GeogPod

This week, John is joined by Dr Tim Daley , Association Professor of Physical Geography at School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at Plymouth University and Kate Stockings , Head of Geography at Hampstead School.  Their discussion centres on climate change and the climate crisis, touching on their work on a soon to be released Top Spec edition, the history of climate change in educa...

In the second episode of Series 8 of GeogPod, John speaks to Shenona Mitra, who is a climate activist and vice-chair of the Youth Climate Ambassadors (YCA) Wales, to discuss climate change and what it feels like to be a youth activist and how young people can change the world of climate activism. Series 8 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by  Hodder Education . Hodder Education work with expert autho...

In the first episode of Series 8 of GeogPod, John speaks to Michila Critchley, Associate and Programme Coordinator for InterClimate Network , which is a registered charity with a mission to inspire young people in the UK to become leaders and advocates for action on climate change.  Series 8 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Hodder Education . Hodder Education work with expert authors to produce t...

For the final episode of series 7 of GeogPod, John spoke to Kirstin Coughtrie , founder of Gaia Learning about the use of technology and AI in teaching, the advantages and challenges of home-schooling, and how Britannica's resources can help pin a home school programme to the specification.  Series 7 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Britannica.  Take  Britannica's LaunchPacks  GCSE for a spin wit...

David Alcock , is a geography teacher, teaching and learning champion at Bradford Grammar school as well as a writer and presenter. David joined John to discuss, among other things, his concept of 'Hopeful geography', which he has developed over a number years of work of and reflection. Series 7 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Britannica.  Take  Britannica's LaunchPacks  GCSE for a spin with his...

This week John sat down with Caiti Walter to discuss her route into geography teaching and to explore her views and strategies when it comes to designing a geography curriculum (plus much more).  Series 7 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Britannica.  Take  Britannica's LaunchPacks  GCSE for a spin with history and geography lessons, built with Shireland Academy educators and mapped to UK curricul...

This week, John spoke to Dr Simon Carr. Simon is Associate Professor of Geography and the University of Cumbria, specialising in geomorphology and climate change. Much ground was covered in the pod, including Simon's work in geomorphology, the Anthropocene, what constitutes a truly natural environment and the importance of getting out and seeing a landscape for yourself.  Series 7 of GeogPod is ki...

This week John was joined by Dr Amber Murrey. Amber is an Associate Professor in Human Geography, Fellow and Tutor at Mansfield College, Oxford University.  John and Amber touched on many issues in their chat, including confronting the silence on racism in school geography, what an anti-racist curriculum could look like, the Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline and witchcraft! Series 7 of GeogPod is kindly...

Ben Hennig is Professor of Geography at the University of Iceland, an honorary research associate at the University of Oxford and also the founder of Worldmapper. Ben sat down with John to talk about his career to date, his work at the University of Iceland, the origins of the Worldmapper project, Trump tweets and much more.  Series 7 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Britannica.  Take  Britannica...

This week John spoke to Professor Jamie Woodward from the University of Manchester about two key global issues; our developing understanding of climate change during the Quaternary and microplastic transport and storage in river catchments. Both are major examples of how physical geography research has impacted on national and global policy. Jamie’s research on microplastics in rivers is now feedi...

This week John spoke to Dr Stephen Scoffham , former GA President, Visiting Reader in Sustainability and Education at Canterbury Christ Church University and author of atlases, text books and much more besides.  John and Stephen covered a lot of ground, including why geography matters, what makes good quality geography teaching, tackling controversial issues, capital cities, whether geography shou...

In this week's episode, John spoke to Rachel Kay about how to prepare your department for a deep dive visit from Ofsted. Rachel is Head of Geography and Lead Practitioner at Yorkshire school as well as being a member of the GA's Secondary Phase Committee.   Rachel's articles in Teaching Geography: ' The deep dive geography experience: intent, implementation and impact ' (2021) ' Mark my words ' (2...

