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GThe magaAA ziine of the Geographical Association iissue no.. 38 spriing 2018 ■ New website for the GA ■ 125 years of the GA ■ GA Study Tour 2018 – Uganda ■ Physical Geography Photo Competition www.geography.org.uk The leading subject association for all teachers of geography The Geographical Association magazine spring 2018 no. 38 Sent to all members three times a year, GA Magazine contains articles, advice, information and all the latest geography Contents education news from the Geographical Association and more. page GA updates Write for News of the GA, its activities and people GA Magazine! GA news 3 GA networks 4 We’d love to hear more about New website 6 the great work that is going Policy matters 8 on in GA member schools and GA activities 2016-17 10 d beyond so please do send us GA in numbers 2016-17 11 e your articles, write-ups and v photos. The deadline for the l spring issue (published in CPD o January) is 1 March 201 8 t v Send your contributions via Upcoming courses and events e email to Elaine Anderson CPD training courses from the GA 12 n G i ([email protected] ) GA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2018 14 Geography in action Keep in touch To keep up to date with Activities by schools and students news from the GA and Quality Mark awardees 2017 16 the world of geography 1000 Quality Marks! 18 sign up to our email Get involved! 19 newsletter at d Physical Geography Photo Competition 20 www.geography.org.uk Geography fieldwork in Ghana 22 e v geographical l association Subject updates o t Keeping you up to date with geography v e and geography education n @The_GA G Growing and developing primary teachers’ i geographical expertise 23 Governing Body 2017-18 The long view: living with climate change 26 Mr N Lapthorn President Dr M Biddulph Past President Resources Dr S Scoffham Senior Vice President Mrs G Miller Junior Vice President Teaching ideas and support Mr B Digby Named Trustee, Geography Gives you Options and iCould 27 Honorary Treasurer Resources from the Financial Times 28 Dr T Jazeel Named Trustee Mr R Plews Named Trustee Publication news and Journals 28 Dr P Richardson Named Trustee Webwatch 32 Dr R Gillman Elected Member Meanderings 34 Dr A Marvell Elected Member Mr I Palôt Elected Member Mrs S Holden Co-option Cover image: ‘It’s all in the layers’, Monument Creek, Grand Canyon, Colorado USA taken by Miss K Stephenson Co-option James Weir, Lancaster Royal Grammar School, see page 20 Mrs L West Co-option The Geographical Association is the leading subject association for all teachers of geography. Our charitable mission is to further geographical knowledge and understanding through education. Our journals, publications, professional events, website and local and online networks support teachers and share their ideas and practice. The GA represents the views of geography teachers and plays a leading role in public debate relating to geography and education. GA strategic partners The Geographical Association To advertise in GA Magazine , please contact Lucy Oxley ( [email protected] ). 160 Solly Street, Sheffield S1 4BF © The Geographical Association Tel: 0114 296 0088 ISSN 1749-4435 Email: [email protected] Designed by Bryan Ledgard • Printed in England by Buxton Press Web: www.geography.org.uk Disclaimer: While the GA makes every effort to provide useful and relevant Company number 07139068 information to members, it does not endorse the events, activities or Charity number 1135148 products reported in these pages. page 2 The Geographical Association magazine spring 2018 no. 38 GA news ince it was formed by five geographers in 1893 to share ideas and learn from each other, the GA has pursued its mission ‘to further geographical knowledge and understanding through education’ on behalf of Sall teachers of geography. Throughout 2018, we plan to celebrate the work of the GA and to showcase the achievements of young people, teachers and GA members. It’s equally important that we look towards the future of the subject in schools and build on a century and a quarter of geography education expertise. If you have suggestions for ways the GA should celebrate in 2018, send them to [email protected] ‘the GA has been instrumental in the development and support At GA Magazine we'd like to include of a strong primary geography community over the last 50 or your thoughts on 'What the GA means to so years. I really value being able to learn from and contribute me'. Please send your thoughts to to this exciting network.’ [email protected] and Margaret Mackintosh , former editor of Primary Geography enjoy reading them in future issues. Journal awards The GA Award for Excellence in Leading Geography is presented to those articles in each of our three journals which have made the greatest contribution to the development of good practice. These are the nominees for this year’s award. For Teaching Geography : For Primary Geography : • ‘Plate update: refreshing ideas for teaching • ‘Migrants, rights and values’ by Sally plate tectonics’ by Duncan Hawley and Robbins (Spring) John Lyon (Spring) • ‘Sustainable futures’ by Rose Erikson • ‘Inclusive geography through dialogue’ by (Summer) Alison Macdonald (Summer) • ‘Challenging geography through silent • ‘Changing places: Elstree and Port Talbot’ debate’ by Stephen Ellis and Michael by Rob Cooper, Nerys Fielden and Ashleigh McCarthy (Autumn) For Geography : McGrath (Autumn) • ‘Seeing cities through urban art’ by Andrew Kirby (Spring) • ‘Coastal resilience and vulnerability: storm d Vote for your favourite articles via the GA website: impacts, extreme weather and regional e www.geography.org.uk/GA-journal-awards. v variability in the UK, winter 2013–14’ by l The deadline for voting is 1 March 2018 and the awards will be o Sue Brooks (Summer) t presented at the GA Annual Conference which will be held at the v • ‘States, territory and sovereignty’ by David e Sheffield Hallam University, Thursday 5 – Saturday 7 April 2018. n G Storey (Autumn) i Election for GA Trustee/Director By taking part in this election you are ensuring d that your voice is heard within the GA and you will be Following the call for nominations for the Governing helping us to continue to respond to and to meet the e Body that appeared in the last issue of GA Magazine , needs of the GA’s membership. All full personal, life, v and election is now taking place. joint, concessionary and group members are eligible l Two nominations have been received for this to vote. For full candidate details and online voting go single vacancy from Richard Hatwood and Peter to www.geography.org/vote before midday on o Fox for the post of Elected Member, 2017-2020. The t Wednesday 28 February 2018 . The result of this key role of an Elected Member Trustee is to ensure election will be communicated to GA members at the v e that the views and interests of the GA’s wider 2018 Annual Conference in April, in the summer 2016 n membership are represented on the Governing Body. issue of GA Magazine and via the GA website. G i page 3 The Geographical Association magazine spring 2018 no. 38 GA networks n r u There are 44 GA branches that provide o b valuable support for students and teachers. Branch news o G Here is a summary of some of the branch a Black Country m m E programmes. Full lists can be found on the : On 28 September 17 teachers representing o t Branches pages of the GA’s website: o nine schools from the Black Country and h www.geography.org.uk/GA-branches P surrounding area attended a network meeting at Redhill School and divided into groups to New branches share good practice based around A level and GCSE interests. The intention is that informal, Black Country teacher network meeting The GA is delighted to announce that three self-help links arise from these meetings which include: Prof Terry Callaghan, Sheffield new branches have been affiliated. These are: enable teachers to successfully work through University talking about ‘The Rapidly Changing changes to both A level and GCSE courses. Arctic’ on 25 January; Prof Heather Hughes Twickenham Black Country branch aims to run three such talking on ‘Holding back the sea – Venice’ on Contact Sophie Wilson at network meetings during the 2017/18 15 February; Dr Richard Waller talking on [email protected] academic year along with an expanded lecture ‘Glaciation in the UK’ on 15 March. Contact: series at King Edwards Sixth Form College in Emma Gobourn [email protected] Worcestershire Stourbridge, plus the annual Year 8 quiz in March. We look forward to welcoming Rebecca Bristol Contact Sue Rees at [email protected] Kitchen at our next network meeting on 18 On the 17 October 2017, a group of January, again at Redhill School (fieldwork geography A level students from Clifton Kampala being the main topic). A questionnaire returned College attended a lecture at Bristol University Contact Catherine Owen at by schools in the summer term has enabled the on disease. This write-up has been provide by [email protected] or contact lecture series content to be matched to two students, Anouska and Oscar: ‘The lecturer, [email protected] schools’ and colleges ‘teaching programmes, Gill Miller, the newly appointed Junior Vice wherever possible. The branch charges just £1 President of the GA spoke about the different Please check the website for details of for the lecture series. The target audience for levels of action that can be taken in the event programmes and upcoming events for these this is A level and higher achieving GCSE of an outbreak [of Ebola and Jiggers] and how branches.