At GCSE level geography is a very popular choice and the OCR A syllabus is followed. The students study a mixture of physical, environmental and human issues. They also take part in coastal fieldwork at Walton and they study geographical map skills. At A/S level the students follow the Edexcel B syllabus and they study three modules. One module is based on fieldwork and a variety of fieldwork locations are used around the UK. The A2 course develops on the A/S course and new topics are introduced such as meteorology and hazards. The students also prepare for a problem solving paper and write a research essay on an area of geography, which is of interest to the students

At Chigwell we are firm believers in allowing the students to explore geography in the way which is most appropriate for their needs. We utilise ICT and many other techniques to bring geography to life to the students to show them that it is a living subject, which is all around them and is of vital importance to understanding the world better.