2025 winners

In 2025, The Society invited you to create a poster or Esri StoryMap (KS5) to explore islands and highlight the geographical themes, challenges and solutions that connect across both human and physical geography to make islands unique. We were looking for eye catching, creative and informative posters and StoryMaps that delved into the socio-economic, cultural, political and physical aspects of a range of islands, showcasing their features and exploring how islands can be connected through the challenges that they face and the solutions they use to address those challenges. 

Our 2025 winners

Key Stage Two
Winner: Amaryllis Thomas, Walhampton School
Winner: Labiqa Babar, John Burns Primary School 
Highly Commended: Arya Shah, Harlands Primary School
Highly Commended: Taneya Shah, Haberdashers' Girls' School

Key Stage Three
Winner: Kitt Sutton, Ponteland High School  
Winner:  Anaiya Patel, Northwood College for Girls
Highly Commended: Anisha Saket Khire, Colchester County High School for Girls
Highly Commended: Ethan Rowe, All Saints Anglican School

Key Stage Four
Winner: Alex Willett, The High School Leckhampton
Winner: Gemma Davies, Bristol Grammar School
Highly Commended: Clarissa Cheng, The Tiffin Girls' School
Highly Commended: Lucy Robertshaw, Guildford High School

Key Stage Five
Winner: Vivan Paul, Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet
Winner: Ines Wall, Kings InterHigh Online School 
Highly Commended: Benjamin Gibson, Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Highly Commended: Luke Pain, Harrow School

The winners and highly commended students were celebrated at an awards ceremony at the Society on Friday 5 December 2025, where they listened to a talk from Dr Liam Saddington (University of Cambridge) about the impact of climate change on small island states.

This annual competition is open to all schools and advertised through our wide networks. Submissions are judged without seeing the entrants’ details and this year there were two submission pathways that were determined by school type.