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Thursday 7 April d r The Association at Work Conference Dinner a g d University Place, The University of Manchester Museum, 19.45–22.00 e L n Manchester, 12.00–16.00 Dine among the dinosaurs in the Manchester a y r B By invitation only. Museum’s Fossils gallery. Stan is one of only : o t two full T.rex skeletons in the UK and he o h Public Lecture would love you to be a guest at our dinner. P University Place, The University of The Fossils gallery takes you on a tour of Manchester, 17.30–18.15 life on Earth over the last 3500 million years Head of Ebola command centre, John Raine, will and, as well as Stan the Tyrannosaurus Rex, is give this year’s lecture on ‘Tackling the Ebola home to many other pre-historic objects Crisis’. John was on the frontline dealing with Wine Reception including Percy the Plesiosaur, mammoth the Ebola epidemic. As part of the UK Joint Manchester Museum, 18.45–19.45 teeth from the last Ice Age and a massive 300 Inter-Agency Task Force, he was running an A complimentary wine reception will follow million-year-old tree stump fossil. operations command centre in Sierra Leone the Public Lecture and Awards Presentations. The price of £40 includes a three-course responsible for identifying the sick, burying the The reception will take place in Manchester dead, quarantining affected communities and meal, coffee, and two bottles of wine on each Museum’s Living Worlds gallery, which facilitating treatment. He will explore how a table. variety of agencies and strategies combined to explores the connections between all living Menu tackle the outbreak and thereafter develop host things, including us, and shows how we can Traditional Brussels pâté nation capacity to maintain a 'resilient zero'. all shape the future by the choices we make. served with warm Melba toast Sponsored by Wine Tasting and real ale chutney Manchester Museum, 19.45–22.00 or At this wine-tasting event you will sample a Warm goats cheese Awards Presentations variety of Riojas of different vintages and with a salt and pepper beetroot salad University Place, The University of geographical areas. Price £28, including wine and a toasted walnut dressing (V) Manchester, 18.15–18.45 samples and buffet. The presentations will include the long- vvv d Chargrilled supreme of chicken n standing GA Publishers’ Awards, recognising a l s stuffed with sun blushed tomatoes and s materials that make a significant contribution o r C mozzarella, sat on a new potato and to school geography, the GA’s Quality Mark h a r Awards and the Frederick Soddy Awards, Mediterranean vegetable compote, with a S : o supporting school fieldwork and expeditions. a fresh pesto and cream sauce t o h The GA will also be recognising achievements or P of individuals who have made outstanding Butternut squash and contributions to geography training. Parmesan risotto with grilled Italian vegetables and basil pesto (V) vvv Cream filled profiteroles with a salted caramel sauce vvv Tea/coffee with after dinner mints n o Making the most of your y L n h Peak District field trip o J : o with minimum t o h environmental impact P 09.45–16.00 How can you get best value from your field visit and, at the same time, reduce the environmental impact of so many groups visiting the hotspots of Edale, Castleton and Stanage? This session will visit some of the top sites for fieldwork in the Park, and discuss their use in GCSE and A level courses. KS3–P16, Price £25 including transport Christopher Robinson, Learning and Discovery Team Officer, Peak District National Park 3 Friday 8 April 08.30 Delegate enquiries and exhibition open. Refreshments available 09.00 –09.50 Conference sessions Lecture 1 EY–KS3 The promise of primary geography Professor Simon Catling, Emeritus Professor of Primary Education, Oxford Brookes University Lecture 2 KS2–P16 Connecting teachers: collaboration, equity and sustainability Clive Belgeonne, Education Advisor, Development Education Centre, Sheffield Lecture 3 KS3–P16 Interpreting landscapes: past ideas and present views Duncan Hawley, Chair, GA Physical Geography Special Interest Group Workshop 1 KS2 In partnership with the Ancient and modern: making sense of the Egyptians Historical Association Alf Wilkinson, History Consultant, Historical Association Workshop 2 KS2–4 Critical thinking in geography Dr Paula Owens, Primary Curriculum Leader, Geographical Association Workshop 3 KS3–4 Success for low literacy geography students Laura Nichols, Curriculum Lead in Geography and Travel and Tourism, The Petchey Academy, London Workshop 4 KS3–P16 Presented by GA Assessment and Writing with confidence: purposeful assessment questions Examinations Special Interest Group Erica Pilkinton, Geography Teacher, Sir Harry Smith Community College, Peterborough