What we are trying to achieve with students
The A level Geology course aims to foster rigorous scientific methods and a passionate love for our planet’s wonders. Geology brings together all branches of science to investigate what we can infer about climate change and our finite resources from the past. As such it is highly relevant to all our futures.
Geology is about understanding the evolution, the structure and the dynamics of the Earth through its rocks, minerals and fossils.
The courses we run
Examination Board: OCR
Examination Code: AS H087, A Level H487
Items of particular interest
- Fieldtrips to Pembroke, The Jurassic Coast and to the Geological Museum to bring the subject alive.
- An extensive mineral, rock and fossil collection to examine and identify.
- Lessons with many varied practical activities.
- Using the school’s seismometer to look at seismic events in real time.
- An engrossing hobby for life.