Thursday, 21 May 2026

1000 posts!

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I started this blog as a "legacy project" from my GA Presidential journey , and Presidential year in 2021-22. It has attracted som...

GA Conference 2027 - Passionate about Geography

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Fiona Sheriff's GA Conference theme is below. You have until the end of August to submit a proposal for a session. A link will appear on...

GA Conference video... and GA Strategy video

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Two videos from the GA were released this week. The GA Conference video is here. There's a few shots of the audience at mine and Matt Po...
Thursday, 14 May 2026

GA Conference 2027 - date and venue announced

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The dates and venue for next year's GA Conferenc e have been announced. Fiona Sheriff will be President for 2026-27 and has chosen the t...
Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Two GA Trustee vacancies open for nominations

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A high-quality geography education is essential for future generations, as geography has a critical role in solving many of the global chall...
Monday, 13 April 2026

GA Conference 2026 #4: Confluence conversations

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One of the main reasons I go to the GA Conference is that I try to see people who I don't otherwise see from one year to the next (or ev...

GA Conference 2026 #3: Some key sessions

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A few of the sessions at the conference were broadcast live on YouTube and will be available for a while... Catherine Owen's Presidentia...
Saturday, 11 April 2026

GA Conference 2026 #2: Day 2: Musical Geographies

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Late morning on Day 2 of the conference was the session that Matt Podbury and I had prepared for the conference programme.  This was connect...

GA Conference 2026 #1: Day 1

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The 2026 GA Conference was held at Sheffield College - a departure from the usual venue at Sheffield Hallam University . This is a short 10...
Saturday, 28 March 2026

Heading for the GA Conference for the first time?

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Fiona Sheriff has written a guide for first timers for the Learning to Teach Geography blog.
Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Future Geographers

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One of the parts of the GA Conference that is a little bit different is the Future Geographers event. This is curated and chaired by the Vi...
Monday, 23 March 2026

YGOTY and Rex Walford Award - now open

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Two annual RGS competitions were launched earlier today. The Young Geographer of the Year is the Royal Geographical Society's annual ge...
Sunday, 8 March 2026

The GA's new Strategy 2026-2031

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Every five years the Geographical Association releases a new Strategy. I was involved in the creation of the previous strategy during my ti...
Saturday, 28 February 2026

GeogPod reaches 100

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GeogPod has reached #100 and there is a special episode to listen to.  It is also sponsored by Collins and Discover Geography coincidenta...
Wednesday, 25 February 2026

GEO Resources moved to the main GA website - along with the GA Blog

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The GEO project: Geography Education Online is ending and the resources that were created for it - including some that I was pleased to work...