Geography

Geography is an exciting exploration of planet Earth. It is always included in the news, whether it be weather, climate change, natural disasters, deserts, populations or migration. 

Geography is in our sense of community, our food, our environment, sustainability and our communications. It is Earth’s past, present and possible futures.

Many pupils decide to choose Geography and from this, they learn about citizenship, sustainability and outdoor learning. They also gain a host of skills including team working, critical thinking and analysis, evaluation skills and many more geographical skills and techniques. 

Choosing Geography is a great way for young people to develop transferable skills, while keep their options open, irrespective of whether they are going into further education or straight into a job. 

Geography as a subject offers a wide variety of career options as it covers a great deal of content and a large amount of topics. 

Possible careers would be:

• Cartographer
• Surveyor
• Teacher
• International aid/Development worker
• Market Researcher
• Transport Planner

• Renewable energy
• Town planner
• Environmental management
• Conservation
• Travel and tourism
• Housing and social welfare
• Resource exploration and extraction e.g. mining, petroleum