Thursday 11 April 08.30 Registration, delegate enquiries and exhibition open. Refreshments available 09.00–09.50 Conference sessions

Forum KS4-P16 The new age of the nation state? Dr Alex Jeffrey, Reader in Human Geography, and Tim Marshall, Author

Lecture Plus 4 EY-P16 Evaluating success: quantifying & qualifying your Brilliant Residential Kim Somerville, Head of Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (interim), and Justine Lee, Delivered by GA Indepenedent Communications & Fundraising Manager Schools Special Interest Group Lecture 14 KS4-P16 Climate change teaching ideas James Riley, Head of Geography, The Perse School Lecture 15 KS4-P16 The future of British High Streets Dr Steve Millington, Director, The Institute of Place Management Workshop 39 EY-KS2 Go batty for geography! Sharon Witt, Senior Lecturer, University of Winchester, and Dr Helen Clarke, Academic Head of Department – BA primary Workshop 40 EY-KS4 Fascinating fixes for troublesome topics Dr Susan Pike, Junior Vice President of the Geographical Association and Assistant Professor in Geography Education, DCU Institute of Education Workshop 41 KS1-2 Bringing geography alive: using artefacts in the classroom Dr Des Bowden, Director, B&C Educational Ltd, and Pam Copeland, Director, B&C Educational Ltd Workshop 42 KS2-P16 Help! I’m a new Head of Geography! David Rogers, Deputy Headteacher, Focus Learning Trust, Hindhead Campus Workshop 43 KS3-P16 Beyond the map: Top tips for creating a sense of place using GIS in lessons Delivered by GA ICT Special Sophie Wilson, Secondary Geography Lecturer, St Mary’s University, Twickenham Interest Group Workshop 44 KS4 Reflections on teaching case studies for the new specifications Gary Dawson, Head of Geography Coppice Performing Arts School and member of SPC, and other Delivered by GA Secondary members of SPC Phase Committee Workshop 45 KS4-P16 Scratching beneath the superficial: Interrogation for investigation Robyn Landy, Senior Tutor, Field Studies Council Workshop 46 P16 Earth Observation imagery for investigating change Dr Richard Armitage, Director of Geography and Environmental Management and Chairman of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society, Katie Wynne, Project officer of professional learning, Wilmslow High School and Branch Secretary, Manchester Branch, and Dr Mike Hardman, Lecturer in Delivered by GA Manchester Branch Geography, University of Salford

12 Full session descriptions available at www.geography.org.uk/conference Thursday 11 April 10.05–10.55 Conference sessions

Keynote address All KS Social mobility: Is human capital the most under-utilised natural resource? Justine Greening, Secretary of State for Education of the United Kingdom (2016–2018) and Member of Parliament Lecture Plus 5 KS3-P16 Optimism, progress and geography – celebration and calibration David Alcock, Geography Teacher, Bradford Grammar School Workshop 47 EY-KS2 Instant fieldwork: Quick and easy fieldwork approaches for those short of time and space Chris Barlow, Senior lecturer, University of Cumbria, and Sarah Whitehouse, Senior Lecturer University of West Workshop 48 KS3-P16 Unpacking the PTI’s geography offer Graham Goldup, Raising Standards Leader for Key Stage 5, Newman College, Hove, and Stream Designer for Geography

11.10-11.40 Break time and Teacher to Teacher sessions Teacher to Teacher (11.10-11.30) All KS Twitter tea and cake Dr Susan Pike, Junior Vice President of the Geographical Association and Assistant Professor in Geography Education, DCU Institute of Education, and Jennifer Monk, Head of Geography, Golborne High School, Wigan Teacher to Teacher (11.10-11.30) KS3-P16 World’s largest lesson with an Earth balloon and more… Elena Lengthorn, Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Worcester, and University of Worcester students Teacher to Teacher (11.10-11.30) P16 Secret of the mobile phone Bojana Mitriceski Andelkovic, Science and Geography teacher, and Sladana Jovic, Science and Chemistry teacher 11.40–12.30 Conference sessions

Research paper (11.40–12.05) ‘They traded me for a piece of paper’: Ethical judging in the World Trading Game Jan Hofmann, Institute of Geography, Department for Geographical Education, Justus-Liebig- University of Gießen, Germany Research paper (12.05–13.30) Towards the expert geography teacher Ali Murray, Head of Geography at North London Collegiate School and Chair of North London Geography GA Branch Lecture Plus 6 KS1–2 Meaningful Maps: Developing a glossary of re-enchantment Dr Paula Owens, Geography Consultant, and Dr Stephen Scoffham, GA President Lecture Plus 7 KS2–3 Celebrating sustainable tourism: Key facts, new developments and case studies Crista Buznea, TUI Sustainability Marketing Manager, Alan Parkinson, RGS Fellow, Chartered Geographer, Primary Geography Champion and Head of Geography at King’s Ely School, and Sponsored by Madeleine Duggan, TUI Better World Detectives Project Manager

