Geography & sociology teacher | Head of Humanities | ITT/ECT Lead | Author | Former Assistant Headteacher i/c T&L

Joined August 2011
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What is Geography Teaching Now? Bet this fabulous group can tell you! @GeogMum @Jennnnnn_x @HLearningPD @The_GA #GAConf2026
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Finally got around to booking my ticket for this year’s @The_GA Conference! Just going for one day this time. Who else is going? #geographyteacher 🌎
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Well, with Reykjavík experiencing its heaviest October snowfall since 1921, our Iceland trip didn’t go quite as planned! The pupils loved playing in the snow, though. It’s a story they’ll tell for many years to come.
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When precision in core knowledge allows for precision in vocab like never before🤝The list of the top 20 keywords needed to secure knowledge of our Y7 curriculum has been further mapped: When is this word taught? When it is revisited & applied? Have loved doing this thinking!
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Ha! I drew the same diagram again this week. Forget GAC, there’s a definite circulation to the school year! 😆
Do you remember the good old days where we could see each others tweets & Twitter was a goldmine?! Grateful for Advanced Search helping me delve into the archive & find the best bits for GAC. Blog from @GeographyTom9, video from @lcgeography & diagrams from @_jopayne others💚
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For those of you who’ve been asking about what is in ‘What is geography teaching, now?’ - here’s a sneaky peek at the contents pages. Thank you to all who have contributed. ❤️ @Jennnnnn_x
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Out now! What is Geography Teaching, Now? is a comprehensive, practical guide for geography teachers tackling today’s biggest challenges. ow.ly/jQMw50X02n7
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It’s almost here!! 10 days to go! Written by mostly practicing teachers, we are hoping this book will be useful for geography teachers everywhere ❤️ @GeogMum
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Out on 19th September - written by geography teachers for geography teachers. Hope this will make a real difference.
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Wishing @neiljpayne the best of luck on his first day as Trust CEO of @ChulmleighAT and Headteacher of Chulmleigh College. As the DHT there for 12 years, he lives and breathes the school and its community. We are very proud of everything he has achieved.
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🌍 Several African countries are forecasted to have extremely high levels of Water Stress by 2050 By 2050, 51 countries, including parts of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, India and Southern Europe, could face high to extremely high water stress, consuming at least 80% of their available water. The African countries include: 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇱🇾 Libya 🇪🇬 Egypt Water is becoming an increasingly contested resource, with 2.4 billion people living in areas of extreme water stress as of 2022, and demand is expected to keep rising. Data Source and Visual: Statista
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A timely reminder of how "Mercator projection distorts continent sizes, enlarging areas near the poles - North America & Greenland - while shrinking Africa & South America" African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator that shrinks continent’s size theguardian.com/world/2025/a…
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A-level Geography skills: I was commissioned by @AQA to write this guide booklet available FREE on the exam board’s website. A few sample screenshots shown here and you can access the whole document via this link: aqa.org.uk/subjects/geograph… #teachers #geography #geographyteacher
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On A Level results day some more info on how many young people go on to study #geography, earth & environmental sciences at University & more stats on ucas.com/data-and-analysis/u…
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Over the last few months, the Geographical Association has been working in partnership with BBC Teach on a couple of projects, designed to provide high-quality resources for geography teachers. Following a review of BBC Teach video content, Jon Cannell (primary) and Fiona Sherriff (secondary), have created teacher notes to support these resources. You can find out more about these resources and access them here: the-ga.org/BBCTeachGA and the-ga.org/BBCTeachGASec
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Artefact conservator Lizzie Meek reveals the noisy neighbours that can only be found in a few select places on Earth. #BlaiklockIsland #Blaiklock #Antarctica #ukantarcticheritagetrust #ukaht #TeamAntarctica 🔗 Read Lizzie's blog: ukaht.org/latest-news/2025/w…
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SW Geography Conference (Monday 16 June, UWE) . . . just 4 weeks to go! Join us for an exciting and diverse programme of free lectures and workshops and browse our largest ever range of exhibitors! Find out more at geographysouthwest.co.uk/con… and register TODAY!
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🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘Disciplinary Literacy: 50 Years of Failure’ “Various curriculum updates over the last 50 years have paid too little heed to the difficulty of mediating the complex reading, writing, & talk moves undertaken in the different disciplines.” alexquigley.co.uk/disciplina…
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26 Oct 2024
⭐️ Leadership opportunity ⭐️ Come and join us at Chulmleigh Academy Trust as our Deputy Headteacher.
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