Students can feel over faced by a high tariff extended writing task such as the 33 mark essays in Geographical Debates on the OCR A Level Geography Spec, my group have gained confidence by using this planner to improve their paragraphs and overall structure.

Using an exam wrapper saves you time, you give whole group feedback, live, students record their individual feedback and how they plan to act on this. I’ve used it with Y12 and Y13, they absolutely love it, it makes ‘lets go through the paper’ meaningful. They don’t just see their grade and shove it in their file.

Use in class for think pair share, bounce questions, individual or group learning, retrieval practice and confidence building. Teach your students to alter the command words and make more questions themselves from this.

I’ve tweaked my usual lessons for online teaching using MS Teams, I try to do 2 x 1 hour contact lessons with me talking through theory, using breakout rooms and class notebook to get them thinking. Then set an independent task for them to complete for the rest of their usual timetabled lesson time. This 3.1a-c part of the spec includes: Introducing globalisation through our belongings What is globalisation Time space compression Containerisation Colonialism Diamond 9 evaluating technique (not that this is relevant in 2021 but will be next year). For independent study, I got them to do the proportional lines task from the first activity, research and improve on the timeline showing acceleration of globalisation in recent years. Seemed to go down well. They uploaded pics of their work for me to see via the Teams Assignment area so I can keep track of progress in the ‘grades’ section.

AS Geog (Edexcel) Globalisation 3.2a-c online teaching ppts Tweaked for 2021, I’ve delivered this online via MS Teams using breakout rooms and setting some of the more in depth research tasks as independent study (students upload a pic of their work to an MS Teams assignment so I can track engagement/progress). This one includes: WTO IMF Trade Blocs (up to date addressing both Brexit and RCEP references) SEZs I set the final activity (China from 1978 Open Door Policy onward) as an independent task. The students have a sub set of the slides to work through and use their own internet research to produce a one page fact file. It refers to two text books, Pearson’s own AS Geog text book and Digby which is published by Oxford University Press. I just scanned pages with my phone and shared in the ‘files section’ and class notebook for students to refer to.

AS Geog (Edexcdel) Globalisation 3.3a-c set up for remote teaching uses a range of Hyperlinks, QR Codes, Internet research activities to complete the 3.3 area of the spec on: Measuring Globalisation, TNCs Switched on/Switched off May include references to ‘Digby’ this what we call our Oxford Press Textbook, my favourite of the three available. I teach this as 2 x 1 hour blocks of online / screen MS Teams and then give them a couple of activities (Slide 13 and 37) as independent learning with a simple, take a pic and upload to Teams Assignment page where I can track engagement.

Made ready for teaching on MS Teams, using breakout rooms and Classnotebook, I’ve put notes below the slides to help teachers with the Geography elements of this. Some nice independent and collaborative study activities to make this easier to teach.

Powerpoints that are MS Teams ready, using breakout rooms and class notebook on Enterprise and Innovation with 2020 links provided for research task (Pearson text book case study activity used too)

Presentation created from scratch to match the specification and activities in BTEC Book 2, as well as a set of cards to stimulate class discussion, sorting exercise and categorising activity. A worksheet to consolidate knowledge which can then be used to prepare the analysis/ merit elements of the final assignment for this unit.

PowerPoint created from scratch to match the specification requirements for learning aim D - Culture in international business. Use this to frame a lesson, activities and discussion. Enabling students to then write up a super assignment P7.

Created from scratch with links to activities from the textbook (BTEC Book 2) to support theory and learning towards Learning Aim C for Unit 5 International Business

Created to support the teaching of theory for Unit 5 International Business Learning Aim B, this powerpoint has activities and knowledge sharing sections to create a varied and stimulating lesson.

I created this powerpoint from scratch using the BTEC spec as a guide and some links to activities in the Business Book 2 text book that accompanies the course. The lesson has activities and theory that build towards Learning Aim A of the spec and will help with the first assignment in Unit 5 International business.

This powerpoint and the associated pictures can be used together to deliver Learning Aim C for Unit 15 Investigating Retail. I laminated and cut the photos up to help students througout the theory sessions categories, put in order, discuss and share their thoughts on stock control, supply chain management and logistics.

I’ve created this powerpoint from scratch, developed using the specification from Pearson/Edexcel and builiding activities and exercises that will make for active lessons and enable the students to complete the assignment on retailing in their local area. Insert your local town, update the maps copying and pasting from google maps (no copyright issues in educational setting) and you are good to go.

Grab a full set of Unit 7 learning mats, tried and tested with this years new spec cohort, students love being able to consolidate their notes into one place. Works well for revision and planning how to approach the Part A of a set task.