The Geography Department is a well resourced working environment within the main building. There are two dedicated rooms all equipped with internet access, one has an interactive whiteboard, the other a computer linked to a projector. Both rooms have DVD and video facilities.

We regularly take students to Poole, Lulworth, Bruton, Weymouth, Portland, Studland and Hengistbury Head. The A Level students go to Bournemouth University for Revision Seminars.

Curriculum Delivery

At Key Stage 3 all students follow the National Curriculum.  In Year 7 students study basic geographical skills, Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes and Earthquakes, basic mapwork, settlement and fieldwork techniques.

In Year 8 students study Italy, and compare against Kenya, rivers and/or coasts and Industrial Change.

In Year 9 students study Globalisation, Weather and Climate and Ecosystems.

A teacher assessed National Curriculum level is then determined.

At Key Stage 4 the AQA Specification A course is followed by all students.
Topics covered are:

• Rocks, Rivers, Coasts, Tectonic hazards for the Physical Paper (37.5%)
• Tourism, Population, Changing Rural Environments for the Human Paper (37.5%)
• Plus Controlled Assessment Coursework (25%)

There are currently three groups in each of Year 10 and Year 11.

At Key Stage 5 the students follow OCR Syllabus A.

At AS Level there are two modules:

• Physical Environment (50%):  Rivers, Coasts, Cold Environments
• Human Environment (50%): Tourism, Population and Changing rural environments

At A2 level there are also two modules:

• Geographical Skills (40%)
• Global Issues (60%):  Climatic and Tectonic Hazards plus Population and Resources

There is currently one group in each of these years.

Last year at GCSE the A* - C pass rate was 75%.   At A2 the pass rate A* - D was 100%, with A*-B 60%.