| Annual Conference 2009 |
| Further information and online booking are now available for our 2009 Annual Conference to be held in Manchester 16-18 April. Take advantage of early bird booking rates and save £10 - GA members also get a free copy of Discovering Cities: Manchester. And as always, students get in free! |
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| 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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| Primary Geography & History Conference |
| Be inspired by the findings of The Primary Review; find out about the practicalities and benefits of school linking for history, geography and citizenship; learn the implications of the past for the present and the future... |
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| Kevin McCloud and The Big Town Plan |
| We were involved in the Castleford Regeneration Project back in 2005, and resources for primary pupils have been available on our website since 2006. If you've been watching this Channel 4 documentary, have a look at our 'Changing Places' page for linked materials. |
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| Young Geographers |
| New KS1 & 2 resources have been added to this project area - 'The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood' and 'What do we feel about the environment around our school?'. |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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.
