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From teacher workshops to student conferences, our regional events cover the whole spectrum of teaching and learning, with ideas and resources that you and your students can use immediately.

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ContentsFind your specification(s) below to browse the teacher workshops, student revision days and student revision webinars taking place in 2019/2020.

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TEACHER WORKSHOP AQA GCSE

AQA GCSE Geography: lessons learnt from the 2019 examsCourse leaders: Sarah Wheeler and Vicky McKinlay

Central London: Thursday, 10 October 2019 Manchester: Monday, 14 October 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking References: GEAG101019 / GEAG141019

Review the examiner feedback from the second year of AQA GCSE Geography exams in detail so that you can locate areas to target for improved results with your 2020 cohort.

Focusing on Papers 1, 2 and 3 individually, this one-day workshop will help you to interpret the key points in the examiner’s report and the practical implications for you and your students.

• Discover how to apply lessons learnt from the 2019 exams to your planning and teaching of Physical Geography, Human Geography, the issue evaluation and fieldwork

• Reflect on successes, failures and their relevance to your students, identifying ways that you can raise attainment in the 2020 exams

• Consider how to juggle the teaching of content, skills and exam technique, while also ensuring that students are motivated and enthused

Attend this course and receive a free copy of AQA GCSE (9-1) Geography Workbook

10.00am Registration and coffee

10.15am Focus on Paper 1: Physical Geography• Examiner’s Report feedback and headlines • Lessons learnt from the 2019 examination• Discussing key issues in teaching and learning

11.15am Morning coffee

11.30am Focus on Paper 2: Human Geography• Examiner’s Report feedback and headlines • Lessons learnt from the 2019 examination• Discussing key issues in teaching and learning

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Focus on Paper 3: Issue evaluation/fieldwork• Examiner’s Report feedback and headlines• Lessons learnt from the 2019 examination• Discussing key issues in teaching and learning

2.30pm Afternoon tea

2.45pm Reflections and future planning to improve performance• Reflecting on successes and failures• Teaching exam technique• Motivating and enthusing students• Coping with the content • Making the most of fieldwork investigations for

teaching content and skills

3.45pm Review and reflect

4.00pm Course ends


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TEACHER WORKSHOP AQA GCSE

Teaching AQA GCSE (9-1) Geography for the first timeCourse leader: Simon Ross

Central London: Friday, 11 October 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking Reference: GEA111019

Thoroughly prepare for the challenges of delivering AQA GCSE Geography for the first time. Ideal for NQTs and experienced teachers changing specifications, this course focuses on the essentials, preventing you from feeling overwhelmed by the new content and providing you with the skills and knowledge to maximise student performance.

• Gain an overview of the AQA GCSE specification, including content, approach and assessment

• Consider teaching strategies for integrating geographical skills and making the most of fieldwork

• Boost your confidence teaching the specification for the first time, whether you are an NQT, non-specialist or experienced teacher

Attend this course and receive a free copy of AQA GCSE (9–1) Geography Student Book.


10.15am The AQA GCSE specification: an overview• Consideration of the specification’s structure and its

broad geographical content• Focus on assessment – question styles, levels

marking and strategies for maximising student performance

• The challenges and opportunities associated with issue evaluation

• Preparing students for GCSE – what can be done at KS3?


11.30am Delivering geographical skills and fieldwork • Strategies for teaching geographical skills and

incorporating them into exciting practical classroom activities

• Considering options for delivering inspirational fieldwork by maximising opportunities

• Focus on assessment – how can students maximise their potential?

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Focus on Physical Geography • Detailed review of the specification content in

Paper 1• Consideration of the assessment issues• Focus on natural hazards – how to teach the tricky

bits!


2.45pm Focus on Human Geography• Detailed review of the specification content in

Paper 2• Consideration of the assessment issues• Focus on examples and case studies – how to

deliver exciting lessons and maximise performance


4.00pm Course ends

TEACHER WEBINAR AQA GCSE

Dorset’s Jurassic Coast: AQA GCSE 360° Immersive Coastal Landscapes Case StudyCourse leaders: David Holmes, Bob Digby and Leeson House Staff

Online: Tuesday, 5 November 2019 Event fee: £125 + VAT Booking Reference: GE051119

Deliver confident lessons on the Jurassic Coast with complete confidence by joining our virtual tour of the Jurassic Coast, supported by experts from Leeson House Field Centre.

A ‘must’ for everyone delivering the AQA GCSE Geography Coastal Landscapes in the UK option, this 90-minute after school webinar will:

• Cover the essential content, concepts and themes that students need to understand in terms of physical coastal processes

• Offer an example of a section of coastline showcasing landforms of both erosion and deposition

• Help you bring the coastal environment to life through a 360° virtual tour of classic locations (including Studland, Swanage, Lulworth Cove and Chesil Beach)

3.30pm Introductions and sound checks

3.35pm Content and questions: Part 1 - Swanage and Studland• Getting to grips with the geography of the location• Coastal and erosion features 360° virtual visit

exploring coastal engineering, conflict and sand dune morphology

• Links to additional resources

4.15pm Activity break:• Using 360° in the Geography classroom

4.25pm Content and questions: Part 2 – Lulworth andChesil• Suggested strategies to deepen understanding• 360° virtual visit to Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door and

Chesil Beach. Processes and landscapes• Resources, review and reflect

4.45pm Questions and closing comments

5.00pm Webinar ends

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Preparing for exam success in AQA GCSE Geography 2020Course leaders: Simon Ross and Sarah Wheeler

Manchester: Monday, 23 March 2020 Central London: Friday, 27 March 2020 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking references: GEA230320 / GEA270320

Discover how to maximise students’ performance in AQA GCSE Geography and build upon your experience of the specification exams in 2019.

Covering each of the papers in turn, this course includes an analysis of the 2020 pre-release material for Paper 3.

• Review your understanding of the exam requirements, looking at command words, mark schemes, SPaG and more

• Gain new ideas and strategies for revising Physical Geography, Human Geography and geographical skills

• Consider examples and case studies that will help to maximise students’ potential

Attend this course and receive a free copy of AQA GCSE (9–1) Geography Workbook.

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10.15am Strategies for maximising student performance and meeting targets• The specification and the demands of the

examinations (command words, timing, etc)• Revision strategies for in class and at home• The demands of the examiners (mark schemes,

SPaG, etc)


11.30am Maximising student performance in Paper 1• Creative strategies for revising Physical Geography

(particularly the tricky bits, e.g. atmospheric circulation)• Maximising potential (and marks) through examples

and case studies• Revising skills through Physical Geography

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Maximising student performance in Paper 2• Creative strategies for revising Human Geography • Maximising potential (and marks) through examples

and case studies• Revising skills through Human Geography


2.45pm Maximising student performance in Paper 3• Review and discussion of 2019 pre-release material• Strategies for revising and applying skills• Maximising performance in fieldwork questions


4.00pm Workshop ends


10.15am Maximising potential: KS3 to GCSE• Strategies for enthusing high-achieving students• Maximising the potential offered by the

specification content• Foundation GCSE – making the most of KS3 to

ensure high-level success


11.30am Improving exam performance• Decoding the command words• Maximising marks for higher-order command words• Looking at sample answers for high-tariff questions

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Strategies and skills for hitting grades 7–9: Physical• Exciting strategies for Physical Geography• Delivering geographical skills through practical

activities (tectonics, tropical storms and extreme weather events)

• Creative approaches to examples & case studies


2.45pm Strategies and skills for hitting grades 7–9: Human• Exciting strategies for Human Geography• Delivering geographical skills through practical

activities (changes in the UK economy, resources)• Creative approaches to examples & case studies



TEACHER WORKSHOP

AQA GCSE Geography: Improving exam performance for 7–9 studentsCourse leaders: Simon Ross and Sarah Wheeler

Central London: Thursday, 7 November 2019 Manchester: Monday, 11 November 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking references: GEA071119 / GE111119

Inspire, engage and challenge your top-grade AQA GCSE Geography students. This one-day workshop will equip you with the strategies and skills that you need to maximise the potential of high achievers.