This week John was joined by Professor  Tamsin Mather from Oxford University. Tamsin is professor of Earth Sciences and her research centres around volcanoes and volcanic behaviour.  Thanks to Collins for sponsoring series 6 of GeogPod. Links from the pod Public Lecture: Volcanoes and past climate: adventures with deep carbon Blog about Masaya and volcanic gases Volcano watching: weapons of ash er...

This week John was joined by Professor Johanna Waters from University College London and Dr Maggi Leung from Utrecht University to discuss examples of students travelling across borders for education. The conversation focuses mainly on the China/Hong Kong border but also cited other examples of this phenomenon and various push and pull factors related to it. Thanks to Collins for sponsoring series...

In this week's episode John spoke to Alistair Hamill , Geography teacher by day, astrophotographer by night. Alistair talked about how to use GIS in the classroom and how Alistair used it to bring divided communities in Northern Ireland together. John and Alistair also talked about plate tectonics and Alistair's photography. Thanks to Collins for sponsoring series 6 of GeogPod. Links from the pod...

This week our GeogPod guest was the GA's very own Chief Executive, Alan Kinder. Alan spoke to John about his path to becoming the GA's Chief Executive as well his reflections on the Association's work and upcoming priorities.  Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod.  Book for GA Conference 2021 Get Involved in the GA

This week John spoke to Iain Freeland , Her Majesty's Inspector and National Lead for Geography. Iain talked us through his career path so far and some of things Ofsted are looking for in terms of ' good geography' with some key takeaways for teachers.  Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod.  Links from the pod Iain's article for Primary Geography entitled ' Empowering geography...

This week John spoke to Janine Maddison about virtual fieldwork, how it compares to 'traditional in field' fieldwork, how the two can be blended, and some quick wins for teachers to take away. Janine is a researcher at Newcastle University and previously worked as a tutor for the Field Studies Council. Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod.  Links from the pod: #fieldworklive- F...

This week John spoke to Dr Margaret Byron , Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Leicester, about the different waves of migration from the Caribbean to the UK and the experiences of those communities.  Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod. 

This week John spoke to Paul Turner& John Huckle in a far-ranging episode which covered teaching critical school geography and what is it to be a radical school geographer. Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod.  Links from the pod John's website , where his book Critical School Geography can be downloaded. Paul's website where you can find some of his great teaching resources +...

Dr Elizabeth Rushton of King's College London and two of her PGCE students, Charlotte Arulseelan & Darcy Beardmore-Crowther spoke to John about the challenges and opportunities of training to be a geography teacher during a pandemic.  Many thanks to Edquas for sponsoring season 5 of GeogPod. 

In this episode, Wildlife Protection & Animal Welfare activist and Pearson World Changer ambassador Dominic Dyer talked us through some of his varied and influential work and activism. Dominic also touched on the Dasgupta Review, how young activists can become the decision makers of tomorrow, the badger culling debate, bees, and lots more besides! Many thanks to Pearson for sponsoring season 4 of...

This week John spoke to primary school teachers Simon Collis & Leanne Chorekdjian-Jojaghaian, about sustainable development goals, the challenges for non-specialists teaching geography at primary, their approach to the primary curriculum and many other things! Some links from the pod:  Leanne's BSL YouTube channel GA publications that Simon has authored SuperSchemes: Investigating Climate and Biom...

This week John spoke to Alastair Owens , Professor of Historical Geography at Queen Mary University, London about his research on the role of the Church and religion more generally in the inner cities. Alastair also spoke about how the Covid pandemic has changed our relationship with our homes as well as some of his other projects. Many thanks to Pearson for sponsoring season 4 of GeogPod. Some li...

REUPLOADED: Apologies if you downloaded an unedited version. This week John spoke to Dr Harriet Ridley, palaeoclimatologist and Production Coordinator at Time for Geography about how we can learn about the future of the climate from its past, her love of rock climbing and much more! Many thanks to Pearson for sponsoring season 4 of GeogPod.   Some links from the podcast:   Harriet's article in The...