As I mentioned, bearings are the direction or angle as measured in degrees from a reference point. To take a bearing, lay ...

This makes an eight-point compass. There are a further eight points ... south or west. Ordnance Survey maps are always printed so that north is at the top of the map. Most maps have a scale.

On your map, using compass directions ... scale and map reading and can be used as a starting point for related learning of co-ordinates in four quadrants. Other ideas include plotting routes ...