Welcome to the GA’s online programme for the Annual Conference and Exhibition 2025! Take some time to explore the programme and build a personalised schedule using the full list below, or find the best sessions for you using the filter options. Keep an eye on this programme for updates and to interact with other delegates, exhibitors and sponsors. For more information on the Conference, see the GA website.
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This practical session combines the pedagogical power of Philosophy for Children (P4C) with the teaching of geography to explore questions and concepts around 'connected geographies'. We'll show how philosophical enquiry develops oracy and critical thinking, and how it can enhance and enrich the geographical lens that young people require to navigate the complexity of our time.
As an associate practitioner with Lifeworlds, I work on a projects with children, teachers and at organisation level - delivering workshops, training and putting together resources. At the conference we are partnering with SAPERE to explore the connections between Geography and Philosophy... Read More →
I am a qualified teacher but became a philosophical teacher-educator after encountering philosophical enquiry over 20 years ago, facilitating dialogue ever since in my classrooms, schools, community and at home with my family. I work for SAPERE, the national charity for philosophical... Read More →
In this workshop, we will share how we have structured assigned tasks for students across four years to deepen their understanding of key geographical concepts progressively. A primary focus is on sustainability, a core concept in the geography curriculum in Singapore.
The tasks are designed using scenario-based learning to immerse students in real-world geographical issues. This approach enables students to bridge classroom knowledge with practical applications, fostering meaningful learning experiences.
To ensure progression, we aligned our tasks with Revised Bloom's Taxonomy, guiding students’ cognitive development at different levels: · Lower Secondary (Sec 1–2): Emphasis on application and analysis · Upper Secondary (Sec 3–4): Advancement to evaluation and creation
Through this deliberate and scaffolded approach, students deepen their understanding of sustainability and other key geographical concepts as they progress through their secondary education journey.
How can students move from absorbing and regurgitating facts to connecting and applying them to complex geographical concepts and issues? Using resources from OUP revision guides, you'll try out some ideas to help students make such a move, and will discuss how to apply and adapt them to your circumstances. Useful for new and experienced teachers alike.
How do geography teachers select content, design and structure their curriculum to enable student progression? We will consider this question in both theory and practice. Two UCL's Fawcett Fellows will reveal the thinking behind their curriculum making practice.
We use strategies from the classroom to get students to write more concisely, use more key terminology and develop their answers to fully explain the formation or process discussed.
The purpose of the Secondary Phase Committee (SPC) is to support GA members concerned with geography at key stages 3 and 4 and to represent their views and interests.What we doMonitor the views, interests, concerns and issues facing secondary geography members of the GA. In addition... Read More →
This session will provide a framework on what progress using GIS can look like, and approaches that can be used to develop GIS use across the curriculum by students and educators. It will refer to examples of how GIS has been developed in different settings, and how to work connectively with external organisations to achieve this.
Geography Teacher, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
As a Geography Teacher at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, I have over 20 years of experience. I am passionate about supporting geography teachers and educators from different backgrounds and levels of expertise, and collaborating with various organisations and institutions... Read More →
Young people are increasingly connected to the wider world through the internet, and consume media in many forms. The session explores and provides practical strategies seeking to empower young people to interpret the wealth of information they have access to, and to think critically to form their own opinions on geographical issues.
I am a teacher of geography at Comberton Village College. I have a particular interest in decolonising geography and improving outcomes for disadvantaged students. My research focus at the moment is on using different media including comics, oral histories and film to assist teaching... Read More →
Want your students to be fantastic at fieldwork? We'll share simple activities and quality questions to help your students connect what they do in your existing fieldwork with why you've chosen to do it that way. Teach them the thinking behind your decisions in KS3 and GCSE fieldwork so that they're ready to make their own in the A level NEA.