• Reflect upon your delivery of the specification, considering how you can improve the experience for 7–9 students

• Learn how to prepare high-level students for exam success, looking in detail at command words and high-tariff questions

• Discover creative strategies for teaching the skills and concepts of Physical and Human Geography

• Return to school with practical activities, examples and case studies that will motivate and develop 7–9 students

Attend this course and receive a free copy of AQA GCSE (9–1) Geography Workbook.

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AQA GCSE (9-1) Geography Student Revision ConferenceCourse leaders: Keith Bartlett and Simon Ross

Manchester: Tuesday, 24 March 2020 Nottingham: Wednesday, 25 March 2020 Central London: Thursday, 26 March 2020 Event fee: £24 incl. VAT for teachers and students 1 FREE teacher place for every 10 students booked! Booking Reference: GEA240320 / GEA250320 / GEA260320

Give your students the best possible chance of success in their AQA GCSE Geography exams. By spending a day with our Geography experts outside of the classroom, Year 11 students will feel confident, motivated and ready to revise independently. This full-day conference will:

• Significantly improve students’ understanding of the question types they’ll encounter across Papers 1, 2 and 3

• Boost exam skills and technique, with quick tips, step-by-step guidance and examples throughout the day

• Thoroughly prepare students for Paper 3, including the issue evaluation, the pre-release material and skills/fieldwork questions

• Provide each student with a booklet of the day’s notes that they can use throughout their revision

10.30am Registration

10.45am Overview of specification and its assessment• Command words, question types and levels

marking• Top tips for achieving exam success

11.15am Paper 1: Improving exam performance and understanding the tricky bits• Focus on tectonic hazards, weather hazards and

physical landscapes• Importance of using stimulus material• Perfecting exam technique – the application of

geographical knowledge to exam questions

12.10pm Morning break

12.20pm Paper 3: how to succeed in issue evaluation• Understanding the theme• Using the resource• How to tackle the 9-mark question

1.15pm Lunch

2.00pm Paper 3: how to succeed in skills and fieldwork• The skills questions• Fieldwork in an unfamiliar context• Applying your own fieldwork to questions

3.00pm An insight into Paper 2: Improving exam performance• Dealing with point marked questions – confidently

using graphs, maps and photos• Plan how to successfully structure longer answers • Tips for literacy and getting full marks on SPaG

3.45pm Ask the experts

4.00pm Conference closes

STUDENT REVISION WEBINAR AQA GCSE

AQA GCSE (9-1) Geography Papers 1 & 2 Key Skills Revision WebinarCourse leader: Sarah Wheeler

Online: Monday, 20 April 2020 Event fee: £110 + VAT per classroom Booking Reference: GEA200420

Build students’ confidence by signing up for this revision webinar that will focus on key exam skills for Papers 1 and 2 to enable them to raise their performance in the first round of GCSE 9-1 examinations.

During this 90-minute webinar we will cover:

• The use of stimulus resources and answering shorter questions• Responding to longer questions with 6 and 9 mark tariffs including

command words• Common mistakes on the 2019 papers and how to avoid them• Establishing a foolproof way to answer the physical landforms

questions• Looking at the trickier parts of the human content and techniques

to revise them

3.30pm Sound and visual checks

3.35pm Key areas to be covered• Understanding command words• Deconstructing questions to spot key words• Using stimulus resources and interpreting them,

including maps, graphs, data tables and diagrams • Writing successful answers to longer questions,

using more challenging command words• Physical landforms process and sequence• Considering the links between concepts in the

human paper

4.55pm Revision tips and staying calm

5.00pm Webinar ends



STUDENT REVISION WEBINAR AQA GCSE

AQA GCSE (9-1) Geography Paper 3 and Fieldwork Revision WebinarCourse leader: Keith Bartlett

Online: Thursday, 23 April 2020 Event fee: £110 + VAT per classroom Booking Reference: GEA230420

Equip your students with the information, skills and confidence they need to succeed with their Paper 3 fieldwork revision and exam.

This 90-minute webinar will cover:

• The best ways to approach and structure exam responses to different question types and command words

• How to improve the fieldwork skills needed for success• Analysing evidence to find arguments that support your answers


3.35pm The Issue Evaluation• Mark allocation – point marked /extended writing

questions• Timing• Using the resource effectively• Extracting evidence to support answers• Command words• The importance of using a ‘have a bit of a

discussion’ approach to the 6 and 9-mark questions• Planning for the 9-mark question

Fieldwork• Skills checklist, personal audit of skills requirements• Unfamiliar fieldwork – low tariff questions • Students’ own fieldwork:

– Importance of titles to provide context– Tackling the low tariff fieldwork questions– How to address the high tariff questions– Understanding the evaluation strand of the

enquiry sequence

Final tips• No blank spaces• Number of lines per question• Overall preparation


5.00pm Webinar ends


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Plan for progress at Key Stage 3 and ease the transition to GCSE

Progress in Geography: Key Stage 3

‘An outstanding book that provides excellent curriculum structure and content that supports and follows the National Curriculum. We cannot

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Meridian High School

Sign up for Inspection Copies and free trials of the digital resources at:www.hoddereducation.co.uk/ProgressinGeography

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10.15am Student performance in the 2019 examination• General performance of students in the

examinations. • Understanding the assessment objectives and how

questions are structured• Sharing the criteria in a meaningful way• Candidates’ performance on different questions


11.30am Detailed scrutiny of the examination papers – Paper 1 Physical Geography• Paper 1 core responses to questions on Water and

Carbon Cycles and Physical landscapes• Responses to questions on Hazards and

Ecosystems under stress• Tackling the extended writing questions

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Paper 2 Core and non-core themes in Human Geography• Responses to questions on Contemporary urban

environments, People and the environment and Resource security

• Global systems, Governance and Changing Places• Deconstructing the questions and applying the

mark schemes


2.45pm Feedback on the assessment of NEA • Embedding geographical skills• Tips for improving examination technique


4.00pm Course ends

TEACHER WORKSHOP AQA A-LEVEL

Lessons learnt from the AQA Geography A-level assessments in 2019 Course leaders: Steve Durman and Sally Sumpter

Manchester: Monday, 14 October 2019 Central London: Thursday, 17 October 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking References: GEA141019 / GEA171019

Hear comprehensive feedback on the second series of assessments for the new AQA A-level Geography specification and identify what examiners were looking for in terms of geographical skills and synoptic questions.

Steve and Sally will also share lots of tips throughout the day to support you when preparing your next cohort of students.

