| Planet Sport |
| Our brand new website links geographical themes such as regeneration, economic development and tourism with global sporting events. The Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games are looked at in detail, and the site features additional sections on Sydney, Athens and the FIFA World CupTM. |
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| Call for Papers |
| GA Annual Conference 2009 will include, for the first time, a series of sessions reporting recent research into geographical education. |
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| Summer 2008 Journals Online |
| All three journals are now online! Primary Geographer is a special edition on the Beijing Olympics, Geography is also a special edition on 'Hazards and Risk', while Teaching Geography features articles on a range of topics. |
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| China Earthquake |
| Links to news reports, data sources and teaching materials. Updated 16.06.08 |
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| Worldwise Updates |
| New primary and secondary quizzes are now live on the Worldwise website. Free Geography Awareness Week resources are also available to download. |
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| Cyclone Nargis |
| Links to news reports, data sources and teaching materials. Updated 20.05.08 |
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| Maps and Stories |
All three sections of our Primary Handbook Extension Project are now online. Focusing on Grandfather and I (4-7), Jeannie Baker books (6-9) and Stig of the Dump (8-11), each section includes a wealth of activity ideas, resources, tips and links.
*Updated 29.04.08* |
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| Primary Curriculum Review |
| The Primary Curriculum is undergoing both independent and government reviews and associated consultations are currently taking place. |
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| GA Annual Conference Materials |
| A selection of downloads are available from our 2008 Annual Conference held in Guildford from 27-29 March. |
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| Further Action Plan Funding |
| In a speech at the GA Annual Conference, Schools Minister Jim Knight MP announced an additional three years of funding for the second phase of the Action Plan for Geography. |
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| What's New |
| Can't find something we recently removed from this list? Have a look here... |
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From September 2008, you will be expected to take on the new KS3 Programme of Study in your school. But what will this mean? How should you interpret the new requirements? Planning Your KS3 Geography Curriculum is designed to help you answer these questions (and many more) and involve you in curriculum development.
