To encourage and support excellence in teaching and learning in Geography

1. To encourage and support excellence in teaching and learning in Geography G

2. Ipsos Mori Survey • The Geographical Association commissioned research with 11-14-year-olds to inform its role to promote geography. • The research examined the issues that Key Stage 3 pupils think are important and whether they feel they are learning about them. It explored: • The wider world issues that pupils think are important • Whether or not they have learnt about/discussed them at school • The lessons in which they have learnt about/discussed them • The importance they attach to learning about these issues The great majority of young people think it is important to learn about issues affecting different parts of the world, particularly how the world they live in may change. Most young people think that not enough time is spent learning about the wider world in school.

3. A different view a manifesto for Geography • A statement of beliefs and priorities that makes a forward looking and compelling case for geography in education • Supported by a whole range of • resources, free activities and photographs

4. www.geography.org.uk/adifferentview Resources and Support

5. Sets of images • Energy flows • Moving stories • Between heaven and Earth • To the ends of the earth • Vanishing points • Running free • Producers and consumers • Appearances can deceive

8. Secondary publications Our secondary publications cover key stages 3 and 4, post-16 and beyond KS3 Geography Teacher’s Toolkit – 10 title series designed to help you meet the challenges of the new KS3 curriculum Planning your key stage 3 geography curriculum – providing help in designing a curriculum for the new KS3 The Secondary Geography Handbook - supports the professional learning of geography teachers, and promotes worthwhile and stimulating learning for students Learning Through Enquiry – explains the what, why and how of enquiry at key stage 3 and supports teachers in their CPD

9. Geography as a resource

10. Web Resources www.geography.org.uk Our extensive and recently redesigned website is designed to support all teachers of geography. Key areas you should visit are: • News : what’s happening in the GA and the wider geography community • Projects: outcomes from projects like Planet Sport and Geography of Disease • EY & Primary: latest news and projects for primary teachers • 11-19: resources and news for secondary geography teachers http://www.geography.org.uk/Journals/Journals.asp?journalID=1

11. www.geography.org.uk/resources/gisstartshere/

13. GIS for A Level Geography £29.35 (members) £39.14 (non members)

14. www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk • The official site for the Action Plan for Geography – funded by the DCSF and led by the GA and the RGS-IBG • Providing up-to-date support, resources, fieldtrip ideas, guidance on curriculum making and opportunity for professional recognition

15. Our Professional Journals Published three times per year, you will have your printed copies delivered straight to your door, as well as online access for downloading additional materials

16. Teaching Geography...is produced for secondary teachers and helps keep you informed of recent developments, classroom practice, new resources and professional development opportunities Issues include: • articles showing how schools and colleges implement change • a file of research work • ‘teaching file’ ideas, activities and resources • a forum section and regular features on ICT, assessment, CPD and reviews of resources

17. Geography • Each issue includes articles on: • recent research by leading geographers • specific studies in human and physical geography • enquiries into environmental issues • discussions of standards in geographical education • reviews of recent publications ... is the GA’s international journal designed to meet the needs of lecturers, teachers and students in post-16 geography

18. GA Conferences Annual Conference and Exhibition • University of Derby; 8-10 April 2010 • The theme for the 2010 Conference is Geography: The Big Picture • Great value for money and fantastic, subject-focused CPD • Members receive a substantial discount on registration fees

19. - recognises quality and progress in geography leadership, curriculum development, and learning and teaching in schools Primary Geography Quality Mark Secondary Geography Quality Mark - enables subject leaders to raise the standards of geography in school, supports the teaching of quality geography and promotes department leadership and management '... Within my own department, the SGQM was both a fantastic CPD and self evaluation process. As a team we were able to reflect on and evaluate our current practice ...’

20. GA Magazine Sent to all members, this termly magazine is packed with news and information about the world of geography and geography teaching

21. Worldwise Challenge: Juniper Hall and Malham • Students are selected for this free fieldwork weekend according to their performance across a range of Worldwise activities • The Challenge • To identify why Box Hill is such a unique geographical environment, • To make a pitch to the board explaining why the area is ripe for investment. • Equipped with a GPS and waypoints, map, compass, camera and photographs, the students planned their routes and set off to explore the area, encountering tutors at set points along the way. Worldwise Challenge Worldwise is our range of freepupil activities Online Quiz questions are added at the start of every term Geography Awareness Week resources cater for Early Years to post-16 My Places lets pupils upload descriptions and photographs of their favourite place to share with others Main sponsors: the Field Studies Council and the Ordnance Survey

22. Networks The GA has a variety of specialist geography networks including: About 40 local GA Branches that arrange their own programme of events For the benefit of the geographical community in the area. Special Interest Groups for each phase and dedicated Working Groups ranging from ICT to Citizenship to Environmental

23. GA York and District Branch Lectures held at Bootham School, Boothamgate, York. Antarctic Exploration25 November 2009, 7:15pmDr Fausto Ferraccioli, British Antarctic SurveyJoint RGS-IBG / GA lectureCurrent Issues on the Holderness Coast20 January 2010, 7:15pmMike Ball, Principle Engineer, East Riding Yorkshire CouncilAge of Stupid10 February 10, 7:15pmThe Age of Stupid is a film set in the year 2055 looking back at footage from 2007 and asking why we did not do more to stop climate change.Sixth Form Conference: Changing Climate in a Changing worldMonday 1 March 2010, time TBADr Alison Willows, University of Brighton / Open UniversityA practical, issue-based session looking at climate change, carbon calculators, and technological solutions to global warming.

24. A NING It takes a matter of minutes to set up, costs nothing, and can be used to host resources. It is a great way to encourage a learning community at no cost (other than time), and also has the benefit of exclusivity through the development of sub-groups which could be based on interests, or geographical locations. Postings can be made to a ‘blog’, discussions can be started on a ‘forum’ page, personal messages can be sent to NING members, photos can be uploaded to albums, audio and video files can be viewed via embedded links from YouTube (most video sharing sites provide a code to ‘embed’ videos) There are currently 4 ‘GA’ Nings: The general GA Ning at http://geographical.ning.com– open to all The NQT/PGCE Ning at http://geographynqt.ning.com – invitation only The Geography Champions Ning at http://geographychampions.ning.com, which has spawned other networks The Spatially Speaking NING for members of that project http://spatially.ning.com

25. ‘……To be educated is not to have arrived at a destination, it is to travel with a different view’ R S Peters