Paul 🌍

We typically go for articles as the wider application these days. Geography review is also good.

I’m so honoured to have been appointed Acting Assistant Principal at my wonderful college.

Thank you for coming Alice! And right back you to you and Alex. That was such a well needed insight into Detroit.

Yesterday’s update on AI use at the key stage 5 ‘coalface’ and how to support best practice was excellent from @ploguey.bsky.social Great idea to upskill year 12 with early enrichment ‘dos and don’ts’ course #GAConf2025

Sitting with eight of my Year 12 students, waiting for the keynote session to begin! #GAConf25

Make sure you follow the work of the Post 16 and HE committee!

We are excited for #GAConf25!

Here is a breakdown of some of the Post-16 and Higher Education events for this year's @geographicalassoc.bsky.social Conference.

With thanks to @robbogeog.bsky.social for her foreword.

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I am putting the final touches on my session on AI for next week's @geographicalassoc.bsky.social #GAConf25. It will focus on the NEA, what preventative measures teachers could take to ensure ethical work from their cohorts, and some general T&L reflections. Hope to see you there!

I have also added in this piece on the controversy in Bristol over consultation plans to reduce bin services and the public response.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Makes me better that it's going to be a little more engaging and relevant to students this year! 2/2

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Teaching the role of local government in regeneration is often a dry part in Changing Places (especially after looking at high-profile national projects) so I was very pleased yesterday to receive a visual guide on my council's spending overview for this year in the post. 1/2

Hello from the current Post-16 and HE Committee! Meet the new Post-16 and HE Committee for the GA

Hello from the current Post-16 and HE Committee!

Post-16 & HE Committee Substack recommendations Please recommend an area linked to the A Level curriculum or promoting Higher Education that you would like to see our committee blog about https://geogmatters.substack.com/

We are keen to hear from you! What topics or areas at A level would you like us to explore in our blogs to support your professional development? Please share your suggestions by completing our online form: shorturl.at/3K0TU

GeogMatters | Substack Geog Matters is the newsletter for the GA Post 16 and HE Phase Committee sharing ideas and links to support the teaching of Geography to 16-19 year olds in schools, colleges and universities. Click to...

GA Post16 and HE Committee Update:
geogmatters.substack.com is the blog showcasing the work of the Committee, publishing fortnightly, starting on Monday! We will address key issues and topics designed to support the effective teaching of A-level Geog and promote higher education pathways.

The ‘Downward Spiral’ and the Coronavirus How the coronavirus pandemic is causing a ‘downward spiral’ in local ecomonies and what we can do about it.

One of the questions in their investigation was on the impact of the pandemic on the high street- they started their theory using your work geogramblings.com/2020/03/31/t...

A first for me- just finished reading an NEA that referenced work from the brilliant @geogramblings.com

This looks really good! @ploguey.bsky.social

Thank you Alan.

Thanks Ben!

I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to take over as Chair of the Post-16 and Higher Education Committee of the GA.

How El Niño and La Niña cause extreme weather YouTube video by The Economist

El Nino is tricky, but this video is pretty useful explainer from @theeconomistevents.bsky.social . www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC7P...

Niger and globalisation - Decolonising Geography Decolonising Geography challenges the reproduction of colonial practices of knowledge in our classrooms. It contributes to developing curricula that challenge ‘universal truths’ and objective knowledg...

A shoutout to the work of the Decolonising Geography collective in producing this fantastic resource on Niger, which all students have now read: decolonisegeography.com/resources/ni...

So we now have a couple of examples for each: North Korea as a country switched off to globalisation from a political & economic perspective and the role of colonialism and other factors in creating a detachment from globalisation for locations within countries, such as Niger.

This is how we differentiate between the two terms.
Even on reflection, I can see how embargoes could be perceived as 'detached from' as they can sometimes be short-term and isolate countries from certain, but not all, globalisation flows.

Oracy is a strength of my department so my students engaged with it well, giving some good insights into differences in the wordplay and coming up with some clear examples of places that could be perceived as 'switched off' and 'detached from'.

I still like the term 'switched off' because of its application to many aspects of the spec, and, honestly, I have been teaching that terminology for over a decade now, so I will be unlikely to make an immediate swap, so I had my classes discuss the differences between the terms

A quick 🧵 from me on teaching 'switched off' places:
The new spec changes in the Globalisation topic have removed 'switched on/off' terminology and opted for references to detachment from globalisation instead.

90 students enrolled on to A Level Geography over the past two days 🤯

CPD, Coaching and Speaking 2024/25 CPD AVAILABILITY In the upcoming academic year I have increased my availability for face to face CPD and speaking. If you are interested in booking any of the following dates please get in tou...

Ok a thread about bookmarks. Let's say you want to bookmark a post. For example this post that contains details of my cpd offer 😉 adam-robbins.com/cpd/

1. Go to home and click on the hashtag in the top corner

2. Search for the 📌 emoji under 'discover new feeds'

3. Add it by clicking '+' (1/2)

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Anthropogenic amplification of precipitation variability over the past century As the climate warms, the consequent moistening of the atmosphere increases extreme precipitation. Precipitation variability should also increase, producing larger wet-dry swings, but that is yet to b...

We’ve suspected for a long time that rainfall variability increases with warming. Now, observations are long enough and of sufficient quality to prove it. Not enough rain, and then too much, exacerbates climate impacts and makes adaptation more difficult.

via @retoknutti.bsky.social