1. The Old Saga – Why Does an Older Population Pose Challenges for us all?
Learning Outcomes:
All Should: be able to identify the key reasons why people are living longer in the U.K and list the good and bad points of an older population.
Majority Should: : be able to evaluate the key reasons why people are living longer and understand the challenges and opportunities posed by an ageing population.
Some Could: be able to carry out all of the above, moving onto analyse the social, economic, political and environmental challenges of an ageing population.
Key Words / Ideas
Ageing Population = developed countries whereby people are living longer / low birth rate.
Key Words:
Life Expectancy
Consequences
Life expectancy
Death Rate
Sustainable

2. Why are People Living Longer?
Starter Activity:
Why are People Living Longer?
Watch the short Clip and complete the table:
How Old Is Lilly?
What do you already know about this topic?
What would you like to learn about this topic?
Learning Outcomes:
All Should: be able to identify the key reasons why people are living longer in the U.K and list the good and bad points of an older population.

3. Over View / Introduction:
Lingo Bingo Exercise (key Words)
Short Clip
Key words
Learning Outcomes:
All Should: be able to identify the key reasons why people are living longer in the U.K and list the good and bad points of an older population.
Majority Should: : be able to evaluate the key reasons why people are living longer and understand the challenges and opportunities posed by an ageing population.
Some Could: be able to carry out all of the above, moving onto analyse the social, economic, political and environmental challenges of an ageing population.

4. Learning Schedule: Subject Review:
What are we doing in today's lesson?
Reflective review
Complete at the end of every task:
WWW
EBI
Smiley Face
Every 30 minutes
Green Slide
- 2 volunteers needed

5. Task 1) Are People living to an Old Age in all Countries
MEDC
(e.g. UK)
LEDC
(e.g. Somalia)
Learning Outcomes:
All Should: be able to identify the key reasons why people are living longer in the U.K and list the good and bad points of an older population.
Majority Should: : be able to evaluate the key reasons why people are living longer and understand the challenges and opportunities posed by an ageing population.

6. Task 1) Are People living to an Old Age in all Countries

7. Subject Review – What have you learnt?
Learning Outcomes:
All Should: be able to identify the key reasons why people are living longer in the U.K and list the good and bad points of an older population.
Majority Should: : be able to evaluate the key reasons why people are living longer and understand the challenges and opportunities posed by an ageing population.
Some Could: be able to carry out all of the above, moving onto analyse the social, economic, political and environmental challenges of an ageing population.
Key Words / Ideas
Ageing Population = developed countries whereby people are living longer / low birth rate.
Key Words:
Life Expectancy
Consequences
Life expectancy
Death Rate
Sustainable

8. Task 2) Why are People in MEDCs like the UK Living Longer
Imagine you are a group of Government Workers working for the Government in Somalia. The average life expectancy in your country is below 40 compared to 78 in the UK. Your group’s task is to research reasons why people in the UK live to an old age. You will feedback these hints and tips to the Somali Government.
Task 1)
Watch clip & complete spider diagram.

9. Task 2) Why are People in MEDCs like the UK Living Longer
In groups rank the cards into order of importance. Use the criteria provided.
b) Identify the three most important reasons why people are living longer.
c) Complete P.E.E chain worksheet. Use example paragraph to help do this (WWW/ EBI).
d) Group leader to feedback findings.

10. Task 2) Why are People in MEDCs like the UK Living Longer
What is it?
(Point)
Give specific examples in order to back up your point
(Evidence)
Give reasons ‘why’ this point is helping people in the UK to live longer?
(Explain)
In the UK there is free healthcare for everyone who is a British National (i.e. they have a right to be in the UK).
The NHS provides free dental treatment and healthcare, which includes treatment of minor injuries and illnesses. Moving onto treatment for life threatening conditions, including cancer, heart diseases, organ transplants and so. Furthermore (Improve by adding further examples of the purpose of the NHS).....
This means people are living longer because...
Example Paragraph:
WWW:
EBI:

11. Subject Review – What have you learnt?
Learning Outcomes:
All Should: be able to identify the key reasons why people are living longer in the U.K and list the good and bad points of an older population.
Majority Should: : be able to evaluate the key reasons why people are living longer and understand the challenges and opportunities posed by an ageing population.
Some Could: be able to carry out all of the above, moving onto analyse the social, economic, political and environmental challenges of an ageing population.
Key Words / Ideas
Ageing Population = developed countries whereby people are living longer / low birth rate.
Key Words:
Life Expectancy
Consequences
Life expectancy
Death Rate
Sustainable

12. Task 3) Opportunities & Threats of People Living Longer
Imagine your group are a researcher for the Sun News Paper. Your job’s is to sort through lots of information in an incredibly short time. You are going to gather the research which will be used to write an article about an ageing population (Don’t worry - you are only doing the research!).
Watch clip & complete the spider diagram.

