Extending knowledge about China and India

The new national curriculum for England aims to ensure that all pupils develop 'contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places'. This type of knowledge can be enabling as it helps pupils to understand the characteristics of a place or region, the ways in which it is changing,
why people might feel attached to it and so on (Keeping up with curriculum change by Alan Kinder, Teaching Geography Summer 2013). Both India and China must feature on any list of globally significant places. The connections these countries enjoy with the UK and their dizzying rate of change and development make them exciting places to include on your Key Stage 3 curriculum. The ideas and resources below are from lesson 1 of The rise and rise of China: where does China go from here? by Nicole Lyons and Lesson 1 from Introducing India: what are the opportunities and challenges for the future? by Catherine Owen. Both are available to buy from the GA online shop.