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EastEnders Under Water!

Vicki Woolven

13th October 2022

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Last night's EastEnders credits showed how melting ice caps may impact London with the Thames bursting its banks. The eye-opening scene aired as a way to mark the final episode of Frozen Planet II, giving us a stark reminder of how the irreversible damage being caused by climate change.

With many of your students tuning in to the antics on Albert Square several times a week, this short clip is a great stimulus for discussion of what our future due to climate change could be like.

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Vicki Woolven

Vicki Woolven is the Subject Lead for Geography and Key Stage 4 Sociology and History at tutor2u. Vicki previously worked as a Head of Geography and Sociology for many years, and has been a content writer, senior examiner, EPQ co-ordinator and local authority Key Practitioner for Humanities. She currently sits on an Subject Expert Advisory Panel for a major exam board.

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