I've been working with young people for over 20 years, starting as a 'Group Leader' for PGL at the age of 18, spending 7 years teaching Geography in secondary school classrooms and now working outdoors as a Fieldwork Tutor for the Cranedale Centre in Yorkshire.I hope the things I... Read More →
Join Jon Boden-Wright, Subject Support Manager for Geography where he will host a panel consisting of Stacey Hill, Subject Lead for Geography , Clare Fraser, Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager and Dayna Robinson, Curriculum Area Leader at The Challenge Academy Trust (TCAT) where they will discuss AQA’s submission to the Curriculum and Assessment Review, share findings from focus groups conducted with AQA Geography leaders and teachers and will take questions from delegates about the future of AQA Geography specifications.
AQA is the UK’s largest GCSE and A level exam board; we set and mark over half of all GCSEs and A levels taken in the UK every year. Our UK qualifications are highly valued by employers and universities around the world. They are taught mainly in schools and colleges and include... Read More →
Join the Migration Museum's award-winning learning team to explore how the movement of people to and from the UK has shaped who we are as individuals, as communities and as nations. Discover how migration can act as a catalyst for communication, connectedness and belonging in human geography. Share knowledge, learn best practice and gain practical tools for the classroom.
Offering a physical and human perspective with a critical thinking approach, this lecture will outline the causes of a new era of tectonic activity and examine how new technologies have influenced and informed decision-making. We'll also show the connections of the tectonic hazard to people and explore the social, economic and political impacts both nationally and internationally.
Education Development Consultant, Discover the World Education
With over 20 years experience in schools both as a geographer and pastoral educator, I now consult for Discover the World Education delivering their CPD programme and ensuring high quality educational overseas opportunities for students.In collaboration with the Geographical Association... Read More →
This workshop will focus on highlighting key strategies geography teachers can deploy to support students, with the aim of reducing the educational disadvantage gap. It will share work from schools in Hampshire, exploring examples in supporting literacy and pupil engagement. Attendees will also have the opportunity to reflect on the impact of their own strategies.
This workshop examines ways in which students can make connections between their own research and wider geographical theory. We'll discuss how focusing on suitable place/space theory allows students to progress beyond the comparison of two locations or 'to what extent has regeneration been successful' titles. We'll also consider misconceptions and best practice in literature research.
I am an author of geography resources for both students and teachers. I have written for all key stages and all aspects of geography teaching but my recent work has focussed on fieldwork and geomorphology for teachers and GCSE and A level students. I have considerable experience with... Read More →
Turning the mobile phone from a hinderance to an aid! This session will explore how embracing apps and digital practices can support learning in the field, engage students with their surroundings and connect them to the wider world of geography. It will aid you with the tools to take the textbook out of the classroom.
In this lecture we will explore new research looking at the causes and impacts of flooding in Sheffield, the 2022 heatwave in the UK and monsoon flooding in Pakistan and the effectiveness of adaptation to those events. The Royal Meteorological Society has created GCSE classroom resources based on these case studies.
We’re a leading UK awarding body, providing a wide range of qualifications to meet the needs of students of all ages and abilities. We offer general and vocational qualifications that equip students with the knowledge and skills they need for their future, helping them achieve their... Read More →
Detroit-based geographer and cartographer Alex B. Hill presents his perspective on the US city's social and economic troubles and more recent renewal. It's an essential update on this popular 'distant place study' at A level, with a focus on social inequality and the representation of community groups. The session includes an opportunity to reflect on classroom practice with regard to 'far places'.
I am a teacher, author and editor of a wide range of published resources for A-level and GCSE geography. I have also created award-winning, online content for younger students. I enjoy writing geography resources for students and teachers and supporting teachers improving their teaching... Read More →
Alex has more than 10 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations on campaigns that impact policies and communities. As a data nerd and anthropologist, Alex finds meaningful stories to tell whether he’s sifting through spreadsheets or interviewing people. Alex is able... Read More →
The GIS-T project aims to integrate GIS into school curricula to empower students in addressing climate change. By utilizing GIS technology, students will develop the critical spatial analysis and problem-solving skills necessary for understanding and responding to climate change. This project equips future generations to analyze geographic data, interpret scenarios and create sustainable, long-term solutions.
