Consultations
We respond regularly to consultations and calls for evidence from government departments, Parliamentary Select Committees and other bodies.
Joint response from the Society and the GA to the Advanced British Standard (ABS) consultation
The Society and the GA have submitted a joint response to the government consultation on the reform of qualifications for the ages of 16-18 in England.
Reform of higher education research assessment and funding
Our response to this Department for Education and Skills (now-DfE) consultation evaluates the meaning and role of metrics in RAE2008 assessments
Education Outside the Classroom Manifesto
Our response to the DfE notes that geography is not mentioned in the consultation document, despite at the time being the only subject with statutory reference to the provision of fieldwork in school. It also advocates for substantive commitments to fieldwork.
Draft Geography KS3 National Curriculum
Our response welcomes the proposed greater flexibility for teachers in choosing case studies, and the inclusion of fieldwork and GIS in geographical education.
Evidence submitted to the Primary Review (Rose Review)
Our evidence submission advocates for the role of geography in education, and the timetabled provision of geography in primary schools.
Independent Rose Review of Primary Curriculum
Our response to the review of the curriculum advocates for the explicit inclusion of geography in named areas of understanding, and of geographical knowledge in the curriculum.
Health and Safety of Learning Outside the Classroom (HASLOC)
Our response to this DfE consultation on HASLOC suggests clarifications and changes, and notes the Society's relevant experiences with BS 8848.
National Curriculum Review
Our response calls for greater emphasis on fundamental knowledge, understanding and skills, and advocates for subject-specialist staff and later implementation of streaming into vocational or academic pathways.
Qualifications for 14 to 16 year-olds and Performance Tables
Our response, to proposed changes to qualifications for students from 14-16, agreed that most students should study an "academic core", and that issues of equivalence between academic and vocation qualifications should be addressed.
Consultation on careers guidance for schools, sixth form colleges and further education institutions
Reform to Key Stage 4 Qualifications
A consultation on changes to KS4 examination. Our response advocates a common grading structure, external marking, fieldwork, and independently-run CPD for teachers
Reform of the National Curriculum in England
A consultation on proposed changes to the National Curriculum. Our response comments on proposed changes, welcomes some aspects of the curriculum, and advocates for parity with history