• Gain an insight into the A-level Geography assessments, including the NEA

• Receive feedback on the performance of students in the A-level 2019 examination series

• Learn how to prepare for the 2020 examinations

Attend this course and receive a free copy of AQA A-level Coursework Workbook

TEACHER WORKSHOP AQA A-LEVEL

New to Teaching AQA A-level GeographyCourse leader: David Redfern

Central London: Tuesday, 5 November 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking Reference: GEA051119

Focus on the demands of teaching AQA A-level Geography for the first time. Led by Geography expert, David Redfern, this full-day course will provide you with an understanding of the standard that AQA A-level requires, as well as an understanding of the required content and assessment process and the means to address it to achieve the best for students. Key features include:

• Identifying the A-level standard• A review of the content of both core Physical (Water/Carbon

Cycles, Landscapes) and core Human (Changing Places and Global Systems)

• How to prepare students for the range of data-based questions – data response and data stimulus

• How to prepare students to write extended prose at A-level, with particular emphasis on the difference between AO1 and AO2, and meeting their requirements

• Integrating key geographical skills and techniques• How to make effective use of case studies

Attend this course and receive a free copy of AQA A-level Geography Student Book


10.00am A-level Geography what’s it all about?• Moving on from GCSE > progression to A-level• The assessment objectives and their importance• Using case studies effectively• The assessment package


11.15am Teaching Physical Geography• Engaging students as they learn the Water and

Carbon Cycles, and Coastal/Glaciate landscapes• Discuss key areas of focus and examination

strategies for maximum success at A-level

12.00pm Teaching Human Geography• Consider how to engage students in their learning

of Changing Places and Global systems• Gain advice on key areas of focus and examination

strategies for maximum success at A-level

12.45pm Lunch

1.45pm Effective extended prose and essay writing technique• Developing extended writing skills• Levels marking• Marking exercises and feedback strategies


3.15pm The essentials of successful teaching of geographical skills including fieldwork at A-level• Creating purposeful activities to support

geographical skills• Preparing for fieldwork

4.00pm Course ends

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AQA A-level Geography Revision DayCourse leaders: David Redfern and Sally Sumpter

Manchester: Thursday, 19 March 2020 Central London: Friday, 20 March 2020 Event fee: £24 incl. VAT for teachers and students 1 FREE teacher place for every 10 students booked! Booking References: GEA190320 / GEA200320

Significantly improve your students’ exam technique and performance with this AQA revision day. Our Geography experts David and Sally will cover the core areas of Water and Carbon, Landscape Systems, Global Systems, Global Governance and Changing Places as well as the most popular options like Population and the Environment and Hazards. There will be a question box for you to submit anonymous questions which the presenters will answer in a session after lunch.

• Our presenters are experienced examiners and will help students tackle questions and achieve the highest marks for AO1 and AO2

• No such thing as a silly question! The anonymous question box lets students submit questions that are worrying them

• The skills-focused approach will help students build confidence when facing tricky questions, particularly when manipulating data and developing points


10.30am Introduction to the day• Assessment objectives made easy• Mistakes to avoid

10.45am Success in the 9 mark questions• Thinking and writing critically• Responding confidently to links in the question

11.30am Comfort break

11.45am Dealing with the tricky 20 mark questions• The importance of decoding the question• Dealing with difficult concepts and big themes• Writing an evaluative essay – the difference

between AO1 and AO2 responses

12.45pm Lunch

1.35pm Answers to submitted questions

1.50pm Negotiating the 6 mark analysis questions• Successfully getting to grips with tricky resources• Dealing effectively with quantitative and

qualitative data• How to manipulate data and make clear links

2.35pm Understanding the 6 mark or 9 mark option stimuli questions• Moving beyond the resource• Confidently applying your knowledge• Writing to maximise marks in a limited time

3.10pm Every mark matters – the point marked questions• The importance of key terms and processes• Developing your points• Using case studies and your local knowledge

3.35pm Conclusions

3.40pm Course ends

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AQA A-level Geography: Preparing for the 2020 examsCourse leaders: David Redfern and Sally Sumpter

Manchester: Wednesday, 4 March 2020 Central London: Thursday, 5 March 2020 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking references: GE040320 / GE050320

Ensure that you provide the best possible preparation for the 2020 AQA A-level Geography exams in order to deliver improved results.

With insight from the A-level exams, Geography specialists Sally and David will provide grade-boosting guidance for every question type.

• Consolidate your knowledge of the AQA assessment requirements, with an overview of AOs, command words, levels marking and more

• Focus on the demands of data response, data stimulus, 9-mark and 20-mark questions

• Understand how students can write successful answers by analysing exemplar questions and responses

The sessions will feature questions and answers from the core content and the most popular options.

Attend this course and receive a free copy of Need to Know: AQA A-level Geography.

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10.00am Introduction and exam technique in general• Types and patterns of questions; assessment

objectives; the meaning of command words; key concepts; levels marking; short knowledge-based questions


11.30am Data-based questions• Data in questions for response – the ‘analyse’

questions• Data in questions as stimulus – the ‘novel situation’

questions• Analysis of exemplar questions and responses

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm The 9-mark questions• The 9-mark questions – assessing AO1 and AO2• The 9-mark ‘linking’/‘connecting’ questions –

assessing AO1 and AO2, but also assessing synoptic links

• Analysis of exemplar questions and responses

2.15pm The 20-mark essay questions• General principles for these questions• The assessment of at least two essays (one

physical and one human)




AQA A-level Geography: Short answer and data-based questions 9-mark and 20-mark questionsCourse leaders: Dr Claire Evans and David Redfern

Help every student get to grips with the knowledge, understanding and exam skills required for success in AQA A-level Geography.

Designed to boost students’ confidence before their exams, these two interactive webinars focus on short answer, data response and data stimulus questions (30 April) and 9-mark extended prose questions and 20-mark essay questions (7 May).

By joining these 90-minute webinars your students will:

• Understand the requirements of different question types, command words and the assessment objectives• Revisit some of the main areas of content across core and optional topics for Papers 1 and 2• Take part in interactive practice and follow worked examples, with tips and guidance from experts Claire and David

These webinars include reference to most of:

• Water and Carbon Cycles• Landscape Systems (Hot desert, coastal and glacial)• Global Systems and Governance• Changing Places• The options: Hazards, Ecosystems, Contemporary Urban Environments, Population and the Environment, Resource Security

Plus! Your school will get 6 months’ access to recordings of the webinars, so you can watch them again as many times as you like.

3.30pm Introduction and sound checks

3.35pm • Brief analysis of the assessment objectives• Understanding the ‘new’ command words and their

requirements• Comprehending the difference between knowledge

and understanding – and the application of that knowledge and understanding in novel situations

• Understanding and applying the principles of data response

• Achieving success in data stimulus questions

Questions from supervisory teachers will be answered throughout the session

4.55pm Conclusions

5.00pm Webinar ends


3.35pm • Brief review of the assessment objectives• Understanding the ‘new’ command words and their

requirements• Comprehending the difference between knowledge

and understanding – and the application of that knowledge and understanding

• Understanding the principles of links and connectivity (synopticity)

• Achieving success in the 9-mark extended prose questions and the 20-mark essay questions

Questions from supervisory teachers will be answered throughout the session

4.55pm Conclusions

5.00pm Webinar ends

Online: Thursday, 30 April 2020 Event fee: £110 + VAT per classroom Booking reference: GEA300420

Online: Thursday, 7 May 2020 Event fee: £110 + VAT per classroom Booking reference: GEA070520

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TEACHER WEBINAR PEARSON EDEXCEL GCSE A

Feedback from the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Geography A examsCourse leader: David Holmes

Online: Monday, 4 November 2019 Event fee: £85 + VAT Booking Reference: GEE041119

Join experienced Geographer, David Holmes, to review the second set of exams for the new GCSE Geography A specification.