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11.40–12.30 Conference sessions (continued) Lecture 16 KS2–P16 The geographer as scout – engaging with climate change David Hicks, Formerly Professor, School of Education, Lecture 17 KS3–P16 Encouraging curiosity within the curriculum Charlotte Woolliscroft, Teacher of Geography, Luke Brown, Head of Geography, and Daniel Clarke, Teacher of Geography Lecture 18 KS4–P16 Using fieldwork to enhance geographical skills and critical thinking Dr Richard Waller, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Keele University Delivered by Lecture 19 P16 AQA A level geography: techniques to prepare students for success in the independent investigation Sponsored by Emma Rowe, AQA Associate Workshop 49 EY–KS2 So what does a Geography Subject Leader do? Delivered by GA Primary Arthur Kelly, PG Editorial Board member, and other members of PG Editorial Board Geography Editorial Board Workshop 50 KS1–2 Creative ideas from the Primary Geography Quality Mark Jon Cannell, Primary Curriculum Leader, Geographical Association Workshop 51 KS2 Celebrating the story of refugees through picturebooks Dr Anne Dolan, Lecturer in Primary Geography, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Workshop 52 KS3–P16 The future is bright – a positive outlook towards global issues Liz Smith, Head of Humanities, Seaford Head School, East Sussex, and Karen Haward, Geography Delivered by GA Sustainability and Consultant, Harris Federation Citizenship Special Interest Group Workshop 53 KS4-P16 That’s Rank! Moving beyond Spearman Sponsored by Paul Turner, Head of Geography, Bedales School and RGS Data Skills Champion Workshop 54 KS4-P16 Your chance to feedback to Ofqual Alison Tonkin, Senior Manager, Standards for Design, Development and Evaluation of GeneralQualifications, Ofqual

12.30–13.40 Lunch time and Teacher to Teacher sessions

Teacher to Teacher (12.50-13.10) KS2-P16 Making the connection Oliver Boyde, Newly Qualified Teacher Teacher to Teacher (12.50-13.10) KS3-P16 Enhancing engagement and increasing personal relevance within lessons Laura Free, PGDipEd student, University of Birmingham Teacher to Teacher (13.15-13.35) KS2-P16 Reinforcing positive reinforcement Amy Case, NQT of Geography, School Teacher to Teacher (13.15-13.35) KS3-P16 A first year as Specialist Leader in Education in geography Ben Norton, Head of Geography, St Hildas CE High School 14 Full session descriptions available at www.geography.org.uk/conference Thursday 11 April

13.40–15.35 Conference sessions

Field visit KS3-P16 (13.40-15.35) Context is key – Start analysing your data in the field Jemma Middlehurst, Education Team Leader, Rhyd-y-creuau, Field Studies Council 13.40–14.30 Conference sessions Research paper (13.40-14.05) Application of poetry for understanding concepts in the teaching of geography: Examples from the poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Mansoor Mirani, Research Student, Department of Geography, University of Karachi Lecture 20 KS1-2 The ‘Mighty Red’ project Janet Conley, Headteacher, St Finbar’s Catholic Primary School, Jessica Melia, Geography Subject Leader and Year 6 Teacher, and Leszek Iwaskow, Educational Consultant Lecture 21 KS3-P16 Writing the world: A celebration of opportunities Sponsored by Dr Liz Taylor, Educational Consultant Lecture 22 KS3-P16 Urban refugees in Ethiopia: surviving or thriving? Delivered by GA Welsh Dr Peter Mackie, Reader, Cardiff University Special Interest Group Lecture 23 P16 Geography in Government: Mapping the profession David Wood, Cross-Government Head of Geography and Deputy Director Analysis and Performance HM Courts and Tribunals Service, MoJ Workshop 55 EY-KS3 Nurturing schools’ ‘Naturehoods’ Katherine McGavin, Education Learning Manager, Earthwatch and Sarah Staunton-Lamb, SeniorEngagement and Learning Manager, Earthwatch Workshop 56 KS2-3 Brexit and the Irish Border in the primary geography classroom Joe Usher, Assistant Professor in Geography Education, DCU Institute of Education Workshop 57 KS3 Creativity in geography Lauren Day, Curriculum Leader and Expert Practitioner of Geography, Maricourt Catholic High School Workshop 58 KS3-4 Creating effective and engaging classroom resources Sponsored by Kate Stockings, Head of Geography

Workshop 59 KS4-P16 Fix my fieldwork: Responding to the examiner reports Janine Maddison, Geography Support Officer, Field Studies Council, and Dr Rebecca Kitchen, CPD, Curriculum and Marketing Manager, Geographical Association Workshop 60 P16 Pearson Edexcel GCSE Geography A and B: strategies for success in the fieldwork assessment Sponsored by Andrea Wood, Pearson subject specialist, trainer and examiner

