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 Departments > GeographyGeography
Welcome to the Geography DepartmentThe Geography Department is located on the ground floor in Little Cloister House near the entrance to the Cathedral cloisters. Little Cloister House is shared with the History Department located on the first floor. Two Geography specialists share the teaching in the department; Carol Barber who is Head of Department, and William Joyce. Teaching takes place in two classrooms and there is an office as well. All rooms have a computer that is linked to the internet and there is a projector in one room too. We have a wide range of up to date reference books and magazines that senior students are encouraged to use for researching topics especially linked to essay topics in the upper sixth. Student numbers at GCSE and A Level continue to be steady and we encourage
potential students to ask more senior students about the courses they are
studying for their views. Our external exam results compare more than favourably
with other subjects and we are especially pleased with the value added at GCSE
which gives students the equivalent of a grade higher that they would obtain in
non selective schools elsewhere. In 2007 we had a pass rate of 88% at GCSE grades
A* to C, and 100% at A Level. One candidate, James Wenn who obtained an A grade
at A Level gained entry to
Our aim is to encourage students to work as hard as they can and to take pride in what they are doing. We want young people to study Geography because they have a genuine curiosity about the world around them together with a desire to make the world a better place.
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Much of the focus of what we study is very much linked to the environment,
and we are fortunate to have a herb garden at the entrance to Little Cloister
House together with an organic vegetable garden developed by students and staff
at the back of the classrooms. In 2002 a dozen sixth form students built a pond
and wildlife garden at the heart of the school. Every Thursday afternoon during
the activity period a small group of upper sixth students collect paper and
cardboard around the whole school site, this is sent away to be recycled. We
also collect ink jet cartridges and old mobile phones, the money raised from
this goes towards Winston’s Wish, the children’s bereavement charity. Since
last year a large group of students from Year Eleven upwards have also been
involved in filming the changes taking place in the city in conjunction with
the Gloucester Regeneration Company and Blue Sky films.