This is a chance to review performance on all three exam papers, and consider performance and areas of both strength and weakness.

• Look at performance across the full range of question styles, including skills questions and essay questions

• Consider performance on Paper 1 vs Paper 2 • Compare the first exam series with the sample assessments• Think about how candidates performed on both the Decision

Making exercise, and fieldwork questions, and how this might be improved


3.35pm Key areas:• Overview of the exams, performance and grade

boundaries. Comparing 2018 with 2019• Performance on Paper 1 and 2 across the full range

of questions styles, including the 8-mark “examine”• Reviewing the fieldwork questions and students’

approach to answering them• How candidates coped with the mini Decision-

Making Exercise, with a focus on the final extended-writing question

• A chance to consider how to improve candidates, extended writing skills

4.50pm Conclusions and questions

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STUDENT REVISION WEBINAR PEARSON EDEXCEL GCSE A

Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Geography Specification A: Key Revision Topics Course leaders: Bob Digby and David Holmes

Online: Friday, 20 March 2020 Event fee: £110 + VAT per classroom Booking Reference: GEE200320

Kick-start your students’ revision by signing up for this online revision session.

Geography experts Bob and Dave will focus on some of the key specification content areas for Papers 1, 2 and 3, strengthening understanding and building confidence.

This 90-minute webinar will help your students:

• Focus on some tricky topics in Physical and Human Geography • Investigate important global and UK themes and challenges with

fresh insights from our Geography experts Bob and David• Review some key case studies that can be used to enhance exam

responses across each paper


2.35pm Key areas• Global atmospheric circulation and weather

hazards: causes and impacts• Understanding the complexities of climate change

and UK’s changing climate• Understanding the difference between tropical and

deciduous forests, and the demands humans place on them

• Global development: developing, emerging and developed countries – their economies, cities and urbanisation. Measuring, defining and managing uneven global development

• Changing cities: why are some thriving and others just surviving – UK and overseas

• Understanding bigger ‘picture’ UK Challenges


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STUDENT REVISION WEBINAR PEARSON EDEXCEL GCSE A

Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Geography Specification A: Exam Skills Course leaders: Bob Digby and David Holmes

Online: Thursday, 30 April 2020 Event fee: £110 + VAT per classroom Booking Reference: GEE300420

Build students’ confidence by joining us for this revision webinar focusing on key exams skills for Papers 1, 2 and 3.

Help students raise their performance in the summer GCSE exams by increasing their understanding of the skills they need to deploy:

• Interpreting data stimulus resources, using evidence, and answering shorter questions

• Responding to longer questions with 8 and 12 mark tariffs including the command words ‘assess’ ‘discuss’ and ‘evaluate’

• Fieldwork, analysis and decision making skills for Paper 3


2.35pm Key areas• Understanding command words• Unpicking questions to spot key words• Using data stimulus resources and interpreting

them, including maps, graphs, data tables and diagrams and answering ‘calculate’ questions

• Maximising your marks in short 2, 3 and 4 mark questions

• Writing successful answers to longer questions, and making judgements in the ‘assess’ and ‘evaluate’ questions

• Fieldwork questions and how to answer them• The Paper 3 UK challenges exercise and how to

use the resources and your own knowledge to make and justify a view


4.00pm Webinar ends


HAZARDS STUDENT CONFERENCE 2019

Ignite your students’ interest in all aspects of hazards geography, from volcanoes, earthquakes and faulty plates to human responses and management, by bringing them along to our Hazards Student Conference.

Our panel of expert speakers have updated and refreshed their talks from last year and will cover the very latest developments in this ever-changing field, deepening students’ knowledge and providing topical content that will take their exam responses to the next level.

Book your place today at hoddereducation.co.uk/hazards-2019

AS/A-LEVEL GEOGRAPHY / ALL SPECIFICATIONS

1 FREE Teacher place for every

10 students booked!

Conference fee: £24 incl. VAT per student or teacher

Conference details:Nottingham: Friday, 22 November 2019 / GE221119Manchester: Wednesday, 27 November 2019 / GE271119London: Friday, 29 November 2019 / GE291119

Scheduled speakers:Professor David Petley, Professor Fiona Tweed, Cameron Dunn, Dr. Martin Degg, David Redfern, Sue Warn, Paul Cole


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TEACHER WORKSHOP PEARSON EDEXCEL GCSE B

Pearson Edexcel Geography GCSE (9-1) B: Feedback from the 2019 summer examsCourse leaders: Bob Digby and Cameron Dunn

Central London: Wednesday, 16 October 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking Reference: GE161019

This course provides an opportunity to review performance in the summer 2019 exam series.

Cameron and Bob will guide you through a detailed analysis of candidate performance across the three exam papers, focusing particularly on areas that proved challenging to different cohorts. There will be a chance to consider performance, and ways to improve it, across all topics and question styles.

• Understanding how different papers and questions compare in terms of performance.

• Developing your understanding of how fieldwork is tested, and how students performed on the decision making and evaluative extended writing questions

• An opportunity to reflect on the last few years and think about practical ways to improve performance going forward

Attend this course and receive a free copy of My Revision Notes: Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Geography B


10.15am Paper 1 • An overview of performance, grade boundaries and

the 9-1 grading system• A detailed review of Paper 1, with a focus on

performance in extended writing questions and how to maximise achievement


11.30am Paper 2 and fieldwork• A chance to review this whole UK Geography

paper, with a particular focus on the extended UK Geographical Issues questions

• Fieldwork questions and how well they were answered. Thinking about adjustments to your own fieldwork that fit the assessment model

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Paper 3 Decision Making Geography • Performance across the Biosphere and Energy topics,

consideration of extended writing performance and how well students tackled the ‘decision’


2.45pm Looking ahead• This session will include ideas on how to support

weaker candidates, especially in terms of longer exam questions and extended writing

• Considering some challenging topics and themes in the specification


4.00pm Course ends

TEACHER WORKSHOP PEARSON EDEXCEL B GCSE B

New to teaching Pearson Edexcel GCSE Geography BCourse leaders: Bob Digby and David Holmes

Central London: Thursday, 7 November 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking reference: GE071119

Discover everything you need to know to teach Pearson Edexcel GCSE Geography B with confidence.

This one-day workshop introduces each aspect of the specification, from the content and skills that you will be delivering to the exam and fieldwork requirements.

• Learn about the key features of GCSE B, including the structure for a 2-year or 3-year GCSE course

• Improve your knowledge of key Physical and Human Geography topics for Papers 1 and 2

• Gain in-depth understanding of the exams, mark schemes and marking process

• Explore the decision-making and fieldwork elements of the course, with expert advice on conducting fieldwork and teaching the skills for Paper 3

Attend this course and receive a free copy of My Revision Notes: Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Geography B, Third Edition.


