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Another side to the Land of Fire and Ice

May 2, 2017April 25, 2017Oxford Geography Team
Krafla geothermal power station in northern Iceland

It seemed like every geography teacher that I knew had visited Iceland – apart from me. Finally, this Easter holiday, I got my turn to visit this geographer’s paradise. Along with my sixth form geographers, I went on a 5 day tour of South Iceland to marvel at the glaciers, waterfalls, volcanos and dynamic coastlines. […]

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Digital technologies and the geography teacher

March 8, 2016September 26, 2017Oxford Geography Team

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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