What Does The Geographical Association Do?
The Geographical Association is consciously taking steps to be inclusive and serve the needs of all teachers of geography, whatever the individual's particular enthusiasms. Its purpose is "to seek out, nurture and support excellence in geography teaching and ensure the education service understands the power of geography to serve educational goals. It aims to achieve this through a range of activities."
Geography subject leadership: The Geographical Association develops geography subject leadership at all levels, from new teachers during their initial training, to geography co-ordinators in primary schools, to secondary heads of department
Key geography resources: The Geographical Association publishes a wide range of resources from Early Years through to Post-16, including the popular Barnaby BearTM materials, primary and secondary Handbooks, SuperSchemes, KS3 and GCSE Toolkit series and Top Spec Geography. In addition, three professional journals are published for members on a termly basis - Primary Geography, Teaching Geography and Geography
CPD events: Every year the Geographical Association runs an extensive programme of CPD events across the country, including the ever popular Annual Conference
Campaigning for geography: The Geographical Association engages with policy makers and government ministers to constantly make the case for geography, with a heavy involvement in curriculum reviews and Government education consultations
Funded projects: Over a number of years the Geographical Association has established itself as a leading force in the development of innovative geography projects in partnership with a variety of high-profile funders. Since 2006 the Geographical Association and RGS-IBG have jointly led the government funded Action Plan for Geography - further information is available below and on the Geography Teaching Today website.
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