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GA EDI Report - newly published

Living Geography

When I was serving on the GA's Governing Body , work started on a report exploring the diversity and inclusion of all aspects of the GA's activity. GA press release says: Despite growing diversity of the geography GCSE cohort, at A level and at university geography is one of the least diverse of all subjects. Change is needed.

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RGS-IBG response to the Curriculum and Assessment review

Living Geography

In our response we signal the value of a geographical education for all young people, the strengths of the current provision, and areas in need of attention for the geography curriculum. Geography is a subject that develops young people’s curiosity and helps them to apply that curiosity and learning in real-world contexts.

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"What are we teaching? Powerful knowledge and a capabilities curriculum" - a review

Living Geography

The latest book by geography teacher Richard Bustin was published by Crown House Publishing in October 2024. It embraces in how geography is understood and expressed in national school standards. The capabilities approach helps geography educators everywhere to articulate the importance of children learning how to think geographically.

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Inequality personified

Living Geography

The worlds richest 1% have already used up their fair share of the global carbon budget for 2025, just 10 days into the year. Governments need to stop pandering to the richest polluters and instead make them pay their fair share for the havoc theyre wreaking on our planet.

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As enrollment falls and colleges close, a surprising number of new ones are opening

The Hechinger Report

The number of workers needed in the offshore wind energy industry will also nearly double, by 2025 , to 589,000, and increase to 868,000 by 2030, the consulting firm Rystad Energy estimates. Related: Most college students don’t graduate in four years, so college and the government count six years as “success”.

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Creative, sensitive and grounded in diverse perspectives: Why we need inclusive climate change education

Geogramblings

Following a strong collective youth voice at COP26 , climate and sustainability education have become more prominent on governments’ agendas. Soon after COP26, the Scottish Government announced plans to update and strengthen its Sustainability Action Plan , designed to implement its flagship Learning for Sustainability policy.

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A casualty of the early election?

Living Geography

It shows the Government policies that were announced, but never came to fruition because of the early call for a General Election. Will the new Government continue to develop the project? Earlier today, this diagram was shared on Twitter, which looks from the formatting to be a panel from a recent copy of the i newspaper.