Geographical Association

Furthering the learning and teaching of geography

Pilot GCSE: My Place - Living in the UK today

The ‘My Place - Living in the UK today’ core theme is one that many candidates enjoy, yet teachers find challenging. In their evaluation many of the pilot centres felt they spent too long on it, others found it difficult to go beyond a locality study. But going beyond a locality study is just what is required.

This unit does not have to be the first area of the specification that candidates experience, instead teacher’s can choose what to teach when and how.

The following teaching and learning ideas are intended as stimulus rather than definitive plans:

Members

Join the GA today for professional journals, huge discounts on publications and CPD events and free access to our online photo gallery.

Journals - Free Access for GA Members

Primary Geographer

This issue focuses on global learning at primary level and includes articles on school partnerships, food and farming and South Africa 2010. It also features the second part of the Forest Schools Diary.

GeogEd - Free online access for everyone

Teaching Geography

The Spring issue of Teaching Geography has a new look and a new format. Focusing on 'enquiry', it is full of teaching ideas and resources, which show how an enquiry approach can be used to engage and motivate students.

GeogEd - Free online access for everyone

Geography

The Spring 2010 issue, edited by Eleanor Rawling, looks at the geographies of organised crime, the geographies of the creative industries, 'joined-up geography' and more.

GeogEd - Free online access for everyone

Online Shop - Up to 30% Discount for all GA Members

A different view – Geography: Moving stories

£7.99/£5.99

Add to basket

Barnaby Bear at the Seaside CD

£44.99/£29.99

Add to basket

Collins Keystart UK Atlas

£7.99/£6.99

Add to basket

A different view – Geography: Running free

£7.99/£5.99

Add to basket

Collins Keystart World Atlas

£7.99/£6.99

Add to basket

Challenges of Urbanisation: Inequalities in Bangalore (DVD)

£48.99/£42.99

Add to basket

KS3 Geography Teachers' Toolkit: Look At It This Way
Wha..

£15.99/£10.99

Add to basket

KS3 Geography Teachers' Toolkit: Future Floods
How can g..

£15.99/£10.99

Add to basket

A different view - All six posters

£34.99/£24.99

Add to basket

Energy Security: India’s Sustainable Solutions (DVD)

£48.99/£42.99

Add to basket
<-- -->

Your shopping basket is empty.

Items in basket 0

Basket Total £0.00

View/Edit Basket

Resource Finder

Enter a keyword below or click 'advanced search' for more options


Advanced Search





Resources section

Adverts

Advertisement: Plymouth University
Advertisement: Geography Education at the IOE
Advertisement: Earthworks-Jobs.com
Follow Us

© Copyright The Geographical Association 2009

Website design and development by Ledgard Jepson