This is a writing frame/template for a 6-mark Explain question for AQA GCSE Geography. I am trialling this with my GCSE students. It is probably not perfect but I’ve tried to break it down as much as possible for students struggling with longer answers and higher-order command words. This should be printed out on A3, folded in half to make an A4 booklet, with each page on one side. The format of how this works: pg1 - Walkthrough - I’ve really tried to take a step-by-step guide by using an example with different answers. It points out what’s good and what to improve on. pg2 - Template - This is where it’s more of a compartmentalised layout. Hopefully they can use this to visually see how their answer will look. pg3 - Exam Answer - so how they would see it in the exam pg4 - Improved answer - I’ve put on a levels table in student speak and hen you’ve marked it, they have to find evidence of what you mean and fill in last column. Then there is space for them to make improvements to ONE section of their answer. Thanks for looking and hope you found this useful to you and your students. Good luck with your results! I also have writing frames/templates for 9-mark Assess and Evaluate and 6-mark Assess. These also come as a bundle.

This is a writing frame/template for a 9-mark Evaluate question for AQA GCSE Geography. I am trialling these with my GCSE students. They are probably not perfect but I’ve tried to break it down as much as possible for students struggling with longer answers and higher-order command words. This should be printed out on A3, folded in half to make an A4 booklet, with each page on one side. The format of how this works: pg1 - Walkthrough - I’ve really tried to take a step-by-step guide (and for your weakest students they should only ever use this perhaps?) pg2 - Template - This is where it’s more of a compartmentalised layout so they can see it’s in 4 sections for Evaluate - I suggest when they have mastered the Walkthrough version, that they go straight to the Template Version. pg3 - Exam Answer - so how they would see it in the exam pg4 - Improved answer - I’ve put on a levels table in student speak and hen you’ve marked it, they have to find evidence of what you mean and fill in last column. Then there is space for them to make improvements to ONE section of their answer. Thanks for looking and hope you found this useful to you and your students. Good luck with your results! I also have templates/writing frames for 9-mark Assess and 6-mark Assess and Explain. These also come as a bundle.

This is a writing frame/template for a 9-mark Assess question for AQA GCSE Geography. I am trialling these with my GCSE students. They are probably not perfect but I’ve tried to break it down as much as possible for students struggling with longer answers and higher-order command words. This should be printed out on A3, folded in half to make an A4 booklet, with each page on one side. The format of how this works: pg1 - Walkthrough - I’ve really tried to take a step-by-step guide (and for your weakest students they should only ever use this perhaps?) pg2 - Template - This is where it’s more of a compartmentalised layout so they can see it’s in 3 sections for Assess - I suggest when they have mastered the Walkthrough version, that they go straight to the Template Version. pg3 - Exam Answer - so how they would see it in the exam pg4 - Improved answer - I’ve put on a levels table in student speak and hen you’ve marked it, they have to find evidence of what you mean and fill in last column. Then there is space for them to make improvements to ONE section of their answer. Thanks for looking and hope you found this useful to you and your students. Good luck with your results! I also have writing frames/templates for 9-mark Evaluate and 6-mark Assess and Explain. They also come as a bundle.

This is a writing frame/template for a 6-mark Assess question for AQA GCSE Geography. I am trialling these with my GCSE students. They are probably not perfect but I’ve tried to break it down as much as possible for students struggling with longer answers and higher-order command words. This should be printed out on A3, folded in half to make an A4 booklet, with each page on one side. The format of how this works: pg1 - Walkthrough - I’ve really tried to take a step-by-step guide (and for your weakest students they should only ever use this perhaps?) pg2 - Template - This is where it’s more of a compartmentalised layout so they can see it’s in 3 sections for Assess - I suggest when they have mastered the Walkthrough version, that they go straight to the Template Version. pg3 - Exam Answer - so how they would see it in the exam pg4 - Improved answer - I’ve put on a levels table in student speak and hen you’ve marked it, they have to find evidence of what you mean and fill in last column. Then there is space for them to make improvements to ONE section of their answer. Thanks for looking and hope you found this useful to you and your students. Good luck with your results! Please note: I also have templates for 9-mark Assess and Evaluate and 6-mark Explain. And a bundle of these resources too.

Here are just a few made-up exam style questions for Water and Carbon. Includes the mark scheme with indicative content.

A quick lesson concentrating on the command word ‘analyse’ for the Synoptic Paper 3 geography paper for Edexcel. There are some practice questions using old-prelease stimuli with a markscheme. Students need to complete a practice question from one of the SAMs beforehand to help with the flow of the lesson - resources for this are on the powerpoint. Enjoy.

