The Tes 's coverage of our joint warning about 'endemic' use of non-specialist teachers in link below. Geographical Association Association for Physical Education NATRE The ASE Mel Jones ACT English Association & read our statement on Valuing Subject Expertise on bit.ly/3VBfT1y

I’m proud to have written two chapters for OUP’s Edexcel Geography revision guide - released today! #geographyteacher

Ageing population and migration explained... great one for students!

"What can you do with #geography in Government..? Become Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle Or become Minister for Prisons James Timpson Geographical Association delighted to see #geographers at the centre of Government #ChooseGeography

📺 NEW TEACHER RECRUITMENT ADVERT Watch our new teacher recruitment advert; an invitation, from teachers, to join their amazing profession. The film was made with teachers who know the joys and complexities of school life. They helped us write the script and draft the messaging

The United Nations has published its latest edition of the World Population Prospects 👪 This is one of the most important datasets on Our World in Data. We’ve updated all the charts that rely on it. The easiest way to dig in is from our Population Data Explorer: ourworldindata.org/explorers/popu…

'The development of young peoples’ green skills now needs a national-scale, mission-driven approach' GA Chief Executive, Steve Brace, has written a piece on Schools Week on green skills and Geography. This article demonstrates the important role geography plays in the

This week a review into the curriculum and assessment was announced by Bridget Phillipson, led by Prof Becky Francis, with recommendations published in 2025. How will this impact on current GCSE and A level specs? Some thoughts:

An unbalanced but impassioned reminder of the important task of evaluating progress. Fish in Water - by Jason Crawford - The Roots of Progress substack.com/home/post/p-14…

Celebrations of ‘human progress’ are alive and well… The First Effect | IOC | Deloitte Global deloitte.com/global/en/abou…

If 1833 to 1933 represented a century of progress of a certain kind, what kind of progress will 1933-2033 end up being commemorated for?

Let them play! In today’s The Yorkshire Post - yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/c…

Let them play! alcock.blog/2024/08/16/let… (originally in Yorkshire Post) Play England Play Wales School Outdoor Learning Steve Brace Hina Robinson 🌍 Dr Simon Hinchliffe (Head / Geographer)

Climate change will inevitably stop being a hazy future concern and will someday turn everyday life upside down. At the risk of causing counterproductive doomism, I offer observations and speculations on how the planetary crisis may play out. 1/25 yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/when-w…

Following the announcement of an independent review of Curriculum and Assessment, the Geographical Association wants to hear your views on the geography National Curriculum and GCSE and A level content and assessment. Link: geography.org.uk/geography-curr…

I was privileged to be involved in @IGC2024Dub last week, as a presenter, delegate, and as a session convenor on the theme of Grounds for Hope. It was great to have eight presenters and to facilitate thought-provoking discussions. Thanks Dr Susan Pike 🌍 for the invitation.

My fear of this happening doesn’t quite negate the benefits I get from cycling to commute and for pleasure, or from family rides. But if you do scroll and drive, look at the driver’s expression at the end of the clip and think it how it could be you. bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cy…

📖 Let them Play! alcock.blog/2024/08/16/let… David Alcock "Parents and other caregivers have been increasingly reluctant to let their children play outdoors, especially in unstructured, independent play” #outdoorplay LEARN Pedagogical Services Team Éducation Québec #Play Jonathan Haidt