GA Conference 1988

At the LSE...

As previously posted, one of the speakers was Michael Palin.

1988 Conference

One from the GA archives at 160 Solly Street, found on my recent visit...

Was anyone present at this lecture and remember it?

The Action Plan for Geography

For several Presidents, their period of office coincided with the Action Plan for Geography.

This ran from 2006-11

Several of the GA Presidents mentioned this in their Presidential lecture.

Keith Grimwade told me:  "The big curriculum initiative during my Presidency was the Action Plan for Geography.

Lord Adonis was a great supporter of geographical education but could not understand why we had the RGS/IBG and the GA - politicians prefer dealing with just one organisation. Negotiating and securing the GA’s distinctive role was, I think, one of my biggest achievements, much of which went on behind closed doors and could not be broadcast. 

I keep a letter from Lord Adonis acknowledging my work, and recognising the GA’s contribution."

Action Plan for Geography from GeoBlogs

References

It is well worth downloading the Action Plan for Geography Final Report to see what the GA and RGS-IBG did when working together.

Final Report and Evaluation

Perhaps it is time for another big joint project.

https://www.geography.org.uk/Action-Plan-for-Geography-

https://www.rgs.org/about/the-society/what-we-do/teachers/action-plan-for-geography/

1988: Michael Palin

Michal Palin has now been GA President of course (yet), but he has featured in the GA's journal, when he was involved in an organisation called Transport 2000.













References

Palin, Michael. “Changing Transport.” Geography, vol. 73, no. 4, 1988, pp. 308–317. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40571463.