10.15am The key features of GCSE Geography B• Understanding the type of Geography that

Pearson Edexcel B delivers • The structure of the course over 2 or 3 years• Using case studies and making connections • An overview of the assessment model


11.30am Physical and Human; UK and Global • Consider some of the key content areas from

Paper 1 and Paper 2, both global and UK-based• Focus on some high-demand areas such as

development, globalisation and global atmosphere

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Exams and assessment• Understanding examination demands across the

3 exam papers• The importance of command words and how to

respond to them• A practical chance to apply both points-based and

levels-based mark schemes and to think about what makes effective feedback


2.45pm Fieldwork skills and decision-making skills • When and where to complete fieldwork in a UK

Human and Physical Geography context and how this will be assessed on Paper 2

• What are decision-making skills for Paper 3 and what is the best way to prepare students for the exams?




TEACHER WORKSHOP PEARSON EDEXCEL GCSE B

Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Geography Specification B: Preparing for the summer examsCourse leaders: Bob Digby and Cameron Dunn

Central London: Friday, 6 March 2020 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking Reference: GEE060320

A day dedicated to the GCSE Geography B specification and its exams, in order to build on your understanding of the types of assessment students will face in the summer.

Bob and Cameron will cover all components of the assessment and discuss approaches to different types of questions and how they are marked.

• A detailed consideration of Papers 1, 2 and 3• Exploring fieldwork, synoptic and decision-making questions • A chance to explore question wording, question demands and

mark schemes so you can prepare your students effectively for the summer exams

Attend this course and receive a free copy of My Revision Notes: Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Geography B


10.10am Paper 1 Global Geographical Issues• The assessment demands of data stimulus

questions, calculations and numerical skills questions

• Extended writing skills for Papers 1 and 2 and how to prepare students for the longer ‘assess’ questions in terms of mark scheme demands, use of examples and terminology


11.30am Paper 2 UK Geographical Issues• Exploring the demands of both the ‘overview’

and ‘depth’ sections of the exam paper, as well as approaches to extended fieldwork questions, and synoptic questions

• Examining the demands of both familiar and unfamiliar fieldwork context questions, and how to improve performance on them

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Paper 3 People and Environment Issues• A review of the skills and content needed for

success on Paper 3• Preparing students to make supported judgments

and justify decisions to maximise performance in the last Paper 3 question


2.45pm Tricky topics• A chance to review some of the more challenging

concepts in the specification content including global inequality, geopolitical themes and atmospheric circulation

3.45pm Discussion and feedback

4.00pm Course ends

STUDENT REVISION WEBINAR PEARSON EDEXCEL GCSE B

Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Geography Specification B: Key revision topicsCourse leaders: Bob Digby and David Holmes

Online: Thursday, 19 March 2020 Event fee: £110 + VAT per classroom Booking Reference: GEE190320

Kick-start your students’ revision by signing up for this online revision session that will focus on some of the key Specification content areas for Papers 1, 2 and 3.

• Focus on some tricky topics in Physical and Human Geography• Investigate important global and UK themes• Review some key case studies that can enhance exam responses

across Papers 1, 2 and 3


2.35pm Key areas• Global atmospheric circulation and hurricanes:

causes and impacts• The causes and management of tectonic hazards• Understanding the difference between tropical and

taiga forests, and the demands humans place on them

• Developing, emerging and developed countries – their economies, cities and urbanisation: what are the differences and why do they matter?

• Dynamic UK cities: why are some thriving and others just surviving?

• What’s it like living with the risk of flooding or erosion?


4.00pm Webinar ends


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STUDENT REVISION WEBINAR PEARSON EDEXCEL GCSE B

Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Geography Specification B: Exam skills Course leaders: Bob Digby and Cameron Dunn

Online: Wednesday, 25 March 2020 Event fee: £110 + VAT per classroom Booking Reference: GEE250320

Build students’ confidence by joining us for this revision webinar focusing on key exams skills for Papers 1, 2 and 3.

Help students raise their performance in the summer GCSE exams by increasing their understanding of the skills they need to deploy:

After this 90-minute webinar your students will:

• Recap how to interpret data stimulus resources, using evidence, and answering shorter questions

• Know how to respond to longer questions with 6, 8 and 12 mark tariffs including the command words ‘assess’, ‘discuss’ and ‘evaluate’

• Receive guidance on the fieldwork, analysis and decision-making skills that are accessed in Paper 3


2.35pm Key areas• Understanding command words• Unpicking questions to spot key words• Using data stimulus resources and interpreting

them, including maps, graphs, data tables and diagrams and answering ‘calculate’ questions

• Maximising your marks in short 2, 3 and 4 mark questions

• Writing successful answers to longer questions, and making judgements in the ‘assess’ and ‘evaluate’ questions

• Fieldwork questions and how to answer them• The Paper 3 Decision Making exercise and how

to use the resources and your own knowledge to make and justify a decision


4.00pm Webinar ends

TEACHER WORKSHOP PEARSON EDEXCEL A-LEVEL

New to teaching Pearson Edexcel A-level GeographyCourse leaders: Cameron Dunn and David Holmes

Central London: Friday, 27 September 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking reference: GE270919

Feel enthusiastic, confident and prepared for your first year of teaching Pearson Edexcel A-level Geography.

Leading experts Cameron and David will provide a thorough overview of the specification, answering any questions or concerns you may have.

• Understand the whole course, including the relationship between AS and A-level

• Increase your knowledge of key content areas across Physical and Human Geography

• Examine the assessment requirements, with a particular focus on mark schemes, marking and feedback

• Receive detailed advice on the fieldwork and coursework components, with practical pointers for planning successful fieldwork projects

Attend this course and receive a free copy of Edexcel A-level Geography, Third Edition: Book 1.


10.15am Getting to grips with the A-level course• The ethos of Pearson Edexcel Geography• Stepping up from GCSE to A-level• Understanding the course structure and

assessment model, including synopticity and extended writing demands


11.30am Physical and Human Geography • Key concepts with a particular focus on the carbon

and Water Cycles, and physical landscapes • Understanding the development geography,

geopolitical and social aspects of the specification

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Exams and assessment • Questions, command words, mark tariffs and mark

schemes: understanding and using them • Point-based versus levels-based marking, practical

application advice and how to provide feedback


2.45pm Fieldwork and coursework skills• Understanding when and where to undertake

fieldwork, linked to assessment and to support teaching

• The demands of the coursework completed at A-level

• Practical advice on conducting successful fieldwork




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Pearson Edexcel A-level Geography: Feedback from the 2019 summer examsCourse leaders: Cameron Dunn and David Holmes

Central London: Friday, 11 October 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking Reference: GE111019

This course is an opportunity to review in detail the A-level Geography exam series to gain a clear understanding of how students performed across all of the exam papers and the NEA coursework. There will be an opportunity to review candidate responses and look in detail at the demand of questions. The overall aim is to help you better understand performance and consider ways of improving it in the future.

