New resources on the Climate crisis

Some brand new Global Inequalities and the Climate Crisis curriculum resources have been released by the Geographical Association.

This innovative resource package for key stage 3 was developed in partnership with OU Geography Project and academics Parvati Raghuram of the Open University, Melis Cin of Lancaster University and Manu Lekunze of Aberdeen University. 

The resource pack uses testimonies from Cameroonian people to construct a Cameroon country case study.

Our Global Inequalities and the Climate Crisis curriculum resources respond to the APPG for Africa Education Report (2022) by developing a detailed country case study, drawing on lived experiences of African citizens and situating Cameroon in a global context.

Check out the resources here.

The resource responds to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Africa’s Education report (2022), which found an ‘impoverished treatment of Africa in the school curriculum’, replete with misconceptions (APPG, 2022, p. 10). By developing a detailed case study of one country, informed by ethnographic narratives of lived experiences drawn from residents of that country, the resource seeks to support teachers of geography in providing more sensitive, anti-racist representations of Africa in their classrooms.

GICC consists of materials for five lessons, including lesson PowerPoints, worksheets, and suggested lesson plans. We have endeavored to plan the lessons in a way that is mindful of the geography teacher as curriculum maker, so we hope that teachers will take these resources and find their own ways to integrate them into their teaching in dialogue with colleagues in their school settings.

The story told in this unit of work has been assembled from a collaboration between academic researchers, school geography teachers and the GA. It is a subjective representation informed by ethnographic testimonies. There are other stories to be told about the relationship between global inequalities and the climate crisis, and other ways the story we tell here could have been narrated. We look forward to hearing about how these resources are used in the classroom.

The GICC team:

Melis Cin, Lancaster University

Alesha de Fonseka, Raffles World Academy Dubai UAE

Aliyou Haman, Aberdeen University

Manu Lekunze, Aberdeen University

Parvati Raghuram, Open University

Dan Whittall, Geographical Association

Chris Winter, Geographical Association

New GA KS3 textbook

Great to see the new KS3 textbook published by the GA is now available and I have ordered a class set.

This has an excellent design and content.

This resource introduces students in years 7–9 to key geographical concepts, topics, themes, places and skills from the key stage 3 Programme of Study and beyond. The 18 chapters consider themes in human and natural environments and explore the connections and interactions between them.

Written by practising teachers and geography educators, the book aims to:
enthuse and engage students, making them more globally aware and environmentally minded
help students develop a better understanding and appreciation of the world
introduce key geographical knowledge, build understanding and develop skills that will be needed for GCSE, while keeping key stage 3 (or equivalent) a distinctive phase of education
introduce themes early on and revisit them later in different contexts to consolidate learning
suggest different approaches and ways of thinking in geography.

Each chapter contains:

• an introductory page containing starter activities and an outline of key themes, concepts and topics covered within it
• five or six double-page spreads containing information and case study material to engage students, along with location maps and activities to help students become better geographers
• a review page with activities to consolidate the learning from the chapter.

There's a great author and editing team and all led by Elaine Anderson and colleagues at Solly Street.

Let us know what you think of the book when you order your copy... you will be ordering a copy won#t you :)