My pupils loved doing this diary of a refugee. Promotes a wider understanding of the issues. Marking sheet included too. Just needs printing & cutting up.

A lesson that gets pupils to calculate their own carbon footprint based on a series of life style questions. There are lots of on-line versions, but I wanted one that didn’t need any IT access. Pupils create a pledge that demonstrates ways that they will try to reduce their own carbon footprint. There is also a more complex GCSE style question that promotes an understanding of the global picture & why more developed countries would have a larger carbon footprint than developing countries. Or this may be set to change in relation to (often more costly) energy saving devices. Used as part of the KS3 SOW.

A worksheet designed to demonstrate the key things needed to score fully in distribution questions (spread) questions.

A worksheet designed to allow pupils to easily create their own bar graphs. It includes all of the ingredients for SEND and covers all areas of graphing (data presentation, analysis & evaluation).

A range of GCSE style questions thank link units together. These offer pupils the opportunity to put their learning into a different context and connect units together.

A sheet that allows students to create a self evaluation of their current learning and attitude. This was designed for geography, but could be used in any subject.

A lesson that allows pupils to look at the different ethnic groups associated with London whilst also developing & practicing statistical and data presentation & analysis skills. Covers key content from the GCSE 1-9 specification.

A lesson that explores the character of London. Pupils create a postcard (as though they visited the city). The GCSE question tests understanding & puts learning into a context.

A super lesson that explores e-waste. Students use the information sheet (no need for books) to create a mindmap. SEND resource included too. The gcse style question sheet puts learning into a context. I would recommend printing the information sheet in colour & in A3 & laminating it, to be used again. The cartoon strip is best in A3 too. Links well to much of the new 1-9 specification and was used as part of the KS3 SOW.

A simple, but effective IT lesson that allows pupils to research the different types of renewable & non-renewable energy.

A lesson that explores the cause of flooding. Links well to much of the new 1-9 specification and was used as part of the KS3 SOW.

Homework ideas for the GCSE AQA geography specification. They include QR codes that link to on-line resources. These tasks require little to no marking, are fun and engaging and support the development of cultural capital in terms of creating great global citizens.

A bank of low stakes tests that relate to Paper 1 (Physical environment) for AQA GCSE geography. These can easily be edited to link to your current schemes of learning, but are a fantastic starting point.

A paper that I put together and used as a walking talking exam paper. I guided the pupils through it (in the hall) before the exam. This is the for the OCR specification, but can be used for all exam boards.

A really useful tool that outlines the types of tasks that students can do when working creatively and/or independently. This can be used in any subject or linked to any unit of study. It is great to use for metacognitive learning and setting up units of independent learning, especially useful for pupils that struggle to know what to do.

An activity that enables pupils to practice how to annotate & explain images used in the skills paper for most geography exam boards.

A sheet used to enable pupils to evaluate (clearly) the pros & cons of primary & secondary methods of data collection linked to a human & physical piece of fieldwork. Spaces are generally blank so as to allow them to be populated with the fieldwork tasks undertaken at you centre. It simply summarises the key points & makes explicit links to fieldwork, without being overly complex.

A test used to assess understanding about carbon footprints. Use at KS3 or 4.

All the resources needed to teach pupils about the uses and characteristics of upland & lowland areas in the UK in a GCSE question context. This really supports pupils in structuring an effective answer. Suitable for all age groups & easily amended to suit all GCSE geography specifications.

All the resources needed to teach pupils about population pyramids. Suitable for all age groups & easily amended to suit all GCSE geography specifications.