Geographical Association

Bob Jones
Location: Staffordshire
Position: Tutor Fellow Keele University PGCE Secondary Geography Education course
Talk/workshop topics: Crime; Urban geography; PGCE training; Fieldwork, especially using the local area; ICT and Web enquiries. Personal experiences of geographical regions, including Western USA, Cardiff (e.g. Cardiff Bay regeneration), Jordan (Sustainability), Uganda, Iceland Eastern China and more!
Background: Taught in secondary schools for 34 years; Last post Head of Geography; Active member of the North Staffordshire Branch of the Geographical Association; Contributor to www.sln.org.uk/geography; Occasional articles in Geography and Teaching Geography; Chapter contributions to textbook Investigating Geography; Originator of KS3 'Crime' SOW.
Email: robertgjones@yahoo.com

Bob Lang
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Position: Teacher of Geography (Secondary)
Talk/workshop topics: GIS: including support, workshops and presentations (both online and software packages). Uneven development; global issues.
Background: Bob has taught in a number of schools including grammar schools, and is currently at a Humanities Specialist School with geography as lead subject and a GA Centre of Excellence. Involved with Greater Birmingham RGS Teachers’' Network and the Birmingham KEGS GA Branch. Bob is a Chartered Geographer and FRGS. Regional Subject advisor
Email: bob.lang@btinternet.com

Laurence Kimpton
Location: Solihull, West Midlands
Position: Freelance Adviser and consultant (secondary)
Talk/workshop topics: Teacher and student workshops and presentations on climate change, Arctic and Antarctic and A Level physical geography.
Background: Former head of department; Geography teacher in state and independent sectors; Textbook author; Photographer; Travel experience in Canadian arctic, Greenland, Svalbard, Antarctic peninsula and Patagonia; FRGS.
Email: l.j.kimpton@macunlimited.net

Paula Cooper
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Position: Teacher of geography (Secondary)
Talk/workshop topics: New KS3 curriculum; Innovative teaching throughout the Secondary Curriculum;  Pupil progress in geography; uneven development; global issues; primary-secondary links.
Background: Paula has been Head of Geography at comprehensive and grammar schools, and is currently at a Humanities Specialist School with geography as lead subject and a GA Centre of Excellence. She is also leader of Greater Birmingham RGS Teachers’ Network. She is the author of web resources on geographyteachingtoday.org and has worked on QCA and CfBT projects and the GA’s Making Geography Happen project. Paula is a Chartered Geographer and FRGS.
Email: paulahard@blueyonder.co.uk

Robert Huw Morris
Location: Shropshire, West Midlands
Position: Geography teacher (Secondary) and part-time educational consultant
Talk/Workshop topics: A level Human Geography esp. Urban and Rural; Rebranding / Urban Regeneration; e-learning in geography; Fieldwork at KS3, GCSE and A Level; US School Geography, Revision Workshops at GCSE/AS/A2.
Background: Authoring for Longman, Nelson Thornes, Philip Allan Updates, CGP and Harper Collins (USA); Experienced examiner for Edexcel and AQA; Formerly self employed e-learning consultant working with a number of LA's in NW England. Robert is a Chartered Geographer and FRGS.
Email: rhm@shrewsbury.org.uk

Stephen Thomas
Location: Staffordshire, West Midlands
Position: Freelance Adviser (Secondary)
Talk/Workshop topics: Leading/managing a department; Working with Associate Teachers & NQTS; Fieldwork & coursework; GYSL/Avery Hill; Physical & environmental geography.
Background: Stephen is a former comprehensive school Head of Department (21 years) and has experience as LA Adviser (Staffordshire) and Assistant Headteacher.  He is currently a Museum Educator (KS 1 & 2). 
Email: stevethomas54@gmail.com

Stephen Pickering
Location: Worcestershire, West Midlands
Position: University Lecturer
Talk/Workshop topics: Primary geography: The global dimension; Distant places; School partnerships; Gifted and talented; Sustainability.
Background: Senior lecturer in education, Institute of Education, University of Worcester.
Email: s.pickering@worc.ac.uk

Caroline Matthews
Location: Worcestershire, West Midlands
Position: Freelance Consultant (Primary and Middle)
Talk/Workshop topics: Linking Geography into a world class, creative, connected curriculum; Monitoring and evaluating the subject; Getting starting as a new coordinator; Organising exciting fieldwork opportunities and promoting geographical enquiry; Delivering training for staff.
Background: Caroline has 14 years experience as a Geography Advisory Teacher and is also currently a practising Geography Subject Leader and Class Teacher.
Email: mathews@bakery-cottage.freeserve.co.uk

Diane Swift
Location: Staffordshire, West Midlands
Position: Primary teacher and freelance consultant
Talk/Workshop topics: Making geography accessible to pupils with special educational needs; Developing a sense of place with young people.
Background: Worked for the GA on a number of projects including Valuing Places and the Action Plan for Geography.
Email: diane_swift@yahoo.co.uk

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