• Detailed consideration of performance across the full range of question styles and topics

• Highlighting strengths, as well as areas that may require improvement

• Focusing on skills, including the Non-Examined Assessment and Issues Analysis skills for Paper 3

Attend this course and receive a free copy of Pearson Edexcel A-Level Geography Coursework Workbook


10.15am Paper 1 and Paper 2• A detailed review of performance across different

question styles and mark tariffs to identify areas of weakness and areas for improvement

• Extended writing skills and how to improve them to maximise performance


11.30am The Non-Examined Assessment• The good, bad and ugly of the new coursework; a

chance to review what worked and what was less successful

• How to develop student performance on the NEA, learning from the first few years of submissions

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Paper 3 Issues Analysis• Reviewing performance on the analysis skills

questions, and the extended writing synoptic questions

• Focus particularly on using evidence to construct arguments and counter-arguments to ensure a full evaluation


2.45pm Exploring new themes• A chance to consider some emerging themes

that link to core content areas of the specification including Tectonic Hazards, Superpower Geographies and Water Security


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Aiming for A grades in Pearson Edexcel A-level GeographyCourse leaders: Cameron Dunn and David Holmes

Central London: Wednesday, 13 November 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking reference: GE131119

Increase the number of A/A* grades that your school achieves by focusing on ways to support high-achieving students through the Pearson Edexcel A-level Geography course.

This one-day workshop considers both concepts and assessment, providing lots of ideas for stretching students in and out of the classroom.

• Gain a better understanding of what an A/A* looks like, in terms of marks in the exams and performance in the NEA

• Find out how students should show off their skills and knowledge across the range of examination question types

• Learn new techniques for developing synoptic thinking and complex resource interpretation for the Paper 3 Issues Analysis

• Explore the features of a top-level NEA and consider how you can encourage students to take challenging approaches

Attend this course and receive a free copy of Aiming for an A in A-level Geography.


10.15am The A/A* candidate• A chance to consider the marks that top candidates

need to aim for, as well as the characteristics and skills needed to achieve those marks

• How to encourage joined-up thinking and the use of specialist concepts


11.30am Papers 1 and 2: Assessment and question styles• Addressing the demands of the top bands in mark

schemes for data stimulus, short and longer essay questions

• Focusing on evaluation and other higher-order thinking skills

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Paper 3 and synoptic thinking • How to answer the ‘analyse’ questions with the

appropriate level of detail and interpretation• How to make a strong, evidenced, synoptic,

evaluative case in the longer questions


2.45pm The NEA coursework • Considering a wide range of aspects of the NEA,

including:– The initial setup– How to ensure sufficient demand– Encouraging unusual and innovative approaches

to data collection and analysis





Pearson Edexcel A-level Geography: Topic UpdateCourse leaders: Cameron Dunn and David Holmes

Central London: Friday, 15 November 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking Reference: GE151119

A course designed to provide you with an intensive update to some of the key topics and themes with the core content of Edexcel A-level Geography. The benefits of a contemporary Geography specification do entail a slight downside: things keep changing!

This day will focus on some of those changes and provide you with a detailed update for many key themes. The day will focus on content, but this will be linked to both the assessment model and practical ideas for teaching and learning.

• Covering aspects of both Physical and Human Geography • Including updates on some very popular topics, such as

Superpowers• A session dedicated to new themes and approaches to fieldwork

and data use• A chance to think about Geography, rather than always focusing

on exams

Attend this course and receive a free copy of My Revision Notes: Pearson Edexcel AS/A-level Geography


10.15am Climate Change and its tentacles • An update on the latest IPCC Global Warming

projections, the expected impacts of global warming on people and the environment

• Examining progress towards emissions reduction targets, and a consideration of the changing sources of GHG emissions


11.30am Globalisation and the Changing World Order• Is the world deglobalising, or is the process slower? • Consider trends in global inequality, and democracy

to gain understanding of where the world might be heading

• Discuss and consider the BRICs, 20 years on from the first use of the term

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Fieldwork and Data Skills update • Big Data, social media and crowd-sourced data

have changed the landscape of information sources – how should students respond, and what use can be made of new data types?

• Consider unusual and nice types of data collection, that can be used as part of the NEA


2.45pm The Carbon Cycle and Energy Futures • Do renewable sources and battery technology

represent an energy revolution, or are they just window-dressing a fossil fuel world?

• An update on energy exploitation and use, linking to the Carbon Cycle


4.00pm Course ends


Pearson Edexcel A-level Geography: Preparing for the 2020 summer examsCourse leaders: Cameron Dunn and David Holmes

Central London: Wednesday, 11 March 2020 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking Reference: GEE110320

Set up your students for success in the summer examinations by attending this intensive day exploring the demands of the three A-level exams being sat this summer. Geography experts Cameron Dunn and David Holmes will lead sessions on examination skills as well as considering some specification topic areas.

• Gain a clear understanding of the exam demands, likely question styles to improve student response to questions

• Consider approaches to extended writing, data stimulus questions and the synoptic A-level Paper 3 questions

• Review some new topics and the style of question that might test them

Attend this course and receive a free copy of My Revision Notes: Pearson Edexcel AS/A-level Geography


10.10am Understanding the exam demands• Understanding command words, mark schemes

and giving meaningful feedback• Responding to data stimulus material to produce

effective answers that interpret and utilise geographical evidence


11.30am Extended writing questions and skills development• The demands of 6, 8, 12 and 20 mark questions

across Papers 1 and 2, and how candidates should approach them in terms of question interpretation, content and explanation and evaluation

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Paper 3 • Analysing geographical data and building a case

using evidence from the Paper 3 resource booklet, for 8, 18 and 24 mark questions

• Understanding synopticity and different approaches students can use to prepare for it in their exams


2.45pm Core topics and revision strategies• Considering some key revision approaches such as

smart case study use, plus a chance to review the water and Carbon Cycles and other key topics that could be tested in the summer

4.00pm Course ends

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STUDENT REVISION WEBINAR PEARSON EDEXCEL A-LEVEL

Pearson Edexcel A-level Geography: Skills for exam successCourse leaders: Cameron Dunn and David Holmes

Online: Friday, 24 April 2020 Event fee: £110 + VAT per classroom Booking Reference: GEE240420

A convenient, focused online revision webinar to get your A-level Geography students’ prepared with the examination skills they need to master to be successful in the summer exams.

Joining this 90-minute webinar will help your students to:

• Understand what the questions are asking them to do by evaluating key words and command words

• Recap the best ways to interpret data and meet the demands of different exam questions, from short data stimulus to full, evaluative essays

• Focus on synoptic skills for the Paper 3 Issues Analysis


3.35pm Key areas• Overview of what you will face in the summer

exams • Interpreting questions, key words and command

words on Papers 1, 2 and 3• Data stimulus skills: making the best use of figures

in the exam, including interpretation and analysis skills

• Exploring the demands of extended writing questions, including using examples and case studies, being evaluative and making supported judgments for Papers 1 and 2

• Synoptic skills: understanding the Paper 3 synoptic exam, its demands and the skills being tested. This will include advice on how to prepare for the exam and how to make sure you demonstrate you can ‘think like a Geographer’


5.00pm Webinar ends

STUDENT REVISION WEBINAR PEARSON EDEXCEL A-LEVEL

Pearson Edexcel A-level Geography: Core content and tricky topicsCourse leaders: Bob Digby and Cameron Dunn

Online: Wednesday, 29 April 2020 Event fee: £110 + VAT per classroom Booking Reference: GEE290420

This webinar will cover some of the core content areas for both Papers 1 and 2. This is an ideal way to kick-start student revision and also focus minds on areas that need a little more attention before the final exams. Aspects of both Physical and Human Geography will be covered.

