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New White Paper

on February 23, 2026

Bridget Phillipson CAR Curriculum DfE Education White Paper Government Mark Enser Politics SEND Special Needs Support White Paper

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Not very cheerful reading

on February 02, 2026

Climate Breakdown Climate Risk Ecological Breakdown Futures Government Reports Research Risk UK

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EMO-GI #5: Current reading and a government intervention

on January 21, 2026

AI Artificial Intelligence BETT Bridget Phillipson ChatGPT EMO-GI ERASMUS+ Government Oak National Academy Politics Projects

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A new Food Strategy

on September 02, 2025

Food Food and Farming Food for Thought Food Security Food Strategy GFSS Global Food Supply Government You are what you eat

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Losing the love of learning?

on July 28, 2025

Creativity Curriculum Curriculum Making Government Learning

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Chronic Risks Analysis

on July 11, 2025

Chronic Risks Analysis Climate Breakdown Disaster Risk Management Disaster Risk Reduction Government National Risk Register Reports Research Risk Risk Assessment

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Heathrow Expansion

on May 02, 2025

3rd runway Airport expansion Climate Breakdown Climate Change Economic Growth Government Growth Heathrow Heathrow Airport Jobs Labour Trade

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Curriculum and Assessment Review Interim Report

on March 19, 2025

AI Becky Francis Climate Change Curriculum Curriculum and Assessment Review DfE Government Interim Report Jobs Reports

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Curriculum and Assessment Review

on January 06, 2025

Becky Francis Curriculum and Assessment Review Curriculum Making Diversity Government Inclusion

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GCSE Natural History on hold...

on December 03, 2024

#gcsenaturalhistory DfE GCSE Natural History Government Labour Mary Colwell Qualification

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RGS-IBG response to the Curriculum and Assessment review

on November 26, 2024

Blogging Call for Evidence Catherine Souch Curriculum and Assessment Review Government Joe Smith RGS Education Committee RGS-IBG Royal Geographical Society

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GA gathering thoughts on the forthcoming curriculum review

on August 28, 2024

Advocacy Assessment Review Becky Francis Curriculum Curriculum Review Government Labour

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Curriculum review incoming...

on July 20, 2024

Becky Francis Bridget Phillipson Curriculum Review Government IoE National Curriculum Politics UCL

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Sustainability and Labour - Steve Brace's thoughts

on July 16, 2024

Curriculum Change Education Geographical Association Government Labour Policy Schools Week Steve Brace Sustainability

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Only connect

on July 07, 2024

Bridget Phillipson Connections David Lammy Education Secretary EU Geopolitics Government

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'Teaching Times' article on the new GCSE Natural History

on June 14, 2024

#gcsenaturalhistory Consultation GCSE Natural History Government Mary Colwell Natural History OFQUAL Specification

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Oak National Academy resources - the next stage

on October 12, 2023

ALCS Continuity Oak Copyright Curriculum Making Government Oak National Academy Resources

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The quotidian geography of 'the queue'...

on September 14, 2022

Government London Queen Elizabeth II Queen's Funeral Queueing Quintin Lake Royal Family What 3 Words

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Geographers in Government Awards

on August 09, 2022

'Why Study Geography?' Awards COBRIG Geographers Geographers in Government Government RGS-IBG Why Study Geography

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Food 'Strategy'

on June 26, 2022

Farming Food Food Security Government National Food Strategy Time for Geography UK Food

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