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Geographical Association The Geographical Association is the leading subject association for all teachers of geography.

Know a brilliant geography publication, resource, website or game that deserves recognition?Entries for the 2027 GA Publ...
03/10/2026

Know a brilliant geography publication, resource, website or game that deserves recognition?

Entries for the 2027 GA Publishers’ Awards are now open, celebrating high-quality materials that support geography education. Submit your entry by 18 December 2026 and help recognise outstanding work across the subject.

Enter here: https://buff.ly/2QVReKe

Wildfires are becoming an increasingly important geographical and environmental issue across the UK. What drives them, a...
03/10/2026

Wildfires are becoming an increasingly important geographical and environmental issue across the UK. What drives them, and how might wildfire risk change in the future?

Join the Manchester Branch lecture with Prof. Gareth Clay from the University of Manchester for an insight into wildfire science, ecosystems and environmental change.

14 October 2026 | 5.15pm-6.15pm
Manchester Metropolitan University

Find out more: https://buff.ly/r74Mj1r

What can McDonald’s tell us about globalisation, place and cultural difference?Join Dr Charlene Rose for Mapping McDonal...
03/10/2026

What can McDonald’s tell us about globalisation, place and cultural difference?

Join Dr Charlene Rose for Mapping McDonalds, the next GA lunchtime lecture, taking a geographical journey around the world to consider how this global brand adapts across different cultural, economic and social environments.

6 October | 12.30-13.15 | Online
Can’t attend live? Register to receive the recording, which can also be shared with your students.

Book your place: https://buff.ly/Myoht8v

How can geographical enquiry help develop great geographers?Join us online on 7 October for Geographical Enquiry as a ke...
02/10/2026

How can geographical enquiry help develop great geographers?

Join us online on 7 October for Geographical Enquiry as a key component of Disciplinary Knowledge?, a practical half-day course examining the relationship between enquiry and disciplinary knowledge, and how to bring enquiry to life through classroom teaching and fieldwork.

Led by Kate Stockings

Bookings close 5 October, so secure your place now: https://buff.ly/bEHHO6F

How well do you really know the UK?In the latest GA Blog, Ben Shackell introduces Four to Find, a daily place-guessing g...
02/10/2026

How well do you really know the UK?

In the latest GA Blog, Ben Shackell introduces Four to Find, a daily place-guessing game inspired by his grandparents. Find out what inspired the game, why Ben wanted to create something “unmistakably from the United Kingdom”, and how you can play along.

Read the blog and put your place knowledge to the test: https://buff.ly/yNPKJC5

It’s World Habitat Day. How do you bring housing and settlement geography to life for pupils who’ve never thought of it ...
02/10/2026

It’s World Habitat Day. How do you bring housing and settlement geography to life for pupils who’ve never thought of it as a ‘topic’?

How can we work with natural processes to restore rivers and coastlines while building resilience to environmental chang...
01/10/2026

How can we work with natural processes to restore rivers and coastlines while building resilience to environmental change?

Join the Manchester Branch lecture with Dr Beth Fox from the University of Salford to explore nature-based solutions, river restoration and coastal management.

17 November 2026 | 5.15pm-6.15pm
Manchester Metropolitan University

Find out more: https://buff.ly/r74Mj1r

Looking to deepen your geographical knowledge or support your students' studies? The Northern Ireland Branch's 2026-27 A...
30/09/2026

Looking to deepen your geographical knowledge or support your students' studies? The Northern Ireland Branch's 2026-27 AS & A2 Talks programme brings together expert speakers covering topics from ecotourism and urban change to river management, fieldwork skills and decision-making in geography.

Join sessions at Queen's University Belfast or online and connect with the geography community throughout the year.

Places are available now: https://buff.ly/zpUtZVO

Spooky season is upon us but how can we mix geography and Halloween? How about a short quiz on which country produces th...
30/09/2026

Spooky season is upon us but how can we mix geography and Halloween? How about a short quiz on which country produces the most pumpkins yearly before a lesson on food production by region?

Use this link (https://buff.ly/yh1ao2I ) in tandem with any chapter GCSE: Food, water and energy for a comprehensive lesson on food production this coming week.

If you don't already have this resources, get the toolkit here on our website: https://buff.ly/GhtF4PC

Looking for practical strategies to maximise GCSE results this year? Support your Key Stage 4 cohort ahead of the new te...
30/09/2026

Looking for practical strategies to maximise GCSE results this year? Support your Key Stage 4 cohort ahead of the new term with focused, actionable classroom techniques.

Running online from October 2026 to July 2027, this programme helps teachers boost pupil performance and confidence.

Secure expert support for your department here: https://buff.ly/IBvF9o5

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