• Revisit the core Physical and Human topics on the specification: the Water and Carbon Cycles; Superpowers and Globalisation; Tectonic Hazards and their management

• Enhance understanding of tricky topics and identify areas that require further extension

• Receive up to date examples and guidance from geography experts and experienced examiners Bob Digby and Cameron Dunn


3.35pm Key areas• Understanding the physical processes of the Water

Cycle and how these contribute to difference in water supply, plus how the planet can cope with rising water demand

• Understanding the Carbon Cycle, how and why it is altered by human activity and what this means in terms of global environmental threats

• Superpowers: the changing pecking order and the global implications of this

• Is it ‘game-over’ for globalisation in an increasingly protectionist world?

• Tectonic hazards and disasters: how successful have different management approaches been?


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STUDENT REVISION DAY PEARSON EDEXCEL A-LEVEL

Pearson Edexcel A-level Geography: Student revision dayCourse leaders: Bob Digby, Cameron Dunn and David Holmes

Central London: Wednesday, 18 March 2020 Harton Academy, South Shields: Wednesday, 22 April 2020 Event fee: £24 incl. VAT for teachers and students 1 FREE teacher place for every 10 students booked! Booking References: GEE180320 / GE220420

This student conference is focused on the core content of Edexcel’s A-level as well as the skills needed for the three exams.

It will explore aspects of both Physical and Human Geography and focus particularly on important concepts that are demanding, but crucial to deeper understanding.

This full day conference will:

• Fully cover the crucial exam skills required for Papers 1, 2 and 3 with tips and guidance for how students can improve their exam responses

• Recap and reinforce the core content from the specification – tectonic hazards, the Water and Carbon Cycles, Superpowers and Globalisation

• Outline the skills students need to think like geographers and achieve higher grades at A-level

• Provide each student with a booklet of the day’s notes that students can refer to during their revision

Please note: Bob Digby will only be presenting at the London date.


11.00am Welcome, introduction and aims of the day

11.10am Exam skills for Papers 1 and 2• An exploration of data stimulus, numerical, short

and extended writing questions in terms of demand and the skills you need to write high quality answers that impress

11.50am Tectonic hazards: problem solved? • Understanding the causes and consequences of

tectonic hazards and disasters, plus a detailed consideration of vulnerability and resilience: can most communities cope?

12.30pm Carbon conundrums and energy questions• What are the key processes that drive the Carbon

Cycle, and how are humans altering these? Examining energy trends and progress on tackling the global warming crisis

1.10pm Lunch

2.00pm Exam skills for Paper 3• Review the skills needed to interpret the resources

booklet and write convincing, evidence-based, evaluative answers

2.30pm The Water Cycle: managing water supply• Review your understanding of the hydrological

cycle and its key processes and evaluate different approaches – in terms of technology and scale – to meeting rising water demand

3.10pm Shuffling the Superpower Pack • Investigate the changing global pecking order

of power, and the implications of this for global security, globalisation and environmental issues

3.50pm Final thoughts

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TEACHER WORKSHOP OCR A-LEVEL

OCR A-level Geography: Feedback from the 2019 examsCourse leader: Peter Stiff

Central London: Wednesday, 20 November 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking Reference: GEO201119

Join Peter in an opportunity to review in detail this summer’s A-level exam series with a view to gaining a clear understanding of how students performed across each of the exam papers and the NEA.

There will be a chance to review candidate performance and explore mark schemes in detail, as well as to analyse the demand of questions. The aim is to help you understand performance and consider how this might be improved in future.

• Detailed analysis of performance across the full range of question styles

• Highlighting strengths and areas for improvement in Papers 1 and 2

• A focus on skills, the Non-Examined Assessment and Geographical Debates

Attend this course and receive a free copy of OCR A-Level Coursework Workbook


10.15am Papers 1 and 2 Physical systems and Human interactions• A detailed review of performance across different

question styles and mark tariffs to identify areas of weakness and areas for improvement

• Developing extended writing skills and improve these to match mark schemes


11.30am Paper 3 Geographical Debates • Analysing performance on low/high-tariff answers

and essay and synoptic questions• Identifying the skills needed for solid essay

performance on 33-mark questions

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm The Non-Examined Assessment• The best and weakest of the NEA; a chance to

review what worked and what was less successful• Identifying the hallmarks of successful NEAs• Maximising performance using the mark scheme


2.45pm Exploring tricky topics • A chance to consider some emerging themes that

students find challenging – Landscape Systems, representations of place, Carbon Cycles

• The importance of the specialised concepts and how best to integrate these into your teaching

• Identifying synoptic links across the course

3.45pm Course ends

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STUDENT REVISION WEBINAR OCR A-LEVEL

OCR A-level Geography: Revising the Core Topics Student WebinarCourse leaders: Bob Digby and David Holmes

Online: Tuesday, 24 March 2020 Event fee: £110 + VAT per classoom Booking Reference: GEO240320

This webinar will cover three of the core content areas for Papers 1 and 2. This is an ideal way to kick-start student revision and focus minds on concepts and content that need a little more attention before the final exams. Aspects of both Physical and Human Geography will be covered.

By joining this 90-minute webinar your students will:

• Recap core Physical and Human content so they know which areas to focus on during revision

• Develop a secure confident understanding of challenging topics such as the water and Carbon Cycles


3.35pm Key elements:• Understanding the concepts of ‘landscapes’ and

‘Landscape Systems’ with a particular focus on coastal and glaciated landscapes, how and why systems vary, and the challenges presented by both climate change and management

• Understanding the physical processes of the water and Carbon Cycles (‘Earth’s Life Support Systems’), including how to make the best use of key case studies of Rainforests and the Tundra

• Changing Spaces; Making Places: The challenge of learning place profiles, how we understand places (including place perception and attachment), and a focus upon inequality and change through regeneration and place-making


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STUDENT REVISION WEBINAR OCR A-LEVEL

OCR A-level Geography: Skills for exam success (student webinar)Course leaders: Bob Digby and David Holmes

Online: Monday, 27 April 2020 Event fee: £110 + VAT per classroom Booking Reference: GEO270420

A convenient, focused online revision webinar to get students’ prepared with the examination skills they need to master to be successful in their A-level Geography summer exams:

During this 90-minute webinar your students will learn:

• How to effectively interpret questions, key words and command words

• The demands of different exam questions from short data stimulus to full, evaluative essays in Papers 1 and 2

• Focus on essay and synoptic skills for Paper 3 Geographical Debates


3.35pm Key elements:• An overview of what you will face in the summer

exams • Interpreting questions, key words and command

words on Papers 1, 2 and 3• Data stimulus skills: making the best use of figures

in the exam, including interpretation and analysis skills

• Exploring the demands of extended writing questions, including using examples and case studies, being evaluative and making supported judgments for Papers 1 and 2

• Essay skills: understanding the demands of Paper 3 Geographical Debates, including synoptic questions, demands of the command words, and skills being tested. This will include advice on how to prepare for the exam and make sure that you demonstrate you can ‘think like a Geographer’


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TEACHER WEBINAR FOR ALL TEACHERS A-LEVEL

NEA Masterclass – Part 1: Supporting the Literature ReviewCourse leader: David Holmes

Online: Thursday, 14 November 2019 Event fee: £85 + VAT Booking Reference: GE141119

Build your confidence by joining us for this first part of our special 2-part webinar series focusing on the literature review and how it is central in supporting high quality outcomes for NEAs.

