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Ideas for teachers

This blog page provides the opportunity for geographers to share their own perspectives, classroom ideas and approaches. The information provided represents the views of the individual contributors, not the Society. If you would like to share a blog please contact education@rgs.org.

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How can students engage in geography beyond the classroom?

By Rachel Munday

Teaching Geography with Sustainable Practices and Creativity

By Dr Saswati Paik

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Geography in Life – Teachers’ workshops on geography

By Dr Saswati Paik

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We’ve Lost Five Times the British Isles worth of Ice from Antarctica

By Sue Quelch

Vision - The foundation of a curriculum

By Joseph Milton, Whickham School, @Geo_Dougie

Introducing Routes: The Journal for Student Geographers

By Dr Cyrus Nayeri and Dr Lizzie Rushton

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Working Beyond Your Department: Opportunities for teachers

By Kate Stockings FRGS, Hampstead School, London

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Data Skills in Geography: Using ArcGIS Survey123 for the A Level Geography NEA

By Simon Holland, Bilborough Sixth Form College

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Planning for Progression in Geography - an approach to Changing Places at Key Stage 3

By Susan Edwards, The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School

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Making geography come to life

By Anna Brace FRGS, Keble Prep School

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Taking (geography) curriculum seriously

By Grace Healy, Hewett Academy

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Students as partners, not just stakeholders

By Kit Rackley @Geogramblings

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Hopeful Education

By David Alcock, Teacher of Geography, Bradford Grammar School

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Reverting from a two-year KS3 geography curricula to a three-year kS3 geography curricula

By David Tomala and Joe Bateman, Bulmershe School, Reading

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Need to do residential fieldwork on a tight budget? Go camping!

By Laura-Jayne Ward, Whitley Academy

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How to get students reading academic material to prepare for their NEA

By Jane Ayling, The King’s (The Cathedral) School, Peterborough

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Geography and Core Maths

By Simon Holland, Bilborough Sixth Form College and Catherine Owen, The King Alfred School

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Global Learning

By Martin Macdonald and Patricia Hoque, Longdean School

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Creating a School Geography Newsletter

By Juliana Vianna, Alperton Community School, Twitter @vianna_geog

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Data Skills in Geography: Embedding throughout Key Stage 3

By Kate Stockings FRGS, Hampstead School, London

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Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy (SHAPE)

By Philip Avery, Director of Education, Bohunt Education Trust

Geography and Core Maths Initiative – Sharing Ideas

The Geography and Core Maths Initiative is a collaboration between AMSP and the Society.

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My experience of applying to become a Chartered Geographer

By Thanh Nguyen

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Working beyond your department: opportunities for students

By Kate Stockings FRGS, Hampstead School, London

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Helping pupils to not put that full stop too early

By Abdurrahman Pérez, Ark Academy in Putney.

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Embracing creativity in examination classes

By Caroline McNiece

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Racial Geographies: The importance of reflecting on our own perspectives

By Emma Mason @MissMason_Geog

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What do senior leaders expect from a Head of Geography?

By Laura Stone, Head of Ark Teacher Training

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From Powerful Geography to a Powerful Classroom

By Dr Paul S Ganderton

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Changing Spaces, Making Places

By Kirstin Stevens, Focus School Wilton Campus

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Teacher Training: It really isn’t all bad, I assure you

By Josh Sutheran, Geography NQT

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Review of the A Level NEA

Di Williams and Andrew Linnell, The Bulmershe School

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Lunchtime lecture club

By Vicky Adnitt and Rhona McLaughlin, Trinity Lewisham

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The Three Magic Words

By Rachel Hawke, Court Moor School

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Linking Geography to ‘their’ world

By Harriet Izod-Miller, Royal Hospital School, Suffolk.