulsory factor of the course. A level requires a minimum of four days.

First Year:

Dynamic Landscapes - Tectonic processes and hazards and landscape systems, processes and change (coastal landscapes and change).

Dynamic Places – Globalisation and shaping places (regenerating places).

Second Year:

Physical Systems and Sustainability - The water cycle and water insecurity and the carbon cycle and energy security.

Human Systems and Geopolitics – superpowers and global development and connections (migration, identity and sovereignty).

Within the A level there will also be an Independent Investigation which is a 20% contribution to A Level qualification.

We would recommend a grade 5 at GCSE in geography and a grade 5 at GCSE in English Language.

This course will enable you to study Geography or related degrees, for example, geology/meteorology at university.