This is an integral part of the mark schemes for all awarding bodies. Help your A-level students raise their performance in the GCE Geography Independent Investigation by increasing their understanding of the skills they need to get the top marks:

During this 90-minute webinar the skills covered will include:

• How to locate and utilise a range of different published literature sources

• Seeing how the literature review supports pre- and post-fieldwork• Using literature to find individual models, concepts and

assumptions


3.35pm Key areas• What is the purpose of the literature review? • Understanding the different types of research and

literature sources• Evaluating the reliability and provenance of

different sources• Using sources to find a model, idea or concept• Researching fieldwork design – learning from

others• Using other (experimental) data from research and

literature sources


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TEACHER WEBINAR FOR ALL TEACHERS A-LEVEL

NEA Masterclass – Part 2: Promoting high-quality design and innovative fieldworkCourse leader: David Holmes

Online: Tuesday, 19 November 2019 Event fee: £85 + VAT Booking Reference: GE191119

Build your confidence by joining us for the second part of a special webinar focusing on fieldwork design and innovative fieldwork methods for the NEA.

Help your A-level students raise their performance in the GCE Geography Independent investigation by increasing their understanding of the skills they need to get the highest marks:

During this 90-minute webinar the skills covered will include:

• Designing effective, safe and robust approaches to data collection• Sampling, sample size and personalising the fieldwork approach• Innovative technology as a force for independence


3.35pm Key areas• Design and sample size: reliability and accuracy• The importance of a pilot study and how to

personalise approaches• Online GIS using census data to define spatial

geography• Social media as a hybrid data type and online

questionnaires• Using affordable drone technology to support

fieldwork


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TEACHER WORKSHOP FOR ALL TEACHERS A-LEVEL

Geography A-level: Feedback from the 2019 NEA Course leaders: Bob Digby and David Holmes

Central London: Thursday, 17 October 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking Reference: GE171019

A chance to review in detail the A-level Non-Examined Assessment (NEA) component from summer 2019. Bob and David will review both strengths and weaknesses of student performance, using evidence from different awarding organisations.

The overall aim is to help you understand performance and consider ways of improving it in the future.

• Review performance in the NEA in terms of expectations and demand, and the implications for fieldwork

• Consider the NEA process, from inception, to putting forward proposals and writing up the investigation

• Highlighting strengths and areas that need improvement, using the mark schemes to identify best quality

• Consider how best to improve student performance in the coming year

Attend this course and receive a free copy of A-Level Topic Masters: Global Systems


10.15am Lessons learnt from the summer 2019 NEA • A detailed review of performance across difference

sections to identify areas of weakness and areas for improvement

• Improving the NEA to match requirements of the mark schemes


11.30am Hallmarks of a good quality NEA• A review of the NEA, section by section, to identify

good practice• How to learn from the first cycle

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Managing data collection • Reviewing fieldwork and skills development – the

4-day field trip versus the individualised approach• Making effective use of secondary sources


2.45pm What makes a good proposal? • Preparatory work on the NEA – when to begin?• A chance to consider the elements of a good title

and proposal • Developing skills to support the NEA

3.45pm Course ends

TEACHER WEBINAR FOR ALL TEACHERS GCSE

London’s Olympic Park: GCSE 360° Immersive Urban Environments Case StudyCourse leaders: Bob Digby and David Holmes

Online: Monday, 11 November 2019 Event fee: £125 + VAT Booking Reference: GEE111119

Deliver confident lessons using the area around London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park by joining our virtual tour of east London’s key regeneration sites.

A ‘must’ for everyone delivering the GCSE Geography case study of a UK major city for all GCSE specifications, this 90-minute after-school webinar will:

• Offer an innovative and immersive experience for students to study some of east London’s classic regeneration sites in and around the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

• Cover the essential content, concepts and themes that students need to understand in terms of the case study of a major UK city

• Offer a case study example of regeneration processes in tackling deprivation and attempts to create a more sustainable urban development in east London

• Help you bring a major UK urban environment to life through a 360° virtual tour of classic locations (including Stratford and the Olympic Park), which you can access for 6 months after the webinar and replay to students as many times as you like


3.35pm Content and questions: Part 1 – The changing east London environment • Getting to grips with the geography of the location• Key urban features 360° virtual visit exploring east

London’s environmental, social and economic deprivation

• Links to additional resources

4.15pm Activity break:• Using 360° in the Geography classroom

4.25pm Content and questions: Part 2 – The Olympic Park • Suggested strategies to deepen understanding• 360° virtual visit to Stratford and the Olympic Park• The vision for Stratford and the Queen Elizabeth

Olympic Park and its impacts• Resources, review and reflect.

4.45pm Questions and closing comments

5.00pm Webinar ends


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TEACHER WEBINAR FOR ALL TEACHERS

Climate change? How to answer your pupils’ questionsCourse leader: Helen McGregor

Online: Wednesday, 4 December 2019 Event fee: £85 + VAT Booking Reference: SCI041219

Want to know what you should be saying about climate change in class?

Deepen your understanding of the science behind climate change so that you can confidently discuss it with your students, helping them to understand its impact and what we can do about it.

• Explore the meaning of climate change and what we know about it from scientific research

• Look at climate change in a wider context – why are there climate deniers and what are the ecological and social effects of climate change across the globe?

• Learn to address the topic sensitively and talk about why it is often controversial

• Raise awareness of the consequences of climate change and discuss ways we can help to avert it


3.35pm What is climate change?• The science behind climate change• How has the science developed over time and how

long have we known about it?• Why climate is not the same as weather.

4.15pm Activity break

4.25pm Climate change in a wider context• Why is climate change hard to predict and why is it

controversial in the public sphere?• The real-life consequences of climate change• What can we do about it?


5.00pm Webinar ends

TEACHER WORKSHOP FOR ALL TEACHERS GCSE

Flipping your GCSE classroom: Faster progress, deeper learning Course leaders: Tim Guilford and Karine Harrington

Central London: Friday, 22 November 2019 Event fee: £249 + VAT Booking Reference: FL221119

Increase the amount of teaching time you have by exploring what a ‘Flipped Classroom’ really looks like, focus on why and how you can flip your own teaching and receive ready-to-use strategies for implementing it successfully.

• Explore how this pedagogic response to the digital age can radically improve your teaching life by leaving behind the ‘chalk and talk’ lessons and taking advantage of the technology available to you and your students

• Hear practical advice and guidance on how you can use, and build, the technical skills you need to make it work

• Take part in activity sessions and produce sample resources that you can use back in school immediately


10.15am The big picture at GCSE• Flipped Learning in context• Case studies• How it works and who does what


11.30am The practicalities• Making videos out of your PowerPoint

presentations• Negotiating YouTube• Editing and inserting questions to check

understanding• What if they don’t do it? – building in accountability• The importance of pilot projects at whole-school

level

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm Activity session A• Planning a learning sequence in your subject• Deciding where to use the flipped approach (and

where not)• The follow-up in class


2.45pm Activity session B• Making resources for immediate use• Show and tell


4.00pm Course ends

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