IGCSE Global Perspectives requires the students to develop the skill of identifying and understanding different perspectives. This resource takes a historical photo related to racism and allows the teacher to make a connection to how it remains a global problem. The students can explore different points of view/perspectives on racism. It is designed in a step by step format which allows the student to develop their understanding.
Students often struggle to understand how to structure their answer to this question, and how to construct the justifications for their choice through use of the mark scheme and the Insert sources. This table acts as a guide, sharing points to help write each paragraph. I have used a question from one of the Cambridge past papers.
For the Global Perspective syllabus from 2025, this concise guide has been prepared to help teachers and students to understand what is required for the New Team Explanation, which is now called an Explanation of Research and Planning. The document can be edited to be used as a template for students to complete their explanation for submission.
The GP team project from 2025 has many changes including to the Personal component, which is the Individual Reflection Paper. This guide can be used by teachers to ensure the students understand the essential elements that must be included within the reflection paper to obtain maximum marks. The guide has been structured in such a way that it can be used as a template for the students to write and construct their reports.
IGCSE Global Perspectives Component 3 Team Project requires the students to submit a Reflection Paper. To help break down some key requirements of the project process, and to record them for use later as examples within the Reflection Paper, I have created this Log for students to complete individually. Give your students a print out, or a soft copy, or both to allow them to focus on the important skills and aspects which they will need to reflect on.
A short video based on the new syllabus for students appearing from 2025. It can be used to introduce the subject to your students. It covers key Global issues, syllabus aims, the 3 components and all the topics. Teachers can play the whole video, or pause at each part to explain and discuss with their students.
The lesson plan explores the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement through a video, and focuses on developing students understanding of different cultural perspectives, by using sources to identify different viewpoints about the topic. A complete lesson plan that is divided into different tasks to allow the teacher to complete it within a time frame they are comfortable with. This lesson plan can be used generally for BLM but has been written with IGCSE Global Perspectives in mind.
The lesson plan takes the death of George Floyd, an event which became a global issue, and links it the Global Perspectives topics Law & Criminality and Human Rights. The resource can also be used for middle school students to teach current events. Check out my page for the answer key to this activity.
This video is designed to help teachers by giving an introduction to the changes Cambridge have made to the IGCSE syllabus for students sitting from 2025.
This lesson plan connects to the topic of Trade and Aid and explores Chinese investment in Africa. The resource can also be used by a Middle School teacher who is interested in teaching this topic.
A journal with 8 writing prompts for students to record their feelings about returning to school, and how they view the new school year. In a colourful format designed to appeal to young children and to encourage them to pour their hearts out. Writing is an important part of expression and students will benefit from this activity and also have a nice record to remember how they began this school year.
To fully engage students in their learning journey, and to facilitate their sense of collaboration as a class, I have created this 53 Page Class Memory Journal. Print it off, keep it in the classroom, and encourage the students to help you complete it monthly, so by the end of the year you will have a wonderful journal full of great memories. The journal contains a space for information and photos of the class, and is divided into sections representing each month of the academic school year, with pages to record important events, best memories, a special mention section for those students who have stood out that month, and a section for students to write what life lessons they have learned.
This is designed to compliment the free lesson plan. It contains enough information to allow a teacher to conduct the lesson comprehensively. Suggested facts and student provocations with potential answers are given.
This plan is to help the students understand the skill of reasoning and how to evaluate reasoning. The resource contains a lesson plan with a handout of evaluation points, and a worksheet to help students practice.
Posters for each one of the six International Baccalaureate themes to display in the classroom, or can be printed off smaller for use in student folders.
The new GP syllabus from 2025 has a new research design question. With no past paper questions available, this resource has 4 sample questions along the pattern of the specimen paper. It can be used by teachers as practice for students.
There are many Team Project marks allocated for Cultural Perspectives but students often struggle to understand how to investigate different cultural perspective in their team project. The focus on different nationalities limits the correct understanding of the concept. This mindmap allows the teacher to introduce and discuss some different cultural perspectives with students.
The ability to evaluate the strength of an authors reasoning, and the ability to construct a well-reasoned argument; are important skills required in this subject and in life. This resource is a plan to help with this, and includes a student handout and worksheet activity.