A useful G&T extension sheet or plenary piece to use when reviewing why plate boundaries are dangerous and where earthquakes and volcanoes occur most often.

Handy non-contact starter activity for the USA. Or a quick summative assessment as a plenary.

This is just a list of links to supplement learning as a V/A resource or as a pointer for students to watch online during school holidays - maybe even for cover lessons. Make sure the students use it with their case study outlines or at the very least, make a list of bullet points with useful stats and facts for the 9 mar questions.

Dominoes starter: Cut the cards in half and give to small groups or pairs in envelopes. Each sentence ENDING with an ellipsis should match a sentence STARTING with an ellipsis. Paired-task: Give each student a copy of the cards already cut up. They need to match them up, in discussion with a partner before the whole class reveal the correct answers and glue into books.

I made this fun lesson for students arriving back to school into our new building. Designed to get them exploring the new building WITHOUT sticking anything on newly painted walls and doors [to appease the powers that be] but could easily be adapted with QR codes for iPad development too.

A nice little image starter that challenges students' views on what constitutes being 'developed'

LGBT issues vs. human rights around the world

Review of the upcoming event, with numeracy skills and extended reading.

5 short questions to review learning about urban waste - took my students 10 minutes

A combination of varying levels of questions

Could be useful for students that find it difficult to choose ‘important’ words to use in their work

An introduction to comparing urban and rural life in the UK for Geography Edexcel B 2016, using Birmingham and the Peak District as case studies.

To be completed by teachers and used in books for students to be aware of goals and progress over time

Using historical and current data, look into where people move to and from in relation to the UK and create flowline maps. For Geography Edexcel B 2016

One global and one UK organiser for key ideas

2 short approaches to annotating photographs and analysing satellite images - could be used together in one lesson or separately with some exam practise.

Using data about Birmingham and the Peak District, create triangular graphs to represent employment structure in the UK for comparison. For use with Geography Edexcel B 2016

Gap fill note-taking worksheet for the documentary about sustainable cities. There are 5 examples from around the world detailing how they re rapidly ‘greening’ their space. There are a couple of short answer questions and a 6 marker at the end, as well as an answer sheet attached.

A booklet designed to be kept at home for one task to be completed every 2-3 weeks (2 per half term)

6 'new topic' goals sheets to stick in books for planning and reviewing in class. Not every KS3 topic is provided here - just the most common.