Geography course for AS and A Level students

Developing the skills to succeed

Two outstanding locations for fieldwork in the UK provide your AS level and A level students with excellent opportunities to develop their investigative skills, with the help of our trained field studies specialists.

Students collect data on tablet devices and use our IT facilities to analyse their results, prepare reports and compare their own findings with online case studies and secondary evidence. Our priority is to provide the geography course which meets your curriculum requirements.

NEW! for 2019

Introducing our NEW! comprehensive A level Geography workbooks, written by our team of study course experts. The workbooks cover all the topics you need to meet the fieldwork requirements of the AQA, Edexcel and OCR exam boards.

With a hand-picked selection of topics, carefully chosen locations and the support of the PGL Field Studies Team, our residential courses are sure to set your students on the path to achieving the best exam results!

Urban Settlements
Coastal Management
Coastal Processes and Features

Study modules

Our courses are tailored to meet the requirements of the new geography curriculums in England and Wales (first taught in 2016).
A choice of modules gives students opportunities to carry out the investigations relevant to the specifications of the examination board they are following.

Human Geography - click to see module information

Urban Settlements AQA, Edexcel, OCR
Producing land use classification maps of town centres allows students to investigate patterns in retail settlements and settlement function. Development of towns over time can be demonstrated through a study of building type and the CBD can be mapped.
Available at: Little Canada, Osmington Bay

Physical Geography - click to see module information

Coastal Management AQA, Edexcel, OCR
Students examine the conflicts that arise from coastal erosion and the options for coastal management. They investigate different types of coastal defences through field sketches and discuss how they should be managed in the future through a decision matrix. Each option is examined through cost benefit analysis and all relevant economic, social, educational and industrial impacts are investigated and discussed.
Available at: Little Canada, Osmington Bay

Coastal Processes and Features AQA, Edexcel, OCR
By working as part of a team students profile a beach, taking accurate measurements which are entered onto a pocket computer. Students discuss beach formation and the reasons why beaches differ in shape and sediment size. They then discuss the results obtained and suggest why sediment size varies in relation to its position on the beach. Simple experiments allow observations of long shore drift and wave refraction.
Available at: Little Canada, Osmington Bay

A typical itinerary for this course

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Sample programme for a 4 day Geography A Level Field Studies course for Secondary Schools
	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
07.30-09.00		Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast
09.00-12.00		Full day: Coastal Processes and Features	Full day: Coastal Management	Half day: Urban Settlements
12.00-14.00		Packed lunch	Packed lunch	Lunch at centre
14.00-15.30	15.30 onwards - arrive on centre, unpack and orientation	Full day: Coastal Processes and Features	Full day: Coastal Management	Depart centre after lunch
17.00-19.00	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner
19.00-21.00	Evening Entertainment Quiz Show	Follow-up session	Follow-up session

Focus on study or add PGL adventure activities to break up the day >

Learning outcomes

Your needs – your choice.

We tailor the fieldwork to meet your requirements, so the outcomes are very much down to what you decide is your focus. Whether it’s a case of introducing a new topic, reinforcing work done in school, or revising a range of topics in preparation for exams for AS, A level or Highers – it’s up to you.

We can recommend the best choice of location to suit the specific requirements of your group.

Learnings and data from fieldwork and research done at PGL will form the basis of solid case studies for future examinations.

A 1:12 staff to student ratio means more support for each student as they make their investigations.

Our experience with many groups at this level means we can help with recommending appropriate project work.

You students will face their exams with more confidence, inspired by their fieldwork and follow-up sessions, which will have consolidated their learning.

Location

Barton Hall, South Devon Bawdsey Manor, Suffolk Beam House, North Devon Boreatton Park, Shropshire Caythorpe Court, Lincolnshire Dalguise, Perthshire Hillcrest, Herefordshire Liddington, Wiltshire Little Canada, Isle of Wight Llwyn Filly, Brecon Beacons Marchants Hill, Surrey Osmington Bay, Dorset Tregoyd House, Brecon Beacons Windmill Hill, East Sussex Winmarleigh Hall, Lancashire