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Being Head of Geography: navigating the complexities of departmental leadership

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021Oxford Geography Team

In this second blog about the GA Conference 2021 I want to share some of the key points discussed in my session on departmental leadership. Responding to a historic lack of CPD available on effective middle leadership I shared some thoughts, reflections and ‘lessons learnt’ from my first 5 years as a Head of Geography. […]

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Takeaways from GA Conference 2021

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021Oxford Geography Team

As the Easter holidays arrived, so too did the annual Geographical Association Conference. This year it was fully virtual and, naturally, many of us were perhaps questioning how this would work: would it have the same community feel? Would there still be opportunities for networking? Would it have the same ‘buzz’? As I write this, […]

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Making the most of the GA annual conference

April 3, 2018April 4, 2018Oxford Geography Team 1 Comment

As another long term draws to an end and the Easter holidays loom on the horizon, for many Geography teachers the Geographical Association Annual Conference is an exciting date in the diary! Despite having thrown myself into the wider geography community in the first few years of my career, this year will be my first […]

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