Ideas from teachers

Five areas believed essential to be an effective Head of Geography

How to incorporate model-making into geography.

SHAPE - Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy

The training provided by the RGS-IBG Data Skills project opened my eyes to the lack of data skills embedded into our Key Stage 3 curriculum. For me, incorporating data skills into Key Stage 3 topics became a priority

Teaching about coasts when you do not live anywhere near the coasts has always been an issue in the schools I have taught in; for urban studies you can look out of the window or go for a walk but there is no way to easily bring the scale, might and wonder of coastlines to students in the inner city.

Various opportunities that are out there for geography teachers to get involved with

How three magic words can improve the length of students' explanations

Using a Story Map as a resource and a revision tool

Following training provided by the RGS-IBG Data Skills Programme, we have used the free ArcGIS Online system with our year 12 A Level students (we have around 80 year 12 students) for several years but with the new specification we decided to develop student use of Survey123 to help manage the NEA Independent Investigation project.

A level and undergraduate students can now submit their work to the Routes Journal

Challenge students to see themselves as instrumental in their future and to understand geography's connections

Making young people be more confident about the future

Teacher training sometimes gets a bad press - this blog highlights the positives.

Providing students with leadership opportunities in school

NEAs can show expertise and knowledge of the subject developed through extensive reading

There are myriad of different opportunities that we can offer our students

Subject specialists, subject communities and sustaining subject expertise

How to prepare students for the A Level Changing Places topic from Key Stage 3 onwards.

As teachers, we play a role in shaping how future generations handle matters of inequality

Inspiring future geographers with creative learning

“Elaborate, elaborate, elaborate” : how my department support students in extending their written responses 

One school's experience of the A Level NEA

How to use the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) lectures to encourage pupils.

The Society is working on a Geography and Core Maths Initiative with MEI

Adopting a holistic approach to geography

The benefits of being an International School