GA Conference and Exhibition 2025: Full Schedule

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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11:30am PDT

Connecting the 'what' with the 'why' of fieldwork

Thursday April 17, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm PDT

205

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.

Speakers

Jill Owens

Fieldwork Tutor, Cranedale Centre

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 →

Thursday April 17, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm PDT
205 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

Fieldwork

Key Stage KS3, KS4, Post-16

2:00pm PDT

Making connections in the NEA

Thursday April 17, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT

205

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.

Speakers

Andy Owen

Author, self-employed

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 →

Thursday April 17, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
205 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

Fieldwork

Key Stage KS4

2:00pm PDT

Using technology to connect with geographical fieldwork

Thursday April 17, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT

206

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.

Speakers

Em Kendall

Senior Tutor, Field Studies Council

Grace Phillips

Digital Training Officer and Senior Tutor, Field Studies Council

Thursday April 17, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
206 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

Fieldwork

Key Stage KS4, Post-16

3:00pm PDT

Strategic trip planning with purpose

Thursday April 17, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT

205

Geography trips often limit themselves to local fieldwork or Iceland residencies. This session proposes strategic trip planning that integrates multiple subjects; I'll also discuss approaches encouraging educators to expand their horizons. Virtual fieldwork will illustrate how technology can transform learning, bringing distant locales vividly to life and enriching students' global perspectives.

Speakers

Simon Bannister

Head of Geography, Wycombe Abbey

Thursday April 17, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
205 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

Fieldwork

Key Stage KS2, KS3, KS4, Post-16

4:20pm PDT

Connecting farming with geography teaching

Thursday April 17, 2025 4:20pm - 5:10pm PDT

203

Opportunities exist to gain insight into how farmers are tackling global issues such as carbon emissions, water quality, sustainability and food security. Farmers' decisions are influenced by their physical and changing human environment; the aim is to create a relevant farm visit with active learning experiences to gather environmental data while developing place connections and understanding the farmed landscape.

Speakers

Dr Alison Brown

Farmer (former geography teacher and researcher)

Thursday April 17, 2025 4:20pm - 5:10pm PDT
203 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

Fieldwork

Key Stage All KS

4:20pm PDT

Planning for progression in fieldwork 5–19

Thursday April 17, 2025 4:20pm - 5:10pm PDT

202

The launch of the GA's fieldwork progression framework, a collaboration between FOLSIG and AESIG, will support teachers in thinking through the interlinked process of curriculum planning, progression and assessment of fieldwork. It explores the role of fieldwork in supporting students' first-hand investigations of places, making sense of the connections between people, places and environments.

Speakers

Chloe Searl

Independent Field Studies Tutor, The Island Geographer

David Gardner

Education consultant, Geographical Association

Thursday April 17, 2025 4:20pm - 5:10pm PDT
202 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP

Fieldwork

Key Stage All KS