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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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Tuesday, April 15
 

2:30pm BST

Connecting to the geography of a single grid square
Tuesday April 15, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm BST
Foyer
Drawing inspiration from Local by Alastair Humphreys, and with an emphasis on divisions of space and place, this field visit will show a range of techniques teachers can use to explore any single grid square close to their school. There will be two concurrent strands to the field visit, with separate activities highlighted for primary and secondary students.
Speakers
avatar for Chloe Searl

Chloe Searl

Independent Field Studies Tutor, The Island Geographer
RN

Ryan Nock

Head Of Geography, Carr Manor Community School (Parkside School)
DP
Exhibitors
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GA Fieldwork and Outdoor Learning Special Interest Group

We are a friendly, productive and dynamic group focusing on enabling teachers to deliver high quality fieldwork at all levels, from primary to secondary education.FOLSIG meets three time a year both face-to-face and online, to talk all things fieldwork and support the strategic aims... Read More →
Tuesday April 15, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm BST
Foyer Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Fieldwork
 
Wednesday, April 16
 

9:00am BST

Taking the learning outside: connecting geography and wellbeing
Wednesday April 16, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am BST
207
This workshop will adopt a holistic approach in exploring the connections between outdoor learning and children's well-being. Moving beyond standard enquiry-led fieldwork approaches, we'll consider which types of learning activities are most enhanced by 'taking the learning outside', and discuss practical and creative strategies for incorporating outdoor learning across the primary geography curriculum.
Speakers
JT

Julia Tanner

Consultant, trainer, author, Julia Tanner Consultancy
avatar for Philip D Maudsley
Wednesday April 16, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am BST
207 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Primary

11:30am BST

Elemental geographical thinking and learning with a dynamic world
Wednesday April 16, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm BST
207
The four elements – water, air, fire and earth – are materials and energies that comprise and connect the world around us and shape physical and human interactions between places and peoples. This workshop explores how geography is elemental, how elements connect life in literal and lyrical ways and embeds a fifth element – imagination – to activate rich geographical curriculum thinking.
Speakers
DH

Dr Helen Clarke

Independent Scholar / Consultant, Attention2Place
avatar for Sharon Witt

Sharon Witt

Co- director, Attention2place
Exhibitors
avatar for GA Early Years and Primary Phase Committee

GA Early Years and Primary Phase Committee

The Early Years and Primary Phase Committee (EYPPC) seeks to support and promote primary school geography for all teachers and learners. Our committee is chaired by Helen Martin and our Vice Chair is Sharon Witt, who both bring skills and experience to the group. Our members of the... Read More →
Wednesday April 16, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm BST
207 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Primary

2:00pm BST

Connecting children to 'their' geography
Wednesday April 16, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm BST
207
Early Years and primary teachers know that connecting children to their locality is important. So what tools can you use? Anthony will share free data sources online to connect to locations in the UK and beyond. Participants will come and share their own free web resources, and we'll use simple data on how Oxford compares with the various locations attendees are from.
Speakers
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Anthony Barlow

Principal Lecturer, University of Roehampton
Wednesday April 16, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm BST
207 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Primary

3:00pm BST

Look up: teaching local geography and history through a different lens
Wednesday April 16, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm BST
204
How can we develop children's understanding of their locality, connecting geography and history, through looking up?
Speakers
avatar for Dr Kate Glanville

Dr Kate Glanville

Senior Lecturer in Primary Geography, Birmingham City University
Wednesday April 16, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm BST
204 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Primary

3:30pm BST

Building connections with the Migration Museum
Wednesday April 16, 2025 3:30pm - 4:20pm BST
Executive suite
Join the Migration Museum's award-winning learning team to explore how migration and intersecting themes can help your pupils build connections between themselves, their local communities and their sense of national identity. Learn tried and tested approaches to engage and inspire your pupils, and build your own confidence in navigating complex topics.
Speakers
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Liberty Melly

Head of Learning, Migration Museum
TS

Tia Shah

Learning Officer, Migration Museum
Wednesday April 16, 2025 3:30pm - 4:20pm BST
Executive suite Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Primary

3:30pm BST

Let's connect: a curriculum jigsaw
Wednesday April 16, 2025 3:30pm - 4:20pm BST
207
The session will explore how and why a high quality geography curriculum is more than just the sum of its parts. It will model how to embrace the interdependent nature of substantive, disciplinary and procedural knowledge. It also considers the role that creating and monitoring meaningful connections between those constituent parts has in empowering pupils to access, interpret and accumulate knowledge.
Speakers
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Jon Cannell

