This presentation introduces the benefits and drawbacks that come from promoting foreign investment in order to speed up the process of development. There is a little quiz that relates to TNC logos; the lesson then goes on to consider how countries can benefit from working together using the examples of Chinese and British investment in South Africa over the years. The lesson is aimed specifically at students doing the GCSE AQA Geography course, most of whom will be 14-16 years old. There are suitably pitched tasks and engaging pictures.

This presentation looks at changes in the structure of the UK economy between 1960 and 2010. It identifies globalisation and deindustrialisation as the two main forces that have brought about these changes. It defines both terms and looks at reasons why the changes have happened. Finally, it considers the kind of economy that the UK is aspiring to in the 21st century. Complete with relevant graphics, tasks and other stimuli, this resource is ideal for introducing economic change in the UK as required by the AQA 9-1 GCSE Geography syllabus.

This presentation covers all the common glacial landforms of deposition including drumlins and erratics. It contains some interesting pictures of examples of these features and gets students to consider how these features came to be formed. There is a practical activity included in this lesson which involves making a model of a glaciated valley in a shoe box -not for the faint-hearted!

This presentation explores the kinds of activities that are on offer in Snowdonia National Park. It considers the advantages and disadvantages of having many thousands of people on the mountains at once, many of whom are unprepared. It focuses particularly on the issue of second home ownership and there is a map showing the distribution of second homes in the National Park. There are a number of engaging tasks and pictures to focus students of all abilities.

This presentation looks at the management of National Parks on a large and small scale. It considers the aims of National Parks and looks specifically at what the Snowdonia NPA is doing. It also includes a case study of a small eco-friendly guest house in North Wales where sustainability is taken to the limit. Students are asked to consider whether it is necessary to go to such extremes!

This presentation was designed to be used with Year 12 students who were beginning to think about Post-18 choices and the possibility of studying at university. It gets students to think about their aspirations and to create ambitious, realistic and ‘insurance�� pathways to motivate them in their studies at Key Stage 5.

This puzzle consists of fifteen clues. Ideal for use as a settling activity at the start of the lesson or for those few awkward minutes at the end before the bell goes. Includes a separate sheet with the answers on it

This presentation looks at the changing role of the UK on the world stage. It starts with an image of a recent G7 Summit - can the students recognise the flags and the leaders? It then considers what the UK does to hold its own in the world, for example by exerting some political and cultural influence etc. It then considers the value or otherwise of being a member of the EU and the Commonwealth of nations. Plenty of room for lively debate here and no shortage of questions and interesting graphics.

One of a series of standalone worksheets that can be used to get students thinking about topical issues. This one, on sea level rises, is ideal for use as extension work or homework. It includes a variety of tasks that can be completed independently.

This is a mock examination paper which I wrote to assess a unit on Geographical Skills. We taught the unit as part of the new GCSE AQA 9-1Geography course. The bundle consists of the paper itself, a resource sheet and a detailed mark scheme. It is based on some census data from two wards in the suburbs of Ipswich.

This is a straightforward and easily marked baseline assessment to give to students on entry to Year 7. It tests the knowledge of places, simple maps skills, the ability to observe and describe a landscape and students' capacity for thinking geographically.

This assessment matches up with the unit Landscapes of Vietnam which I wrote for KS3 students rather than have them study China or India like everyone else. I had a Vietnamese lodger staying with me at the time whose mother sent many useful maps and bits of information. The questions are about knowledge of places, climate, delta formation, the monsoon and its impacts and development issues on the Mekong Delta. The lesson slides are available separately on this site.

This resource covers variations in the speed of flow within the river channel and the resulting landforms. It mentions slip-off slopes, river cliffs, helicoidal flow, the erosion of the bluff line and the formation of ox-bow lakes. There is a field sketching exercise that is integral to the lesson and some further activities.

This is the first scheme of work we cover with our Year Seven students once they’ve done their skills and map work basics. It covers the make-up of the British Isles, the location and function of its main cities, an explanation of our temperate maritime climate, a lesson on relief rainfall, a skills exercise to do with migration that involves flow lines and lessons on population distribution, inequality and the North-South divide. It assumes that you have copies of Geog.1 in your department, but you could always edit those references out and substitute questions and activities from books that you do have.

These are the teaching materials I created to teach the Tectonic Hazards section of the AQA 9-1 GCSE course. It includes lessons on the classification of hazards, patterns of tectonic activity and processes and land forms at plate boundaries. The two case studies are Amatrice, Italy 2016 and Balakot, Pakistan 2008. The later lessons teach students to write convincing extended answers contrasting the impact of the two earthquakes; finally there are lessons on living with and predicting and planning for hazards. The slides assume you have copies of Geog.1 in your classroom.

This resource looks at the factors that influence the likelihood of flooding in any given area. It considers precipitation, geology, relief and land use and invites students to try to explain the distribution of areas of the UK that are considered to be at high risk of flooding. There are activities on the slides and a series of questions at the end of the presentation.

This presentation covers the nuts and bolts of fluvial erosion (hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition and solution), transportation (traction, saltation, suspension and solution) and deposition. It includes some tasks and activities. This is the first of what could be many hundreds of presentations in PocketPoint format, that is to say that if you print the slides off in landscape format, you should be able with the help of your friendly reprographics assistant, to create an A5 booklet in landscape which can be used in class and given to students to keep … a bit like those recipe cards that your grandma had in a box in the kitchen. Enjoy.