Blog and updates
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24 Apr 2023
Plans for a new reservoir in Oxfordshire has residents asking 'lake or mistake?'
Many of us find the GCSE Resource Management unit a bit dry to teach, so although most of us would be against plans for large scale energy developments in the UK due to their environmental impacts,...
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23 Apr 2023
Flag of the Week - 24th April 2023
Here is this week's Flag of the Week - hopefully this free and ready-to-go activity will be a great talking point during tutor time, or as part of your lessons. This week we are looking at the...
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17 Apr 2023
Geography already has data skills sorted, thank you very much Mr Sunak!
Over the last few months Rishi Sunak has made it very clear what he thinks about maths in school. He has stated that he wants all pupils studying some sort of maths until the age of 18, and claims...
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26 Mar 2023
Flag of the Week - 27th March 2023
Here is this week's Flag of the Week - hopefully this free and ready-to-go activity will be a great talking point during tutor time, or as part of your lessons. This week we are looking at Uganda...
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20 Mar 2023
Public emergency alerts on UK phones
A new public warning system designed to alert people to the threat of natural hazards is to go on trial in the UK next month. Sent by the emergency services or the government, messages will trigger...
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19 Mar 2023
Flag of the Week - 20th March 2023
Here is this week's Flag of the Week - hopefully this free and ready-to-go activity will be a great talking point during tutor time, or as part of your lessons. This week we are looking at Alaska...
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16 Mar 2023
Are protected cold environments really that safe? It seems not!
At the weekend the US government announced that it was imposing limits on oil and gas drilling in 16 million acres of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean - yet on Monday President Biden approved the highly...
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14 Mar 2023
Podcast Recommendation: ‘A Food Rethink: Lessons from a Food Shortage’
A couple of weeks ago we posted a blog about the recent shortages of certain produce seen in our supermarkets.
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12 Mar 2023
Flag of the Week - 13th March 2023
Here is this week's Flag of the Week - hopefully this free and ready-to-go activity will be a great talking point during tutor time, or as part of your lessons. This week we are looking at Yemen...
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9 Mar 2023
Issues associated with Global Governance: Asylum 2023
Struggling to find an ‘issue associated with attempts at global governance’ to discuss in class? This week’s news has come to your rescue, with the UK Government pitted against the UN Refugee...
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8 Mar 2023
International Women's Day - Why is it so important?
International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed for over 100 years - but what is it and why is it still important?
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7 Mar 2023
The Seychelles: An island paradise?
The Seychelles - many of us would struggle to locate it on a map, yet we all know that this island nation is a place of paradise. A destination that offers 5-star luxury for those who can afford to...
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5 Mar 2023
Flag of the Week - 6th March 2023
Here is this week's Flag of the Week - hopefully this free and ready-to-go activity will be a great talking point during tutor time, or as part of your lessons. This week we are looking at the...
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2 Mar 2023
Have we lost the battle to save the planet?
Over the past few years it has become increasingly obvious that as a global population we have hit the self destruct button in spectacular fashion, well as least the developing nations have. We...
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1 Mar 2023
Is the future bright for Nigeria?
Last weekend the people of Nigeria headed to the polls to elect a new president, following the resignation of Muhammadu Buhari. Despite having the biggest and fastest growing economy, and the...
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