Geography teaching resources and ideas. HoD 15+ years.

London, England
Joined October 2013
Here to share Geography teaching resources and ideas. Head of Department since 2006. #geographyteacher. Google drive link here: drive.google.com/drive/folde…
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Fieldwork at Happisburgh, Norfolk. The car park remains open but only just, with safety barriers narrowing the access road. Ramp to the beach was in good condition (June 2026). #geography #geographyteacher
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The finest marram grass I ever did see. Fieldwork at Winterton-on-Sea. #geographyteacher
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Geography gold: Low pressure weather system. Here’s the most straightforward synoptic chart diagram I’ve found to teach about depressions. With 4-mark knowledge question and Bitesize video link. Credit: Eduqas. Added to shared folder. #geography #geographyteacher #teachers
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Geography gold: Greenhouse effect diagram. I found this one buried in the second set of AQA specimen exams for the current GCSE specification. Added to shared folder – link above. #geography #geographyteacher #teachers
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GCSE Geography model answers: With Paper 2 coming up, here are some practice questions with model answers for Urban Issues and Challenges, Changing Economic World and Challenge of Resource Management (AQA). In shared folder – link above. #teachers #geography #geographyteacher
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A-Level Geography statistics: With Paper 1 ahead this week, here’s a task booklet with worked examples of standard deviation, Spearman’s rank and the Chi-squared test. Resource with model answers presentation in shared folder. Questions: AQA, WJEC. #geography #geographyteacher
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GCSE Geography map skills: Here’s a recap of some basics ahead of the Paper 1 exam next week. Grid references, scale, direction and height all on one slide. PDF in shared folder – link above. #teachers #geography #geographyteacher
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More GCSE Geography PLCs: Here’s the full set of personal learning checklists I use to help students revise for AQA GCSE Paper 2 on Wednesday June 3. PDF in shared folder #teachers #geography #geographyteacher
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GCSE Geography PLCs: Here’s the full set of personal learning checklists I use to help students revise for AQA GCSE Paper 1 on Wednesday May 13. PDF in shared folder. #teachers #geography #geographyteacher
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Geography exam command words: I wrote this summary with a focus on helping students prepare for the AQA GCSE papers, and it’s also relevant for other exam boards. Free 1-page PDF in shared folder – link above. #geography #geographyteacher #teachers
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Earthquake rescue: I found this drawing on the BBC News website. Listening for survivors, local knowledge and using rescue dogs are some of the important points to emphasise when revising responses to tectonic hazards. PDF in shared folder. #teachers #geography #geographyteacher
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GCSE Geography Top Tips: Here are 10 key pieces of exam advice. Aimed at AQA students but also relevant for other boards. Free 1-page PDF in shared folder – link above. #geography #geographyteacher #teachers
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First geothermal site in the UK: Water super-heated by rocks will help drive turbines to generate electricity for 10,000 homes. I edited the BBC news article about the Cornwall project onto one A4 sheet. Useful for energy security topic. Link above. #geography #geographyteacher
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The course of the River Severn shown in OS map squares: Thanks to the beauty of Ordnance Survey Explorer maps, this is a great way to teach the stages of the UK’s longest river. Resource with questions added to shared folder. Link above. #geography #geographyteacher #teachers
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Coastal management revision poster: This helps revise hard and soft engineering, and works well on A3 paper. Also recaps mean, mode, median and range. Link above. Image credits from past exam papers: AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas. #teachers #geography #geographyteacher
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Geography gold: Coastal deposition landforms. Here’s a simple and effective diagram to illustrate a spit, a beach, a barrier island and a bar. Added to shared folder (link in pinned post). Credit: AQA GCSE sample exam paper. #teachers #geography #geographyteacher
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Geography gold: Freeze-thaw weathering can be a tricky process to get across to students. Here are some cracking figures to help from past exam papers. Added to shared folder. Credit: AQA. #teachers #geography #geographyteacher
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Geography exam dates poster 2026 (AQA): This is available in my shared drive - link in pinned post. Enlarged to A3, it works well in the corner of the whiteboard. Also helps with a countdown of days to each exam. #teachers #geography #geographyteacher
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Grade 9 Gavin: This is how I like to do mock exam feedback for Year 11s. Gavin’s advice puts the Chief Examiner Report into student speak about how best to tackle each question, followed by a model answer. Examples in shared folder for AQA GCSE. #geography #geographyteacher
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Ecotourism in Costa Rica: A WideWorld article with a Simon Reeve video clip is a winning Geography lesson combination. Question sheet with answers and video clip in shared folder – link above. #geography #geographyteacher #teachers
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