13. Somalia

14. Task 3) Opportunities & Threats of People Living Longer
Step 1)
In groups individually produce a teaching aid – spider diagram - on your table’s specific topic. Your job is teach this information when you move groups.
Step 2)
Move to your group, share learning and individually complete the table. You will need to decide if the topic is an economic, social or political point and whether it is a good or bad point

15. Task 3) Opportunities & Threats of People Living Longer
Economic
(Money Matters)
Political
(The Government & the people who run the country)
Positive
Negative
Social
(People living in the Community)
Environmental
(Wild life and the physical features)

16. Subject Review – What have you learnt?
Learning Outcomes:
All Should: be able to identify the key reasons why people are living longer in the U.K and list the good and bad points of an older population.
Majority Should: : be able to evaluate the key reasons why people are living longer and understand the challenges and opportunities posed by an ageing population.
Some Could: be able to carry out all of the above, moving onto analyse the social, economic, political and environmental challenges of an ageing population.
Key Words / Ideas
Ageing Population = developed countries whereby people are living longer / low birth rate.
Key Words:
Life Expectancy
Consequences
Life expectancy
Death Rate
Sustainable

17. Task 4) Practice Sustainable DME Exercise
Introduction:
Belbroughton is a rural village in Worcestershire with an ageing population. This is causing problems for the village and your task is to come up with sustainable solution to overcome the problem.

18. Belbroughton
What is this place like?

19. Belbroughton
Task 1)
Watch the short clips – what are these different peoples view point on the village.

20. Belbroughton Task 1) Answer Section A) and Section B) Questions
Decide which sustainable option will improve Belbroughton. Complete group activity.
Task 3)
- Complete Section C write up.

21. The Options
Option 1)
Build affordable 3 and 4 bedroom housing to encourage families with young children to move to the village.
Option 2)
Build a block of affordable apartments with 1 and 2 bedrooms for young people who have always lived in the village and wish to remain living in the area.
Option 3)
Provide facilities for families e.g. youth clubs for children, a recreation ground which includes tennis courts and a play area for adults and children etc.
Option 4)
Leave the village as it is.

22. Practise DME Answers – Section A)
Question 1) ?
1 mark
Question 2)
1 problem of an ageing population (1 mark)
2 x reasons why this is a problem ( 2 marks)
Question 3)
Identify 2 or 3 reasons why the village is attractive to old people (must be physical e.g. natural qualities and human features e.g. village life).
Provide 2 or 3 reasons why the village is popular with older people

23. Practise DME Answers – Section B)
Question 4)
Identify and explain one advantage and one disadvantage of living in Belbroughton Village for each of the following groups of people:
Family & Young Children:
One Advantage with evidence (1 mark)
Give reasons ‘why’ (2 or 3 linked sentences – 2 marks)
One Disadvantage with evidence (1 mark)
Give reasons ‘why’ (2 or 3 linked sentences – 2 marks)
Elderly Retired Couple:
One Advantage (1 mark)
One Disadvantage – 1 mark)

24. Section C) Level 1 (1-4 marks)
Advantage(s) and/or disadvantage(s) of chosen option covered in a limited way.
Reference made to sustainability / contains mistakes
Level 2 (5-8 marks)
Advantages and disadvantage(s) of chosen option, with some development of at least one of these.
Mention is made of sustainability, with limited understanding.
One or two simple reasons for rejecting one of the other options and/or giving a possible advantage of this rejected option.
Written work is legible and spelling, grammar and punctuation are mostly accurate. Meaning is communicated with limited clarity.

25. Level 3 (9-12 marks)
Advantages and disadvantage(s) of chosen option, with development of both.
Understanding of sustainability
Two developed reasons for rejecting one of the other options and giving a possible advantage of this rejected option.
Level 4 (13-16 marks)
Advantages and disadvantages of chosen option, well developed in both.
Clear understanding of sustainability with developed explanation why chosen option is more sustainable than others.
Two well developed reasons for rejecting one of the other options and giving a possible advantage of this rejected option, developed.
Written work is legible and spelling, grammar and punctuation are very accurate and meaning very clearly communicated.
Use of and showing understanding of, appropriate geographical terminology.

26. Task 5) Negotiated Learning
Come up with three questions you’d like to research in further detail and go away and complete this research. Write down findings.
Produce a giant spider diagram using A1 sugar paper summarising all the topics covered in today’s lesson. Using a different coloured pen, write down the further points that you have researched (research / ask a friend).
The Government is struggling to pay pensions due to the amount of retired people claiming this money. Come up with 5 strategies to overcome this problem.
Come up with three questions you’d like to research in further detail and go away and complete this research. Write down findings.