We never truly arrive at a place; we're always exploring. Yet we teach case studies as if they're absolute, often discussing places we've never visited. This lecture, inspired by T.S. Eliot, Yi-Fu Tuan and Zeno's paradoxes, challenges us to discuss the importance of teaching about places with humility, acknowledging that exploration and understanding should be ongoing by teacher and student alike.
Who'd have ever thought there's a connection between plate tectonics, the (deep) water cycle and 21st century critical minerals? This workshop explores how these topics are inextricably linked, and how they can be taught to bring a bang up-to-date version of seemingly abstract physical geography topics to students.
The role of the Physical Geography SIG (PGSIG) is to enhance and support the teaching and learning of physical geography in primary and secondary schools.Our aim is to be the ‘trusted voice’ in matters relating to the teaching of physical geography.How we do thisAdvocating the... Read More →
This session considers how climate education can be integrated at GCSE. It will draw on examples from the new OCR B GCSE Geography specification for first teaching September 2025.
Former geography teacher, HoD and Assistant Head. Author of textbooks and online resources. Founder and Director of (GA award-winning) Geography Southwest website. Keen traveller, runner, gardener and allotment-holder.
As teacher recruitment gets harder, we know that it's more likely we'll be supporting non-specialist teachers in understanding and teaching our material. In this session, Alistair and David share what they've learned about the stories of geography from writing, and how it helps to build a sense of the disciplinary concepts and approach for non-specialist teachers.
Former secondary Geography teacher with over a decade's classroom experience, specialising in physical Geography, I'm now involved in initial teacher education in Geography for Teach First, where I lead the teacher training programme and curriculum. I believe teaching is a team sport... Read More →
Enquiry approaches in geography lessons engage pupils, but aligning these approaches to curriculum requirements can be a challenge. In this session, we'll share enquiry approaches using examples from a range of schools and phases; participants will have the opportunity to share their own practices and will be provided with frameworks, examples and actions for embedding enquiry in their own schools.
Assistant Professor in Geography Education, Trinity College Dublin
I am a teacher, lecturer and researcher. I teach and support wonderful new teachers taking their Professional Masters in Education in Geography. My research focuses on students’ experiences of learning in Geography and Sustainability Education in schools. I’m looking forward... Read More →
In order to learn to think geographically, students need to be involved in making connections between: their personal geographies and new knowledge; claims made by disciplinary knowledge and supporting evidence; geographical concepts, processes and models and their application to new case-studies; and policies, practices and their social, economic, environmental and ethical implications.
This workshop looks to connect Pan-Africanist Theory into classroom practice together as we explore where African countries and their communities fit within your scheme of learning. Are your students leaving your classroom with an echo of the immensity of the continent and the heterogeneity of it's peoples? How do we turn the tide on the reproduction of outdated narratives to give way to strategies that will help us to see the knowledges, lived experiences and working realities of African countries and it's communities in fuller colour. Join this workshop to explore what this could look like in your own context.
I’m a Geography Teacher based at Finchley Catholic High School. I am also a member of the Decolonising Geography Collective. Making Geographical knowledge decolonised makes for a more equitable geographical education.
Earthwatch recognises and values the importance of nature in cities. Green spaces provide pockets for biodiversity, help to connect communities and mitigate the negative effects of air pollution, excessive noise, heat and flooding. This workshop explores potential nature-based solutions – from Tiny Forest to FreshWater Watch and Green Earth Schools – and how we can remove barriers to accessing these spaces.
Learning, Communities and EDI Lead, Earthwatch Europe - Senior Communities & Learning Manager
25+ years working in the environment and education. Come and find me the stand at D29 to find out more about opportunities for teachers and schools with Earthwatch.I am a Senior Learning Manager and Facilitator within Earthwatch. With over 25 years’ experience of working in the... Read More →
Using a historical geographical perspective, this lecture explains how states, since the period of enslavement and colonization, have attempted to control African mobility and have responded to Africans who move independently of the state. Such continuities are evident in contemporary migration policies and practices. I end with an argument for the development of regional initiatives that serve to humanize Africans who move.
