There is often a debate surrounding the age at which children should be taught topics like sex education. Teachers and parents are often divided in opinion – are they just too young? So why are there not debates over when geography students should be exposed to images and video material of major conflicts, global atrocities, […]
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As a geography teacher, I don’t think I’m alone in priding myself on developing a real passion amongst my students for the world around us. Geography lessons need to be interactive and full of high quality resources targeted at taking our students on weekly virtual field trips. I often spend my Sunday evenings running through […]
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Memory in the internet age Having worked with David Thomas, former US Memory Champion , memory is something which excites me and I firmly believe it plays an enormous part in the successful preparation of students for examinations. His tremendous passion for memory enabled him to recite Pi to 22,500 digits and he later gained 4th place in the World Memory […]
Read more Geographical issues are wide-ranging, important, complex, and they present themselves on a range of scales. As teachers, we happily spend weeks developing students’ knowledge and understanding of case studies that represent these issues. I want to question how this material is being assessed and why examination boards assess specific aspects of geographical issues. I am […]
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I often wonder how geography students in Years 7, 8 and 9 are able to grasp different scales let alone the interplay between geographical themes which they will explore further at GCSE and A level. In my attempts to support learning and, in particular, written work at Key Stage 3, I am acutely aware of […]
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As a GCSE Geography examiner, I often feel that examination board websites are designed in ways to support teachers rather than students. As a result, many teachers download past papers, mark schemes and examiners’ reports to their own VLE or choose to point students in the right direction via specific web links. However, we still […]
Read moreMy love of Geography stems from my international travel and my Geography degree at the University of Southampton, where I gained a place on the Dean’s List for academic excellence. I took up teaching as a second career after leaving the graduate scheme at Aldi Stores Ltd. as an Area Manager. In 2007, I completed […]
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