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Changing Places: some thoughts on AS and A Level core content

May 3, 2016April 27, 2016Oxford Geography Team
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Despite some of the final specifications from exam boards not yet being approved, we do have the AS and A Level subject content set out by the government which was published in December 2014. Perhaps the least familiar theme from the list above to many secondary geography teachers is Changing place; changing places. At first glance, the criteria may look daunting and […]

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What makes Gloucester an interesting case study?

April 28, 2015February 16, 2016Oxford Geography Team
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Whilst writing about the regeneration of Gloucester for a GeoActive article recently, I was encouraged to reflect on what makes this city an interesting case study. As my school is in the Gloucester, the question of accessibility and personal knowledge/experience accounts for the choice from a pragmatic point of view but to be useful to […]

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