Staff changes at Solly Street

The Spring editions of the GA's journals are now out, and the GA Magazine has a staffing update - and a new look.

I wish Isabel Richardson all the best for her new role and adventure. 

She was very important to my own GA Presidential journey as the CPD and Events co-ordinator she got me involved in lots of GA activity as well as organising my conference at the University of Surrey in Guildford in 2022 - a hybrid event which added extra complexity to the proceedings.

She was also busy resorting the GA Archive and also helping with finalising the Geographer's Gaze project which I was part of.

Good luck to Liam who takes over the role. I look forward to catching up at the GA Conference in Sheffield in a couple of months' time.

PTI Geography Symposium - July 2026

News of an exciting joint event that's being organised jointly between the Prince's Teaching Institute, the RGS and the GA.

It's called the PTI Geography Symposium.

It will take place at the RGS on the 9th and 10th of July 2026.

The event's co-chair, the ebullient John Wilkinson - here he is introducing the event in his inimitable style.

It's great to see that my GA Presidential theme of "Everyday Geographies" is front and centre here.

More details:

Our first-ever Geography Symposium is designed to empower and inspire teachers to be advocates for their subject inside and outside of the classroom for a curriculum that is challenging, innovative and enriching for all learners.

Through academic talks, workshops and sharing of best practice, the Symposium will celebrate Geography, enrich and develop your knowledge and love of the subject, and motivate you to consider how to inspire your leaners through engagement, enjoyment and empowerment. 

In celebrating Geography's interdisciplinarity, this event captures how Geography's cross-curricular core can ignite learners’ enthusiasm across a diverse cross-section of subjects at schools and colleges. This Symposium will capture, cultivate and celebrate the zeitgeist.

Themes:

• Everyday Geographies
• Supra-curricular concept capture
• Fieldwork

Confirmed guest speakers include:

• Dr Olivia Taylor
• Professor Iain Stewart MBE
• Dr Jonathan Higham

Many more speakers and details to be announced...

Central London accommodation, meals (including a formal dinner on Thursday 9th July) and course materials are included in the course fee.

All details are here.

£100 discount for RGS members, so it's worth becoming a member just for that... and gain all the other benefits of membership.

GA Cambridge Branch GeogMeet 2025

This June, the GA Branch is running another GeogMeet.

This will be the seventh Geog-Meet; held online in June this year. 

Deadlines for submission proposals are on Friday 28th March. 

Successful submission proposals will be asked to produce their presentations by the end of May.

 The evening event will be held in June. If you are new to the Geog-Meet process and would like some guidance in putting forwards your students for the first time, please get in touch with James Riley (jriley@perse.co.uk) who would be happy to assist.

2007: Action Plan for Geography Events

I've already blogged about the Action Plan for Geography, which funded a whole range of CPD, activity, events, and support for teachers.

This was the brochure for some of the events that took place in the early years of the APG, just before I joined the GA (more on that in future blog posts).

GA Action Plan for Geography Events Booklet from GeoBlogs