An introduction to the economics concepts of goods and services, producers, consumers, flow of money, and sustainability. Easy to read for Year 7 students with suitable reinforcement and assessment activities.

KS 3 Written for Year 9 students with questions and link to suitable video.

Year 8 Art & Design - Notes (9 pages) with pictures and recommended YouTube videos and Rose Window activity which I use to teach this topic for CIE.

Useful as the first Art and Design lesson in Year 9 or I/GCSE for Cambridge exams. Based on the CIE video, with suitable creative activity, and intro to van Gogh’s Starry Night art. Links to 2 videos included. A 9 page self-explanatory document which can be printed, projected or sent to students for blended or home learning.

Useful for students painting in oils for the first time, e.g. Year 9 or I/GCSE. A 12 page document containing tips, study notes, practice and assessment activity based on watching suitable videos. Can be printed, projected or sent to students for blended or home-based learning. Allocate 5 lessons to complete the whole unit. Includes: Preparing to paint Prep work for landscape Blocking Layers Final touches

KS 3 A unit of work with interesting content and meaningful activities suitable for Year 7 up. Links to suitable videos included.

A brief introduction with an international focus; looks at Venezuela, colonisation, apartheid and the recent success of some African countries. Suitable for KS3.

KS 3 Business and Economics Italian origins Banking explained Other models of providing financing Investment banks, Credit Unions, Crowdfunding, Micro-lenders Video links Thinking skills activity: Plus, Minus, Interesting

Art & Design Year 8 - Introduction to Drawing. Often my first lesson of the year. Looks at pencils, pencil crayons, chalks, charcoal, and pastels. Activity - Design first page of Visual Diary using drawing materials . 10 pages of notes and illustrations which can be printed or displayed on screen.

Guidance for answering Cambridge-style examination questions based on Joan Lindsay’s novel. A set of 10 questions based on literary aspects of the novel, beginning and ending plot characters themes setting mood narrative point of view Exam practice questions Explore a text critical response empathetic response

Social Sciences; Year /Grade 7 Includes history skills - sources International/ Homeschool/ IEB/ South Africa Includes memorandum (Word doc or Blendspace https://www.tes.com/lessons/t3rCF9T28U_rTg/the-kingdom-of-mali)

A PowerPoint which I use to introduce the Investigation at the beginning of Grade 12 for South African IEB students. Gives guidelines on how to structure the investigation and explains how source material should be selected and described.

KS3/Gr9 - A 23 page unit of work which can be printed and/or projected. Includes simple tasks, a poster task, an investigation into forced removals and the current land restitution issue in South Africa, a coursework task based on Nelson Mandela and F W de Klerk and many more activities. (with marking guidelines and suggested answers) The introduction of apartheid The Freedom Charter The Sharpeville Massacre The Soweto Riots The 1994 elections The role of Nelson Mandela and F W de Klerk Suitable for Cambridge and South African CAPS Investigations suitable for IB.

KS 3: Geography - urbanisation Why is Indonesia getting a new capital city? Problems in Jakarta The island of Borneo Video links Questions Summary My Year 8s enjoyed this lesson. Updated for 2023

KS 3 - A 5 page worksheet contains information with an international focus, calculations and solutions; suitable for international, multi-cultural schools International Curriculum for Africa Year 7

KS 3 - A 5 page worksheet with information, questions, glossary and suggested answers; asks whether feudalism existed in Africa; compares with European feudalism International Curriculum for Africa Year 7

KS 3: A 6 page worksheet discussing witchcraft in History with an exercise on the Salem Witch Trials; glossary and suggested answers International Curriculum for Africa Year 7

KS 3 - A unit of work originally written for students in sub-Saharan Africa, useful for International / multi-cultural schools. Can be used on whiteboard and tablet. Tasks using maps, charts and graphs Internet tasks: population pyramids; population data Suggested answers included (International Curriculum for Africa Year 7)

KS 3 - A 21 page unit of work suitable for international / multi-cultural schools Introduction to Women in History A famous Asian woman - Sorghaghtani Beki A famous African woman – Wangari Maathai A famous British woman – Princess Diana Women and witchcraft An investigation into a gender issue International Curriculum for Africa Year 7

KS 3 Urbanisation Future of cities Reasons for rapid urban growth video links Questions summary Enjoyed by my Year 8 class