This is a unit that creates an in depth study of South Africa as a country. There are 7 lessons that cover the following topics: South Africa’s Physical Geography South Africa’s Biomes and Climates The Settlements of South Africa The People of South Africa The Economy of South Africa The Geography of Apartheid It is assessed by the completion of a project. Case studies and examples used: Cape Town Bantu, Xhosa and Africaan peoples Kleinfontein - The town that rejected apartheid Land reforms in post-apartheid South Africa Please let me know if you have any questions.

A 7 lesson unit covering the basics of tectonics for Y8, including full assessment and revision lesson: What does the structure of our planet look like? How do we know this? What are your consumer habits? What could the impact of your choices be? What is globalisation? What could the impacts of it be? What does it take for a modern day product to be made? What is a Trans-National Corperation? What is their impact on globalisation? How do their practices affect us? What is outsourcing? What are the potential impacts of it? Case studies and examples used: iPhone factory - China Fiji Water Nike - treatment of workers by a TNC The Rana Plaza Disaster - Bangladesh Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

A 7 lesson unit covering the basics of glaciation for Y7, including full assessment and revision lesson: What did our world look like in the past? How do we know this? What are glaciers? How are they created? How do glaciers cause erosion? What landforms are created by glaciers? How does this happen? How are glaciers used by humans? Why are they important? Case studies and examples used: The UK 10,000 years ago Argentière Glacier - France Glacial Landforms in the Dolomite Mountains Khumbu icefall - Mt Everest The Thwaites ‘Doomsday’ Glacier - Antarctica Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

An 8 lesson unit covering the basics of population change and migration for Y8, including full assessment and revision lesson: Why is the world’s population growing? Where do people live and why? What is our impact on the planet? How is human industry organised? Why do people migrate? What are the impact of rural to urban migration? Case studies and examples used: China’s One Child Policy ‘La Bestia’ Migration from Central America to the USA/Mexico border Rocinha Favela, Rio de Janeiro Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

This a 6 lesson unit of work that explores the basics of coastal landforms and erosion for Y8, including lessons for assessment and revision: What are coasts? Why do some look different to others? Why are coasts shaped differently? Why does this happen? How does the sea interact with the land? What are waves? How are they created? What causes some waves to be different to others? How does the sea change the shape of the land? How can we manage against the impacts of coastal erosion? Case studies and notable examples used: The World Surfing League Durdle Door, Dorset Happisburgh, Norfolk Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

A 7 lesson unit covering the basics of climate change for Y8, including full assessment and revision lesson: What is climate change? What are the causes of it? How do humans contribute to climate change? What are the impacts of climate change? How will climate change make the world different in the future? What can we do about climate change? Case studies and examples used: Tuvalu - Impacts of climate change NASA forecasts on climate change Greta Thunberg Just Stop Oil Extinction Rebellion Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

This is a unit that creates an in depth study of China as a country. There are 7 lessons that cover the following topics: China’s Physical Geography China’s Biomes and Climates The Rivers of China The People of China The Economy of China China Around the World It is assessed by the completion of a project. Case studies and examples used: Shanghai Xinjiang Province and Uyghur Muslims The Yellow and Yangtze rivers The Belt and Road Initiative Please let me know if you have any questions.

A 7 lesson unit covering the basics of water and rivers for Y7, including full assessment and revision lesson: Why is water important? How do humans use water? What are the impacts of water insecurity? What is the water cycle? How does it work? What is a river? Why do the different parts of it exist? How does this change over time? What are the causes of flooding? What are the impacts of flooding? How can flooding be managed? Why does conflict happen over water? Case studies and examples used: The River Severn Flooding in Shropshire The Thames Barrier Water conflict on the River Nile Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

A 7 lesson unit covering the physical and human geography of the UK for Y7, including full assessment and revision lesson: What is the UK? How do we define it? What are the major physical and human features of the UK? What is the climate of the UK? What does it mean to be British? What is the difference between different urban and rural areas of the UK? How can the human and physical geography of London be described? Case studies and examples used: The UK UK 2021 census data London Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

A 6 lesson unit covering the basics of ecosystems for Y7, including full assessment and revision lesson: What are biomes and how does climate influence them? What are ecosystems and how are they interlinked? What are tropical rainforests? How are they under threat? What development opportunities to rainforests provide? What is deforestation and why does it happen? How will biomes be managed by humans in the future? What is desertification and how is it managed? Case studies and examples used: Bedouins in Mauretania The Huaorani People of the Amazon Rainforest Parakeets in London California Wildfires 2025 The Brazilian Amazon Rainforest The Sahel region of Africa This is a comprehensive unit designed to introduce Y7 to the fundementals of ecosystems. Each lesson is designed with a pedgogy of enquiry and scaffolding of knowledge, delivered to disadvantaged students without cultural capital. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

A 7 lesson unit covering the basics of tectonics for Y8, including full assessment and revision lesson: What does the structure of our planet look like? How do we know this? What are glaciers? How are they created? What are tectonic plate boundaries? How do they behave? What are the impacts of tectonic plate movement? How do tectonic hazards vary? Why is this? Why was the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 such a devastating event? Why was Haiti so heavily affected by the 2010 earthquake? What is aid? How can it help earthquake survivors? Case studies and examples used: The Kola Superdeep Borehole - Russia Notable earthquakes throughout history: Chile 1965, Kobe, Japan 1998, Tohoku, Japan, 2011, Haiti 2010, California 1995 Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004 Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.