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GA Programme Director running for MapAction
John Lyon, the GA's Programme Director, will be raising money for mapping charity MapAction at this year's Virgin London Marathon. MapAction provides a mapping information service at the scene of any major disaster. Using GPS, satellite communications, GIS and personal observation, they produce maps depicting the dynamic situation - see their current work in Haiti for an example. The maps are freely distributed to relief agencies and are available for teachers on the MapAction website. You can find out more and sponsor John on his JustGiving page. (22.01.10)
£500 school grants up for grabs
Who Do We Think We Are? (WDWTWA) is an annual programme of advice and curriculum support that helps students explore issues of identity, diversity and citizenship. Funding is currently available for schools to develop activities related to the national WDWTWA week taking place 21-27 June 2010. (21.01.10)
New GA RSS Feed Address
Anyone subscribing to the GA RSS Feed will need to change the address to continue receiving updates. The new address is http://feeds.feedburner.com/org/kOoa. If you don't already follow our updates, now is the perfect time to start! Read our Guide to RSS to find out more. (21.01.10)
Free British Geological Survey data now available on the web
OpenGeoscience is a new online service from the British Geological Survey offering free data, maps and photographs for non-commercial and educational use. (07.12.09)
Win £10,000 for your geographical idea
GeoVation is a project run by the Ordnance Survey seeking innovative ideas which utilise geography. Send in an 'idea' for the chance to win a day out at the OS, or submit a 'venture' to get your hands on a slice of the £21,000 development fund. (09.12.09)
Ofsted Annual Report 2008/09
A picture of overall improvement in care, education and skills in England is revealed in Ofsted's Annual Report, launched today by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert. Bringing together powerful evidence from almost 40,000 inspections carried out during 2008/9, the report acknowledges overall progress and many successes, but also focuses on where improvements must still be made. (24.11.09)
Oxford Local Quiz Winners
Congratulations to Wheatley Park School who won the Senior Worldwise Local Quiz organised by the GA Oxford Branch. Congratulations also to Magdalen College School who won the Junior Quiz earlier in the month. Find out more about Worldwise and how your school can get involved on the Worldwise website. (updated 27.11.09)
Cambridge Review Final Report Published
The final report of the Cambridge Primary Review has now been published. It joins the final report of the Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum, led by Sir Jim Rose, which was released earlier in the year. The GA has, and will continue, to keep you up to date on our Reviewing Primary Education page. (Updated 16.10.09)
How Earth Made Us
A new BBC series, presented by GA Honorary Vice President Professor Iain Stewart, started on Tuesday 19 January. The first episode looked at how the forces of the deep Earth played a role in the development of human civilisation. (21.01.10)
Safer Internet Day
Tuesday 9 February is Safer Internet Day, a Europe-wide initiative to help protect young people online. (18.01.10)
Free NASA image of snow covered Britain
This stunning aerial photograph is available to download as a JPEG, Worldfile (for GIS) and KML file (Google Earth). (08.01.10)
SEEing the Future
An exciting opportunity for all secondary and sixth form students in the Norfolk area to get their visions for the future exhibited. (08.01.10)
Sustainable Cities Index
Newcastle has been crowned the UK's most sustainable city in a report published today by Forum for the Future. The index measures environmental impact, quality of life and future-proofing in the UK's 20 largest cities. (19.11.09)
Photographic Competition for Schools
The Love Where You Live photo competition for schools encourages Key Stage 2, 3 and 4 students to take notice of their local surroundings so they learn to enjoy, and look after them, at a young age. (12.10.09)
