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Sixth Form Essay Writing Handout

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A very comprehensive summary of everything involved in academic writing for A Level students. This highly interactive resource includes colour and diagrams, how to structure and compose essays, key words, phrases and terminology, a list of dos and don’ts of academic writing and tips for formatting and achieving good marks. This learning mat is a great resource for sixth form students as the advice contained within it is applicable to any subject that involves essay writing. It’s a great revision tool for students due to its comprehensive and accessible nature.

A Level English Child Language Acquisition Theories Revision

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A Level English Child Language Acquisition Theories Revision

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This is a useful revision aid for A Level English students summarising the theories of Child Language Acquisition. All major theorists are covered including Skinner, Piaget, Vygotsky, Chomsky and Lenenberg and how these theories correspond to the features of a child learning language in data and in general with short, but succinct explanations of each theory of child language acquisition. This would be a suitable handout for students to keep for revision before the exam and also to have alongside them as an aide memoir when completing exam questions.

KS3/GCSE Maths Powerpoint of Recognise and Draw nets of 3-D shapes Whole Lesson

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KS3/GCSE Maths Powerpoint of Recognise and Draw nets of 3-D shapes Whole Lesson

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A Powerpoint for KS3 and GCSE Foundation Students which helps them to recognise and draw nets of 3-D shapes (including Cubes, Cuboids and Triangular Based Prisms). There is sufficient material in the Powerpoint to cover a whole lesson. This could be used as the lesson before teaching students how to work out the surface area of 3-D shapes. In this resource, the pupils are taught how to recognise 3-D shapes before being scaffolded through how to draw them with worked examples of how to draw cuboids and cubes. There are questions for students to complete. The Powerpoint is quite interactive and there is also a strong cross-curricular link with Literacy.

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Ultimate University Personal Statement Application Pack

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Ultimate University Personal Statement Application Pack

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This is a very comprehensive guide how to write a personal statement at university: it includes a guide on how to write personal statements (including a model structure, questions that need to be answered in the statement as well as a word bank of useful key words/phrases) and 3 model personal statements for Mathematics Teaching, Nursing and Chemistry degree courses to help students see clear examples of what a model personal statement looks like and needs to include. The personal statement applying for the Mathematics Teaching course is annotated with commentary explaining the content of the personal statement. A very useful resource for those looking to apply for university and further education teachers/tutors involved in helping them.

A Level Geography Earthquake Case Study Revision Notes

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A Level Geography Earthquake Case Study Revision Notes

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This resource summarises 2 major case studies on Earthquakes covered in the A Level Geography Course: the Kashmir and Kobe Earthquakes. It covers the physical and human impacts of the earthquakes, the tectonics behind it, factors which pre-determined the earthquake, as well as an assessment of the short and long term response and management of the situation. This would be a useful resource teachers may distribute to pupils for revision purposes and to help with their studies throughout the course. It may also be used as an aid to help pupils with exam questions. 0

A Level Geography Climate Revision Notes

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A Level Geography Climate Revision Notes

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This is a set of useful revision notes for A Level Geography students on Climate and the Atmosphere in Physical Geography. Topics covered include: key words and definitions, global circulation model, depressions, air masses and pressure. The resource is informative, succinct and written in an accessible manner with diagrams where appropriate. It will help students to structure their revision and also to act as an aid for completing exam questions.

A Level Geography Hurricane Katrina Case Study Revision Notes

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A Level Geography Hurricane Katrina Case Study Revision Notes

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These revision notes summarise Hurricane Katrina, one of the main case studies for A Level Geography Students in Physical Geography. In this resource, background detail about the case study is provided, as well as short and long term social, economic and environmental impacts whilst assessing the management and response to the natural disaster. This is useful for teachers to distribute to students as a resource to aid with their revision and help practice exam technique on questions involving analysing case studies of natural disasters and hazards.

A Level Hurricane Mitch Case Study Revision Notes

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A Level Hurricane Mitch Case Study Revision Notes

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This resource covers revision notes for Hurricane Mitch, one of the main case studies covered in Physical A Level Geography. This provides a comprehensive overview of the case study including background information, social, environmental and economic impacts and the management/response of the situation as well as assessing reasons for the devastating impact of the hurricane. This resource can be used by students to help them revise for the exam and as an accompaniment when practicing answer exam questions which require the use of case studies. .

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KS3/GCSE Peer Assessment Resource

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This resource is a template to help students to accurately peer assess each other in a helpful and constructive manner. Pupils are guided by this resource to highlight good points of each others’ work whilst suggesting possible improvements to their fellow student’s work. This is a resource that works well in any subject, particularly those that involve writing and presentation tasks. It helps pupils to think in a deeper manner and critically appraise their own and others’ work.