Primary Curriculum Lead GA, Geographical Association
Wednesday April 16, 2025 3:30pm - 4:20pm BST
207 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Primary
 
Thursday, April 17
 

9:00am BST

Developing space and place: helping young children connect to the world around them
Thursday April 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am BST
207
This workshop explores how teachers can use what's familiar to children to help them gain a deeper understanding of the wider world. It will provide a variety of teaching ideas to help children make connections to gain knowledge of 'space' and 'place' between EY and KS2, as well as time to share and develop current practice.
Speakers
avatar for Emma Groves

Emma Groves

Primary Geography Advisor, Hampshire Inspection and Advisory Service (HIAS)
Thursday April 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am BST
207 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Primary

11:00am BST

GIS for Everyone: Developing GIS across the geography curriculum
Thursday April 17, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am BST
206
This session provides practical strategies for all teachers, including non-specialists, to integrate GIS into geography curriculums from KS1 onwards. Attendees will gain tools to help pupils confidently visualise, interpret, and analyse geospatial data and investigate geographical issues.
Speakers
avatar for Graeme Schofield

Graeme Schofield

Geography Subject Lead, Oak National Academy
Geography Subject Lead at Oak National Academy - Since joining Oak in 2023, I have been working collaboratively with the Geographical Association to produce a free, optional and adaptable geography curriculum for teachers to use in their classrooms. Our primary curriculum was published... Read More →
Thursday April 17, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am BST
206 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Primary

11:30am BST

Empowering tomorrow's geographers: bringing links to life
Thursday April 17, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm BST
Foyer
Young people are important citizens, shaped by the geographies around them and with the power to shape those geographies – but do they recognise this? The fieldwork ideas shared here help pupils recognise the connections that exist in our world and draw on cross-curricular links to show how their lives and local area are connected to these wider geographies.
Speakers
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Sam Harley

Tutor, Field Studies Council
I am an outdoor environmental education tutor for the Field Studies Council based at Flatford Mill in Suffolk.I teach Geography from primary school age up to A level, I am a trained Geography teacher and have worked at Flatford Mill for 4 years.My specialism is teaching GCSE and A... Read More →
avatar for Charlotte Foster

Charlotte Foster

Education Team Leader, Field Studies Council
Thursday April 17, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm BST
Foyer Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Primary

12:30pm BST

Primary meet and greet
Thursday April 17, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm BST
On 17 April, make your way to the conference social space to meet other primary colleagues. The primary pit stop will be available all day as part of our primary pathway. Hosted by the GA Early Years and Primary Phase Committee.

Session kindly sponsored by Kapow Primary


Thursday April 17, 2025 12:30pm - 1:45pm BST
  Primary

2:00pm BST

Tails of the unexpected: rich geographical connections
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm BST
207
Join this lively workshop of practical activities that celebrate place perspectives that are surprising, serendipitous, miniature and unusual. Inspired by local landscapes, accompanied by quizzical mice, we seek to foster curiosity through a series of geographical enquiries. This workshop encourages learners to slow down, observe, explore and notice detail, recognising change and finding fascination in places of repair and transformation.
Speakers
avatar for Colin Walker

Colin Walker

Former Senior Lecturer in Geographical Education
avatar for Sharon Witt

Sharon Witt

Co- director, Attention2place
Exhibitors
avatar for GA Early Years and Primary Phase Committee

GA Early Years and Primary Phase Committee

The Early Years and Primary Phase Committee (EYPPC) seeks to support and promote primary school geography for all teachers and learners. Our committee is chaired by Helen Martin and our Vice Chair is Sharon Witt, who both bring skills and experience to the group. Our members of the... Read More →
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm BST
207 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Cross phase

4:20pm BST

Learning through enquiry: possibilities and plans
Thursday April 17, 2025 4:20pm - 5:10pm BST
204
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.
Speakers
avatar for Dr Susan Pike

Dr Susan Pike

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 →
Thursday April 17, 2025 4:20pm - 5:10pm BST
204 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Cross phase

4:20pm BST

Meaning Making in the Primary Geography Curriculum
Thursday April 17, 2025 4:20pm - 5:10pm BST
207
When a curriculum takes on deep meaning for children, knowledge lasts a lifetime. How can we do this within a complex mix of accountability frameworks, changing cohorts and limited time and capacity? Explore creative modes of curriculum development and delivery, and hear about tangible examples that make use of pedagogies that enable interconnection and meaning making for children.
Speakers
avatar for Rebecca Leek
Thursday April 17, 2025 4:20pm - 5:10pm BST
207 Oxford Brookes University,Headington Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Headline lecture
 
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