Since spreading its wings in February 1998, Antony Gormley’s Angel of the North in Gateshead has become one of the most talked about pieces of public art ever produced. This worksheet helps students to find out about the Angel and its purpose.

The carving of giant horses (sometimes called leucipotomy), and figures (gigantotomy) in the British landscape, especially in chalk and limestone areas where the image contrasts with the darker surrounding soil or grass, has been carried out since ancient times – the Uffington White Horse may date back some 3,000 years. There are some 57 such figures in Britain, although without periodic maintenance and scouring, many others have vanished. These worksheets explain the purpose of some of these chalk drawings and takes the students through step-by-step on how to draw a field sketch.

Cheddar Gorge is the biggest in Britain, with its dramatic cliffs rising up to 45 0 feet and caverns deep below, it is a world famous beauty spot located in a National Nature Reserve which is also famous for its prehistoric discoveries. These worksheets help students to explore this beautiful area and develop a way to attract tourist to it.

This worksheet helps students explore Hadrian’s Wall between England and Scotland through a simple word fill worksheet.

Sherwood Forest is most famous for being the legendary home of Robin Hood, a heroic outlaw of English folklore. It is said he was an expert archer and swordsman, traditionally dressed in green and is often portrayed as ‘robbing from the rich and giving to the poor’ alongside his band of merry men. Today, Sherwood Country Park is a heritage site of international importance, welcoming over 350,000 visitors a year. The Park works closely with a number of conservation and ‘green’ groups such as English Nature, the Countryside Commission and the nature Conservation Council. The groups are committed to managing the sustainable development of the forests natural resources, heritages and scientific interest, and the enjoyment and education of its visitors. The students task is to question what insight they can gather from a photograph or image besides the obvious as well as carry out their own research of the woods to produce an in depth Trip Adviser review for others.

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, about eight miles north of Salisbury. It’s a world famous site of circular set large standing stones. It’s believed the stones were erected about 2200BC. In 1986 the site and it surrounding area were added to the UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) list of World Heritage Sites. Stonehenge itself is owned by the State and managed by English Heritage while the surrounding area is owned by the National Trust. These worksheets ask the students to discuss the impacts a popular tourist attraction can have on the surrounding area, they look into the different groups who would have a interest on how the problems could be managed and produce a comic strip describing the global issues surrounding Stonehenge.

These worksheets help your students to determine between the countries which make up the United Kingdom and the British Isles through a range of activities, including graphs, wordfills, venn diagrams and maps.

This eight page resource helps students to understand the positioning of the population of England, how human and physical features can effect this and looks at why the south of England is growing in popularity. Activities include drawing graphs, interpreting these and cartoons, as well as wordfills and essay style questioning

England is often thought of as a multicultural society due to the huge diversity which exists within it. London especially is incredibly diverse, with over 250 different languages spoken there every day, and so it’s referred to as being ‘super-diverse’. This diversity has evolved over many years. These worksheets help your students to explore the make up of the English people as well as discuss why so many people move to England and the benefits and problems these people may be considered to bring with them. They are asked to express their opinion while backing these up with facts. A chance is also given to explore where their families have moved too and from.

This booklet introduces students to the global links within sports, specifically tennis. Wimbledon is studied in reference to where food and drink are sourced and how its 2013 ‘Master Plan’, launched in 2013, aims to make the competition more sustainable, from reducing landfill waste, advertising recyclable bottles, serving vegan options and reducing the tennis balls air miles! How tennis balls are made, and by whom, is looked at in addition to Wimbledon working with Water Aid and tennis as an economic activity. The unit concludes with the students designing a logo and brand for their school’s tennis competition. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within this booklet, including, gathering research from print and video, drawing a story board, annotating maps, their thoughts, and ideas, drawing graphs and completing choropleth maps. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.