This booklet allows students to study themselves to identify job they would enjoy and the different route to it. They are shown how to write a CV, cover letter and prepare for an interview. Wages and types of pay are studied along with tax and National Insurence

Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. ‘Ori’ is Japanese for folding and ‘kami’ is Japanese for paper and its day is celebrated on 11th November. This craft can be used as a fun activity during tutor time, for example

Christmas seems to arrive earlier each year and become more frantic to-boot! I saw this idea a few months back and thought it could be a fun activity with a tutor group or clubs – Especially as my partner pointed out that so many advent calendars appear to have no reference to Christmas apart from the twenty-four little doors. The idea is a fun and selfless way to celebrate the countdown to Christmas Day, giving us all time to pause and think about the season’s true and original meaning. I have included twenty-four ideas of my own, however you may have some of your own personal ones to include. Your students may wish to make their own up as a class, in group or individually.

For five hundred years Petra was forgotten by the outside world, a fiercely guarded secret known only to the local tribe’s people. However a gentleman named Burckhardt, a ninetieth century adventurer tricked his way in by posing as an Indian who wanted to make a sacrifice at the tomb of a prophet. Today Petra is renowned worldwide and protected as a World Heritage Site, yet it is under threat. Time is taking its toll as the red sandstone used to build the city is soft and crumbling and Petra is in danger of being worn away. The Petra National Trust has called upon your students to put signs up to help tourists behave in a way to help preserve site. They need to design three signs for this project, but first need to consider the site they are meant for and how the signs should look. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

Not many of us consider where our early morning cup of coffee comes from, or at least no further than the kitchen cupboard or local supermarket, but the humble coffee bean has been on quite a journey. Today the largest producer of the coffee bean is Brazil; however there are thousands of coffee estates across the world. These worksheets looks at where coffee is grown, how it is believed to have been discovered and the journey the coffee bean takes from the plant to our kitchens.

These worksheets look at how our tea and coffee are made and produced as well as where. The history of how they were discovered are also looked at.

Matryoshka dolls are wooden stacking dolls originally painted to look like a traditional Russian woman or ‘babushka’ wearing a sarafan. They are a popular souvenir and over time have become a symbol of Russia itself. These worksheets discuss the history of the dolls and the story believed to be behind it which the students up date to a modern day and design their own dolls

Looking over Rio De Janeiro from the 704 meter summit of Corcovado Mountain in the Tijuc Forest National Forest, the statue of Chris the Redeemer stands as a symbol of Brazilian Christianity. A Catholic priest, named Pedro Maria Boss, suggested the idea of a religious monument being built in 1850. These worksheets help your students to carry out a case study of the statue, giving you the opportunity of giving them the additional sheet of information or allowing them to carry out their own research.

Moving on from GCSE to Post-16 study is an exciting time but not always a simple one. With the new skills the students develop the transition can be made easier and allow them to access their work, organise themselves and time as well as help them to achieve their goals. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

After the atrocities of the Second World War (millions of Jews were killed and many others) some countries got together and decided that something like that could not happen again. They formed the United Nations. The United Nations drew up a list of basic Human Rights (1948) that everyone should be entitled to – this is called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These worksheets help the students to discuss what they consider essential to living and compare their thoughts to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. In addition they look in detail at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and discuss whose responsibility it is to uphold these

Nine quick multiple choice questions covering the history of Halloween and why it’s celebrated. Perfect for a lesson or assembly introduction, or for tutor time. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

This wordfill worksheet introduces your students to the Roman Colosseum, from what its function was, who built it and what went on there Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

These worksheets briefly introduce the four types of rainforests and ask the students to use these descriptions to say which best describes the Amazon Rainforest and why. Students draw their own climate graph from tabled information provided and interpret the material. The worksheet concludes with the students writing a weather report comparing the rainforests and their locations forecast. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within these worksheets including: gathering research from print, annotating their thoughts and ideas, and drawing and interpretating graphs. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

Not many of us consider where our early morning cup of tea comes from, or at least no further than the kitchen cupboard or local supermarket, but the humble tea leaf has been on quite a journey. There was a time when it was all quite simple and it all came from China, however today there are thousands of tea estates across the world. These worksheets look at where our tea originates from, how it was discovered and how it transfors fron a green leaf to the bag we pop into our mug.

Here is a chance for your students to get a little creative. In groups they need to use information they have gathered from studying tribes to create their own. A spider diagram is provided to help them include as much information as possible

Just as with its history Russian cuisine keeps you warm in the winter and helps you stay fresh in the summer. Food is made with simple, naturally grown ingredients but is surprisingly comforting. These worksheets give students the opportunity to try five different foods from Russia and to use their sences to describe them

These worksheets look at the Russian language and the others which are spoken within the country as well as the religions and ethnic groups which make up the people

This is a brief introduction to coral reefs and their amazing wildlife. The students select one of the many species of animals which call the coral reefs home and complete a fact file about them. The students also have the opportunity to discuss their ideas on how to protect the remaining coral reefs. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

Today if we want to know something we usually have the internet at our fingertips to discover it, however sometimes it’s not as straight forward therefore here are a few tricks to help use Google to its full potential. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

These worksheets introduce students to the positive and negative impacts humans are having on the rainforests, and whether these are social, political, or economic. Strategies for lessening the impact on these vulnerable environments is discussed with the students debating which of these would be best going forward. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within this worksheet including gathering research from print and annotating their thoughts and ideas. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.