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A Level Geography Oil Revision Notes

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This resource covers revision notes for Oil in the A Level Geography syllabus. It covers general statistical facts about oil, as well as briefly discussing different countries approach towards oil (a selection of MEDCs and LEDCs), human and physical factors affecting the production and consumption of oil, as well as summarising the paradox of plenty. This can be given to students to help with their own revision and exam technique as well as being given out in a lesson teaching the topic as a handout. 2

A Level Geographical Skills and Investigation Revision Notes

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A Level Geographical Skills and Investigation Revision Notes

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This is an extremely comprehensive 25 page resource for A Level Geography Students covering all topics in Geographical Skills and Investigations. Topics covered include: hypothesis testing, methods of data collection, types of maps, risk assessment, data representation including graphs, different types of data, data analysis including statistical measures (mean, standard deviation, standard error of the mean etc.) and statistical tests (Chi Squared, Mann-Whitney U Test). This can be used as part of a study aid for students throughout the course and also help with exam revision and practice.

A Level Geography 10 Mark Question Model Answer

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A Level Geography 10 Mark Question Model Answer

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A model answer for a 10 mark question in A Level Geography. The question was ‘Outline a geographical issue indicated and suggest appropriate strategies for its management.’ with the answer choosing to examine the issue of low global fertility rates. It’s useful for students to observe the structure of this model answer, the terminology used in it, examples illustrated and the analysis of the piece. They will then be able to integrate this and enhance their own answers to other 10 mark questions and improve their exam technique.

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Blooms' Thinking Hats Learning Mat

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A great resource for secondary school students to help them think reflectively and promote higher-order thinking skills in any subject. This learning mat summarises the 6 thinking hats, defining them for pupils and giving them ideas on how they can apply them to the work or activity they’re completing. In my practice at schools I’ve had my students keep these learning mats on their desk whilst they are completing their work (especially group work, writing and critical thinking tasks), often encouraging them to consult them in order to get more thoughtful responses from. them.

Student Template for Comparing University Courses

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Student Template for Comparing University Courses

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A handy pair of tables that sixth form students can use to compare both university courses and the actual universities themselves. This would be a very useful resource to assist with their UCAS applications in helping them to decide which course (and university) is right for them out of their choices and help them make an informed decision. The template on the courses allows aspects such as the length of the course, average class size, teaching/assessment methods, tuition fees and course content to be compared whilst the template comparing universities allows variables such as ranking, number of students, graduate employability, course satisfaction and extra-curricular facilities to be cross-referenced.

A Level Geography Demography Revision Notes

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A Level Geography Demography Revision Notes

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A handy set of revision notes for A Level Geography students on Demography in Human Geography. Topics covered include definitions of key words (to help with exam technique), the Demographic Transition Model (Explanation and Criticism), Migration (with case studies) and other population models. It’s written in an accessible manner with diagrams and annotations where appropriate. Ideal in preparing students for their exams.

Model UCAS Student Primary Teaching Personal Statement

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Model UCAS Student Primary Teaching Personal Statement

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An incredibly helpful resource for sixth form students in helping them complete their university application. This resource is a model personal statement completed by a sixth form student for a Primary Teaching degree course. The personal statement is detailed whilst being succinct, including sections on work experience, personal reasons for wanting to study the course, academic history and interests/hobbies. The personal statement gives students an idea of what to include in and how to structure their own personal statement, possibly using it as a template. This resource could also be used by sixth form tutors/teachers who are helping their students complete their application to university.

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Critical Thinking Activities for Students Pack

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Critical Thinking Activities for Students Pack

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This bundle contains a set of activities to help students think critically and promote deep learning. Firstly, there is a Bloom’s Thinking Hats Learning mat pupils can use during lessons to enable them to think more critically and analytically about what they are learning. There is also a handout on how to be critical in an essay, with guided examples and frameworks as well as key words and phrases to use. Finally, there are 2 peer-assessment templates pupils can use to assess each others’ work constructively. 0

GCSE Maths Subject Self-Audit for Student Teachers

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GCSE Maths Subject Self-Audit for Student Teachers

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A useful resource for student Maths Teachers to self-assess and audit their subject knowledge of all topics in the curriculum. Topics are categorised by area and learner specification, with trainees able to easily use this resource to determine their own subject and pedagogical knowledge, whilst tracking the actions they’ve taken to improve their knowledge and when they’ve taught certain topics to pupils. This is also a really useful document for students to use as evidence to prove they are meeting the standards required to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)…

A Level Geography Climate Change Revision Notes

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A Level Geography Climate Change Revision Notes

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A set of revision notes for A Level Geography students on Climate Change. The processes behind climate change are explained, as well as key terms defined with the global impacts of it communicated by series of case studies including Kenya, Argentina and the USA. The future implications of climate change are also discussed, with a series of relevant statistics for students to remember and reference in their exam answers. This is useful as a resource for students to consult throughout the course and also to have alongside them whilst they are attempting exam questions in Physical Geography.

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Huge A Level Geography Student Revision Pack

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Huge A Level Geography Student Revision Pack

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An extremely comprehensive and helpful revision bundle for pupils studying A Level Geography. Included in the bundle are a set of 12 revision notes on the main topics in the syllabus (Climate, Geographical Skills, Sampling, Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Demography, Volcanoes, Oil, Flooding and Population) and a model answer for a common 10 mark question. Each set of revision notes is written in an informative and succinct manner with relevant case studies, statistics and diagrams, allowing students to retain information and revise effectively whilst using them as a resource for improving their exam technique.