View our full course line-up and see what makes St John Rigby College unique with its market leading Elective Programme.
T levels focus on vocational, work related skills and can help students into skilled employment, university or high level apprenticeships.
View our full course line-up and see what makes St John Rigby College unique with its market leading Elective Programme.
T levels focus on vocational, work related skills and can help students into skilled employment, university or high level apprenticeships.
College entry to include Mathematics grade 5 and Geography grade 4, (please refer to the Entry Requirements section for further details).
80% examination
20% coursework
During your first year, you will study a range of human and physical geographies. We will look at the carbon and water cycles and how humans influence these, studying areas from local river systems to the Amazon Rainforest. We also study globalisation, assessing the ethical and moral consequences of our shrinking world and analysing the role large businesses like Apple have on the people of the developing world. We also research the idea of ‘place’, what it means to people and how places change over time, such as tourist resorts and megacities like London.
In the second year, you will begin by completing your coursework. You will have a choice to focus on either a human related topic, such as global culture, or a more physical option such as flood risk. We will study global hazards, discussing the impact of earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural events, as well as how we manage them.
We will also study contemporary energy geography, researching the trade in fossil fuels and the growth of renewables and their impact on energy security.
Fieldtrips are a mandatory part of the Geography course and your coursework will require your participation in a minimum of four days of out of college activities. There is also the opportunity for visits which will aid classroom learning and past excursions have included include California, Barcelona and Amsterdam as well as trips closer to home such as Manchester and Blackpool.
Course activities to prepare for your SJR studies.
For Year 11 students who have applied and will be joining us in Year 12
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Our Elective Programme is designed to help you develop your gifts and interests as part of an enhanced level 3 programme. We will help you realise your potential by nurturing your talent and preparing you for study at the most prestigious universities or for progression to competitive higher-level apprenticeships. Your options range from our Honours Programme, which might include following a fourth A level, to specialist Futures Programmes that will support your career goals.
If you’re not quite ready to start on a Level 3 Technical course (T Levels) or a Vocational Level 3 course (BTEC) but want to begin on the path to your chosen career, the Transition Programme could be for you.
Transition Programmes are tailored to prepare students to move onto Technical or Vocational Level 3 study. They will give you the opportunity to improve your English and Maths, your work readiness skills and introduce you to the technical skills and concepts that you will need for future study and employment.
As part of the Transition Programme you will study a BTEC Level 2 Award in your chosen subject area as well as the BTEC Level 2 Extended Award in Work Skills. You will also have the opportunity to resit GCSE English and/or Maths if you have not yet achieved a grade 4.
Entry criteria for Transition Programmes is four grade 3s including grade 3s in English Language and Maths GCSE.