GA Conference and Exhibition 2025

As digital geography qualifications appear on the horizon they bring opportunities to change the way that geographical knowledge and skills are assessed. Join this session to hear from Qualification Wales and Esri UK about the initial findings of expert teachers exploring ways in which GIS can form part of relevant, rigorous and accessible assessment framework.

This workshop explores ways of improving the connections between regular fieldwork activities and broader geographical enquiry in the classroom. We will consider how to plan regular fieldwork enquiries across KS3 and GCSE to ensure progression and the development of enquiring minds so that learners are prepared for independent fieldwork investigations at A level and beyond.

Using the idea of Connected Geographies, we examine how we approach field trips in areas where natural disasters have occurred to ensure that this is done ethically and appropriately, and not simply ‘disaster tourism’. We will examine three locations used by British educational groups: Pompeii and the Vesuvius eruption AD79, Moroccan earthquake Sept 2023 and the ongoing eruptions around Grindavik in Iceland. How can we ensure that our visit has a positive and not negative impact.

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.

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.

In this exciting workshop In View Assets and Esri UK introduce cutting edge virtual fieldwork resources developed from high resolution drone scanning, free and accessible for all! Discover how you can make use of these resources whatever your classroom’s IT provision - from engaging front of class material to immersive VR experiences. Talk to the pilots who flew the mission to learn how they were made and similar uses of this technology in the world of work.