Workshop 5 KS4–P16 Presented by GA Secondary Changing the subject? Phase Committee Emma Johns, Head of Geography, Hitchin Girls’ School, Hitchin 10.10 –11.00 Conference sessions Presidential Lecture Making geographical connections Steve Rawlinson, GA President 2015–16 Workshop 6 KS2–3 The WOW factor: National Parks and the geography curriculum Pete Feetham, Learning and Discovery Officer, Peak District National Park Learning and Discovery Workshop 7 KS3–4 Making connections to study and tackle inequality Calvin Clarke, Head of Geography, Hutchesons’ Grammar School, Glasgow 11.00 –11.45 Break time and Teacher-to-Teacher sessions Teacher-to-Teacher (11.15 –11.35) KS3 –4 How to survive your PGCE and NQT year Mark Bailey and Beth Dean, Geography NQTs Exhibition (08.30–18.30) A chance to browse the UK’s largest exhibition of geographical resources Refreshments (08.30–17.00) Served in the exhibition area 4 Full session descriptions available at www.geography.org.uk/conference Friday 8 April 11.15–13.15 Conference sessions Field Visit P16 Presented by GA Post-16 Micro-biogeography: vegetation structure and ecosystem function and HE Phase Committee Dr Anna Gilchrist, Lecturer in Enivronmental Management and Ecology, The University of Manchester 11.45–12.35 Conference sessions Lecture 4 KS3–P16 Wildfire science: connecting policy, practice and research Dr Gareth Clay, Lecturer in Physical Geography, The University of Manchester Lecture 5 KS3–P16 Supporting students in the decision-making process Sponsored by Bob Digby, Former Geographical Association President Lecture 6 P16 The International Year of Global Understanding Professor Benno Werlen, Chair Social Geography, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany Workshop 8 All KS Let Worldwise work for you Sue Lomas, Co-Chair, Worldwise, Geographical Association Workshop 9 EY–KS2 Presented by GA Early Years Making local connections and Primary Phase Committee Members, GA Early Years and Primary Phase Committee Workshop 10 KS1–4 Quick GIS with Digimap for Schools In partnership with Darren Bailey, Schools Delivery Programme Manager, Ordnance Survey Workshop 11 KS2–4 Presented by GA Welsh Connecting geography with conservation Special Interest Group Adam Fryda, Assistant Manager, Formal Education, Chester Zoo Workshop 12 KS3–P16 Presented by GA Physical Update your plate: refreshing approaches to plate tectonics Geography Special Interest Group John Lyon, Consultant to the GA Workshop 13 KS3–P16 Sponsored by Furthering fieldwork in your school Kathryn Murray, Freelance Geography Tour Consultant 12.35– 13.50 Lunch time and Teacher-to-Teacher sessions Reception (13.00 –13.45) Celebrate the GA’s history and find out how you can be part of its future (see page 11) Teacher-to-Teacher (12.50 –13.10) KS2 Right on the money: locating countries using currency Olivia Monks, Trainee Teacher, Edge Hill University Teacher-to-Teacher (13.15 –13.35) KS3 –P16 Tweeting techniques Mark Coombs, PGCE Student, University College London, Institute of Education Exhibition (08.30–18.30) A chance to browse the UK’s largest exhibition of geographical resources Refreshments (08.30–17.00) Served in the exhibition area Full session descriptions available at www.geography.org.uk/conference 5 Friday 8 April 13.50 –14.40 Conference sessions Research Paper (13.50 –14.15) Mastering GIS in geography teacher education Mary Fargher, MA Geography in Education Programme Leader, University College London, Institute of Education Research Paper (14.15 –14.40) The impact of pedagogies of partnership on the student learning experience Catherine White, Senior Lecturer, Geography, Northumbria University Debate All KS The role of fieldwork in enhancing geographical knowledge and understanding Chair: Nick Lapthorn, Chair, GA Field Studies and Outdoor Learning Special Interest Group Panel: Dr Tom Argles, Senior Lecturer, The Open University; Rosalyn Roberts, Senior Lecturer, Durham University; and Dr Alex Standish, Lecturer in Geography Education, University College London, Institute of Education Lecture 7 All KS In partnership with the Enquiring into logistics: a new resource Chartered Institute of Alan Parkinson, Head of Geography, King’s Ely Junior, Ely Logistics and Transport Lecture 8 EY–KS2 Connecting classrooms: sustainable links between the UK and India Helen Martin, Headteacher, Graffham CE Infant and Duncton CE Junior Schools, West Sussex Lecture Plus 9 KS4 Planning and delivering the new Edexcel GCSE geography A and B specifications Sponsored by Jon Wolton, Geography Subject Advisor, Pearson Workshop 14 KS1–2 Fieldwork in a local street Julia Tanner, Education Consultant Workshop 15 KS1–P16 Presented by GA Teacher Quality criteria for geography ITE Education Special Dr Charles Rawding, Chair, GA Teacher Education Special Interest