Rachel Hawke

Using the GA Initial Teacher Education webpages to support professional reflection and conversations with novice teachers - The GA Blog Vicki Pountney reflects on how to use the Initial Teacher Education webpages as GTEs to support novice teachers and their mentors.

If you’re a #geographyteacher mentor or trainee teacher take a look at this blog from @gatepc.bsky.social on behalf of the @geographicalassoc.bsky.social to explore the wealth of resources available on the GA ITE pages

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Election – GA President 2027–28 - Geographical Association Following the call for nominations for the role of GA President 2027–28, an election is now taking place. Make your voice heard...

So very excited and humbled to have been nominated to be @geographicalassoc.bsky.social President 2027-28. If you'd like to use your vote for me I would be very honoured.

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I am really looking forward to the @geographicalassoc.bsky.social conference.

My Y9 classes have been using sustainability stools to decide how sustainable it is to modernise salt mining in Ethiopia. I'll be sharing how I have used these throughout our curriculum in my session.

Very excited to read this. It's on my Christmas list! 📚🎄

Yes! I teach in Devon (20 minutes from the nearest beach) and some of our kids still haven't visited a beach. Some have definitely never been outside of Devon.

Ah, I love this! So glad it's made your day and been of some use 💚

An evening listening to @guyshrubsole.bsky.social and others in Exeter was inspiring. So lovely to hear positive stories about the environment, and what is being done to protect our temperate rainforest. Left with so many ideas to update our lesson about temperate rainforest 🌳🌧

My 2nd Teaching Geography article (the last one was over 10 years ago...),so I'm feeling pretty proud today 🤓

What a day to have a fieldtrip, and it was my birthday 😍 😎 ☀️ ⛱️ #geographyteacherperks

Such a good time chatting all things geography after a busy day at school today. Huge thanks to everyone who came along, and here's hoping for more next time!

Thank you for coming! Excited to get this branch up and running 🤩

Loved my first session with my geography trainees last week. Some brilliant freebies for them from @geographicalassoc.bsky.social, brand new subject knowledge booklets I worked on last year, and new handouts to reduce their cognitive load. Fridays are the best 👌

Climate Change in the Curriculum The Geographical Association has worked with the Council for Subject Associations, UCL’s Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Educa...

Thanks @alanparkinson.bsky.social 's blog on @geographicalassoc.bsky.social work, + others:

"Geography is curriculum heartland for climate edu, sustainability & green skills. Its distinctive approach focuses on interactions between people & environment"
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If you’re an #ITE #geography trainee, you might be about to go into school at the beginning of your first school placement. Take a look at this page geography.org.uk/ite/initial-...

Our brilliant first Exeter @geographicalassoc.bsky.social branch event for teachers this Wednesday. Please let us know if you are interested in attending and we can share more details. Free CPD for geography teachers 🌍🌏🌎💙💚

Getting to know the geography department Every geography department is different. Look for opportunities during training to visit different geography departments and meet teachers.

If you’re a #ITE #geography trainee teacher and are preparing for your first school placement, take a look at this @gatepc.bsky.social webpage geography.org.uk/ite/initial-...

The GA’s Summer Map Makers - Geographical Association Encourage your students to get involved in being a Summer Map Maker, and be featured in our first collection of treasure maps...

This summer @geographicalassoc.bsky.social 's asking children to pick a 'local treasure' & draw a map to it from their home inc local landmarks

It might be a swing in the park, a friend or granny's house, local shop or something else you treasure.

Full info ⤵️
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The challenges and rewards of being a school-based geography mentor - The GA Blog Vicki Pountney, Emma Rawlings Smith and Chris Powell ask six geography mentors about the rewards and challenges of mentoring student teachers.

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I will never regret moving to Devon 💙 😎

A bit of Geography at bedtime 🌎 🌍 🌏

Amazing!

One thing I've noticed from my review of the department this term is that students are unclear as to what they need to do to improve. So post mocks Y10s today, colour coded the exam qs to identify areas of improvement.

*Free event for Geography teachers in the Exeter area. Networking, coffee, listening to the brilliant @mattmattfinn.bsky.social* Sign up using the QR code

Happy to chat schools etc if you are thinking about Devon

I live in Devon and it's brilliant! Still close enough to London (2hr30 on train) but you have the coast and Dartmoor. Plus Cornwall is a day trip. Love Devon ❤️

This rings a distant bell that I might have done but a long time ago. I think we did a short speech they had to write first and then present to the class

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Well this looks *very* exciting for us geographers with an Iceland obsession www.waterstones.com/book/always-...

Walk up a hill with a view

Y11 spent some time today analysing an 8 mark exam question. They used three colours to spot the key criteria and examiner would look for: chains of reasoning, key terms and TLAG (thinking like a geographer) 🤔

This was my charity shop haul inspired by @fiona-sheriff.bsky.social 📚🌍