I spoke to a PGCE cohort this week on my approach to the NEA. Far from being my favourite area of the A Level, its taken me nearly 5 years to figure out that it's because it's out of my control and I like having being able to plan ahead, even if they can be... Continue Reading →
A little add-on to the back of my lessons this year to promote the skills and careers related to Geography in the curriculum and content we are currently teaching. References come from sources such as the RGS, NCS and Prospects. I will add to this as I progress through the course. Copy of the Water... Continue Reading →
A quick resource share- some guidance for students on handling the different types of Evaluate questions that can come up. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MapjUGsRe8qvSpJftQD9eui-WCTWXCXd?usp=sharing
Here are my final set of exam questions to help prepare students for Summer 2023 on the physical topics. Designed to be unseen questions now that we have exhausted all previous papers, it’s an opportunity for students to look more closely into what ‘hasn’t come up yet’ and have deliberate practice on some of the... Continue Reading →
Here are a set of practice papers and mark schemes (thank you ChatGPT for the assistance) to help students prepare for the upcoming summer series. Designed to be unseen questions now that we have exhausted all previous papers, it's an opportunity for students to look more closely into what 'hasn't come up yet' and have... Continue Reading →
Bored of hearing the above quote every year since the new spec started, I decided to break down the 14 Core Concepts that underpin the A Level and match them against the specification and establish the synoptic links so Year 13 students can more purposely prepare for the final Edexcel Paper. You can access a... Continue Reading →
I was surprised recently to see a TeacherTapp poll that said about a third of teachers didn't know what ChatGPT was. It has become commonplace in my work and has become a massive timesaver for me. I use it many times a week now that I understand its limitations and how I can support the... Continue Reading →
One of my core department priorities for the 22/23 academic year is to boost independent learning through wider reading and engagement opportunities. We have launched a three-fold approach to do this, some building on previous strategies and strengthening them and others new approaches. Wider reading built into the scheme of work The most obvious way... Continue Reading →
A really simple lesson, designed to get students thinking about and challenging their perceptions of water price and stress globally. The lesson sets out class discussion in the first half and then research into conservation and management attempts in Singapore and Israel for the second half. Link to the resources here.
I have brought back this brilliant revision method created by @EduCaiti to try and support revision for students going into their Summer 22 exams and my Year 12s with their summer revision. These are a great way to condense down case studies to five core facts and pieces of information and stats and move away... Continue Reading →
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