Episode #31: Iain Freeland - Understanding Ofsted and what makes 'good geography'
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 ' go...
24 Mar 202152min
Episode #30: Janine Maddison - Virtual fieldwork
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 ...
17 Mar 202153min
Episode #29: Dr Margaret Byron - Caribbean communities in the UK
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 experience...
11 Mar 20211h 1min
Episode #28: Paul Turner & John Huckle - Teaching critical school geography
This week John spoke to Paul Turner and 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...
4 Mar 202151min
Episode #27: Elizabeth Rushton, Charlotte Arulseelan & Darcy Beardmore-Crowther - Training to be a teacher during a pandemic
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 geo...
25 Feb 202147min
Episode #26 - Dominic Dyer: Wildlife protection and animal welfare activism
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 to...
11 Feb 20211h 3min
Episode#25 - Simon Collis & Leanne Chorekdjian-Jojaghaian: SDGs, the primary curriculum and more!
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, the...
4 Feb 202148min
Episode #24 - Alastair Owens: Religion in inner cities and how Covid-19 has changed our relationship with home
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....
28 Jan 202152min
