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On this course, you will investigate local and international environmental issues, topical and current issues. Learn to evaluate and assess data and information from several different sources, separating fact from fiction. You will examine how the planet works; the soil and rocks, the oceans, the atmosphere and the complex living world that depends upon these systems.
Learn how man is upsetting and damaging the environment is contrasted with sustainable management of the planet. You will also see how environmental scientists are actively tackling a range of issues facing the world, such as climate change, pollution, desertification and GM technology.
Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English Language, Mathematics and two Science subjects.
The course is broken down into the following major subject areas:
Lessons are a mixture of whole-class teaching, group work and independent research that will lead to you presenting your findings to the class. You will also learn through lab work, discussions and field trips. During your studies, you will become more confident in kick sampling in rivers, lichen identification as a bioindicator for air pollution, identifying trees from dichotomous keys and apps. Collect data on local badgers and other animals using camera traps to film night time actives. Field trips include a trip to Beddington Zero Energy Development and Richmond Park to develop tracking skills as well as West Wittering. Students are also offered the opportunity to go on an adventure trip to Limpopo Game Reserve in South Africa, or the Amazon in Peru. Both trips offer the opportunity to gain additional skills in conservation management and sustainability – giving them true hands on experiences. South Africa offers an additional qualification in tracking and you could be part of antipoaching protocols like darting a Rhino.
Your interest in environmental issues could take you along several paths beyond College, such as ecology, wildlife conservation, geology or climatology.
Maybe you would like to work for a charity, teach, enter politics or use your A Level in Environmental Science as the stepping stone to study Environmental Science at university.
