Discover Geography - coming 2026

Discover Geography is coming to a classroom near you... or better still your own classroom, in February 2026.

It's a new KS3 textbook series from Collins.

The series editor is Mark Enser.

The authors are Mark Enser, Becky Kitchen, Robbie Woodburn, Rob Bircher and myself. 

Becky and Rob are people I have worked with on a number of previous projects.

This project has occupied a lot of time for over a year, so it is great to see that it is getting closer to publication now. 

More material, including sample materials will be appearing on the website shortly.

For each of Years 7, 8 and 9, there is a Student Book, a Student Workbook with activities drawn from the contents of the Student Book and also a Teacher Guide with answers to the questions and guidance on pedagogy and taking the book further with digital support materials.

There will be details of the contents of each book appearing shortly too. I like the range of activities and materials and the fact that they are mostly not 'the usual suspects'.

A suite of digital materials is forthcoming to help with the teaching of the materials in the book, which are contemporary, original, authentic and have gone through months worth of refinement to ensure that they are as up to date as possible.

These include powerpoints for teachers and guidance on GIS and fieldwork.

We have also been working with diversity consultant and author Daryl Sinclair to ensure that the book meets all the criteria that you would hope for when planning an inclusive and contemporary Geography curriculum which allows students to 'see themselves' in the curriculum.

The covers of books 8 and 9 are also shown here.

The series is organised around ten key geographical concepts that help you understand our planet and your place in it. 

These are:

• space– understanding how and why places are arranged as they are on Earth

•  place– exploring what makes each location unique and how people experience it

• Earth systems– discovering the natural processes that shape our landscapes and climates

• environment– investigating the relationships between people and the natural world

• time– considering how places and environments change over different timescales

• scale– linking local, regional and global patternsand issues

• diversity– recognising the variety of cultures, landscapes and environments on Earth

• interconnection– examining how people, places and environments are linked

• interpretation– learning how evidence, data and viewpoints can be analysed and explained

The book should be of great interest for teachers of both UK KS3 topics, as well as international teachers including those who follow the IB Middle Years' Programme.

Check out all the books on the Collins website.

Check back in January for more details.