News
Earn £500 this summer with an RMets Teacher Internship
The Royal Meteorological Society is seeking two Teacher Fellows to work with them this summer to develop teaching resources in weather and climate. Fellows will be awarded £500, six months membership of the Society and expenses. All materials developed will be made freely available on www.metlink.org. Applications must be submitted by the end of April 2010. Further information is available on the MetLink website. (10.03.10)
WWF Earth Hour
WWF wants one billion people to switch off their lights at 8:30pm on Saturday 27 March to show that they care about climate change. Find out more and pledge your support on the Earth Hour website. (17.03.10)
Japan Webpage Competition - £1000 in prizes up for grabs!
The Japan Foundation is inviting all UK schools to develop a simple webpage explaining the work they're currently doing on Japan. The competition is open to primary and secondary schools and the deadline for entries is Friday 26 March. Further information is available on the competition website. (26.02.10)
Funded Expeditions for 16 & 17 Year Olds
Young people are invited to enter the Earthwatch 'Inspiring the next generation' competition to win a place on one of two research expeditions. Whales and Dolphins of the Hebrides and Samburu Communities and Wildlife take place during July and August 2010 and participants will take part in a variety of unique activities. Further information is available on the Earthwatch website. (03.03.10)
GA Programme Director running for charity
John Lyon, the GA's Programme Director, will be raising money for mapping charity MapAction at this year's Virgin London Marathon. You can find out more and sponsor John on his JustGiving page. (22.01.10)
Becta ICT Excellence Awards
The 2010 ICT Excellence Awards are now open for entries until 24 March 2010. Now in their fifth year, the awards aim to identify and reward whole school excellence in ICT and recognise those organisations who support school improvement with ICT. (12.02.10)
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)
The Impact of Global Learning
A new DEA report on 'The impact of global learning on public attitudes and behaviours towards international development and sustainability' is now available to download. (05.03.10)
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)
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)
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)
£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)