SoW for the first third of the Human Challenges part of the GCSE - first exam from 2018. Need Simon Ross textbook (bluey/green). Powerpoints and resources are available in my resources too. If you have reviewed my free resources before, let me know if you'd like copies of these priced resources and you can have them for free.

This a new set of questions (which mirror the two SAMs currently available for Paper 3) and is based on the JUNE 2012 pre-release resource booklet. There is now a basic markscheme for content (including appropriate AO splits) but you will need to use the SAMs for levels table. This was somewhat tricky to put together as the old-prelease seems a lot wordier than the unseen resource booklets we are seeing so far. I hope you find it useful.

This could run over 2-3 lessons. Students focus on annotating the booklet - use the question sheet to help prompt discussion. Other activities to help approach the booklet includes paired and group work. This DME is based on the SAMs but with a Rio focus with information taken from Simon Ross textbook. Includes SAMs mark scheme and sentence starters for students. No other resources required. Enjoy. (I have a copy of the booklet in Spanish if anyone requires - if you have purchased this resource, please message me for a free copy).

Mock exam to accompany 2024 Geography Pre-Release Booklet for Paper 3. This also includes the Mark Scheme too. The issue being examined is the England housing crisis/urban sprawl/sustainable settlements with the proposal of Tudeley Village. There is also another mock exam and mark scheme which can be found under my resources. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-aqa-paper-3-pre-release-2024-mock-exam-and-mark-scheme-1-geography-tudeley-village-13000591

Mock exam to accompany 2024 Geography Pre-Release Booklet for Paper 3. This also includes the Mark Scheme too. The issue being examined is the England housing crisis/urban sprawl/sustainable settlements with the proposal of Tudeley Village. There is also another mock exam and mark scheme which can be found under my resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-aqa-paper-3-pre-release-2024-mock-exam-and-mark-scheme-2-geography-tudeley-village-13000688

Please find a mock examination which goes with the AQA Pre-release booklet for GCSE Geography on tourism and development (2023). There is also a detailed mark scheme attached. There is a second paper and mark scheme available too - please look through my resources. Thank you for looking.

Please find a mock examination which goes with the AQA Pre-release booklet for GCSE Geography on tourism and development (2023). There is also a detailed mark scheme attached. There is a first paper and mark scheme available too - please look through my resources. Thank you for looking.

A variety of lesson activities including futures diagram, group work, speech writing, class discussions, practice questions, homework ideas. Main text for these lessons to work: Simon Ross - Oxford - GCSE book needed to accompany these lessons - Chapter 15. Please refer to my SoW resource on here too.

Please find a mock exam paper for Paper 3 (just Section A) to go with this year’s pre-release booklet. I have based the format on last year’s paper. There is also a mark scheme attached to help you with your preparation. The resource is fully there but I’ve had to insert some blank pages in to the document to prevent people from copying and pasting off the preview on here. Obviously delete the blank pages when printing! I hope you and your students will find it useful and thank you for looking.

Please find step-by-step guides and templates for 4 main command words for Geography A Level: Explain Analyse Evaluate Assess Insert the powerpoint slides into your lessons when you introduce a specific exam question (change the question obviously!) and give out of a copy of the template for students to fill in. Gradually remove this scaffold over time. I made this based on examboard advice and literature.

This document is a ‘translation’ of the Edexcel mark sheet for the NEA in Geography. In the first column is the top tier criteria for each section as it is on the official mark sheet. The middle column contains in student speak what should be included based on Edexcel training/webinars I have attended. In the last column is a checklist for each section and some top tips - again, this is based on training I have been on. I’m sure it’s not perfect but I worked my little socks off to make it.

A variety of lesson activities including maps from memory, group work, diamond 9 exercise, class discussions, practice questions, homework ideas. Main text for these lessons to work: Simon Ross - Oxford - GCSE book needed to accompany these lessons - Chapter 13. Please refer to my SoW resource on here too. ***Lesson 4b - Land uses in Rio is a map from memory activity, the map needs photocopying straight from the page in the textbook (detailed on powerpoint) but this is not on the powerpoint as I have no scanning facilities!

A variety of lesson activities including group work ideas, presentations, class discussions, practice questions, homework ideas. Main text for these lessons to work: Simon Ross - Oxford - GCSE book needed to accompany these lessons - Chapter 14. Please refer to my SoW resource on here too.