“ Students leave well equipped as citizens, ready to continue their studies and well prepared for employment ”

Ofsted 2006

Valentines High School

News at Valentines

News at Valentines
Valentine High School Exam Result Dates

Valentine High School Exam Result Dates

GCE A2 Results will be available to collect from school on Thursday 19 August 2010 at 9.00 am and AS Result... more
Valentines High School wins School Food Trust ‘School of the Month’ Award

Valentines High School wins School Food Trust ‘School of the Month’ Award

On Tuesday 22 June Valentines High School was awarded a 5,000 pound cheque by the School Food Trust for mak... more
Teen Finalists in good company

Teen Finalists in good company

Young business brains will represent their country in a Europe wide final after impressing judges with an i... more

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Geography

The Geography department provides a stimulating and progressive learning and teaching environment for both staff and students. We develop issues based programmes of study and resources for all Key Stages to engender independent learning and a sense of enquiry and use ICT and the VLE extensively in the delivery of the curriculum. The progressive syllabus offered by WJEC/OCR Avery Hill at GCSE and Edexcel B at A level are followed. The subject is a popular option at Key Stages 4 and 5 and the department has an excellent record of exam success ( 95% A-C at GCSE and 88% A-C at A2 for 2006).

There is an extensive programme of fieldwork for each year group. Residential field trips to Wales are organised for both GCSE and A Level students. We aim to incorporate visits to Europe in the coming year. A World Wise club is run by staff within the department to mark world events such as Amnesty International Week, Fairtrade Fortnight. A Geography Discussion Forum to discuss wider geographical issues will be set up next year for KS4 and 5 students and we aim to develop close links with a variety of schools from around the world.