Full session descriptions available at www.geography.org.uk/conference 15 Thursday 11 April 14.45–15.35 Conference sessions Research paper (14.45–15.10) Improving food security, employment and income through potato farming in the urban area of Jos, Nigeria Wuyep Soloman Research paper (15.10–15.35) Application of frequency ratio model and analytical hierarchical process for the identification of flood susceptibility zones: A comparative study on Purba Bardhaman District as a part of the lower Gangetic plain, Eastern India Dr Prolay Mondal, Assistant Professor of Raiganj University, West Bengal, India, Pradip Kumar Roy and Dr Niladri Das, Subhasish Sutradhar Lecture Plus 8 KS3–P16 Extra-curricular geography: enthusing students outside of lessons Lucy Fryer, Teacher of Geography & Geology, King Edward VI Grammar School, and member of the Teaching Geography Editorial Board Lecture 24 KS2–P16 Making place: Maps and mappings as biography Professor Peter Vujakovic, Professor of Geography, School of Human and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University Lecture 25 KS3–P16 Every little helps… Managing budgets worth celebrating! Delivered by GA Secondary Emma Johns, Head of Geography, Hitchin Girls’ School, and other members of GA SPC Phase Committee Lecture 26 KS3–P16 Geography experiences to inspire your pupils Sam Hillcox, NST Field Studies Guide,NST Travel Group Delivered by GA Publications Board Workshop 61 KS2 Are you ‘In the Know’? Sponsored by Jane Whittle, Deputy and PYP Co-ordinator at International School of Como

Workshop 62 KS3–4 Sponsored by Fieldwork to develop deeper geographical understanding Shelley Monk, Subject Advisor for geography, OCR Workshop 63 KS3–4 Designing a geography curriculum to support pupil progress David Gardner, Consultant to the GA Workshop 64 KS3–P16 Making the words count: how to teach geography vocabulary Charlotte Exton, Teacher of Geography Workshop 65 KS3–P16 Preventing extinction: Conservation case studies and resources Sean Dick, Assistant Team Manager – Education Officers, Chester Zoo Workshop 66 P16 Using information literacy skills to enhance NEA reports Dr Richard Waller, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Keele University, Gill Miller, Senior Lecturer, Dept of Geography and International Development, University of Chester, and Chief Examiner, A level World Development, and Richard Head, Geography Course Leader, City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College

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15.35–16.20 Break time and Teacher to Teacher sessions

Teacher to Teacher (15.50–16.10) KS2–4 Soaring skywards in geography teaching and learning Edwin Chen, Lead Teacher Teacher to Teacher (15.50–16.10) P16 Geographical research using historical sources Heidi Quenby, Subject Leader Geography

16.20–17.10 Conference sessions

Rex Walford Keynote Lecture 27 All KS The anthropocene: opportunities to (re)unify geography Dr Charles Rawding, Senior lecturer in Geography Education, Edge Hill University

Lecture 28 All KS Story time: Celebrating real-life geography success stories Kit Rackley, Education and Programme Officer, World Energy & Meteorological Council

Lecture 29 P16 Emotional geographies of fieldwork: developing learning and teaching strategies Dr Alan Marvell, Senior Lecturer, University of Gloucestershire, and Dr David Simm, Senior Lecturer in Delivered by GA Post-16 and Geography, Bath Spa University HE Phase Committee

Workshop 67 All KS Getting started with the GA’s Professional Passport Dr Rebecca Kitchen, CPD, Curriculum and Marketing manager, Geographical Association

Workshop 68 EY–KS3 Permission to play: geography fieldtrips worth remembering. Helen Robinson, Education Officer, New Forest National Park

Workshop 69 KS2 The history of geography: three thousand years of maps Ben Ballin, Consultant to the GA, and Alf Wilkinson, HA Consultant

Workshop 70 KS2 Pedagogies for environmental and sustainability education Dr Nicola Walshe, Senior Lecturer in Education, Anglia Ruskin University, and Alison Dunphy, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge

Workshop 71 KS3–4 One year on: new specification, new challenges Jennifer Monk, Head of Geography, Golborne High School, Wigan

Workshop 72 KS3–P16 Developing independent learning and critical thinking Matthew Williams, Teacher of Geography and Head of Year 9

Workshop 73 KS3–4 Updating careers education in geography Laura-Jayne Ward, Assistant Vice Principal/SLE for Geography, Whitley Academy, and Hannah Cowie, Teacher of Geography (NQT)

Workshop 74 KS3–P16 The plate tectonic story Delivered by ESTA and GA Physical Dave Turner, Earth Science Education Unit (ESEU) facilitator Geography Special Interest Group

17.20 Registration desk closes

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