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The plan of Chicago, and Ernest Burgess

on November 06, 2025

Burgess Burgess Model Chicago Cities David Rogers Land Use Models Urban Urban Planning USA

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COP30 in Belém

on November 06, 2025

Amazon Belém Brazil Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP30

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Drone Photo Awards

on November 06, 2025

Awards Drone photography Drones Images Photography

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The End of the Line

on November 06, 2025

Cities Climate Breakdown Environment Futures Gigaproject Neom Saudi Arabia The Line Urban

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Musical Geographies at the GA Conference 2026

on November 05, 2025

CPD GA Conference 2026 Matt Podbury Music Music and Geography Music and Landscape Musical Geographies Sheffield World of Music

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Curriculum and Assessment Review - final report published

on November 05, 2025

Becky Francis Climate Change Concepts Curriculum Curriculum and Assessment Review Curriculum Change Disciplinary knowledge GCSE National Curriculum TES

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Forebears

on November 05, 2025

#everydaygeographies Brendan Conway Cultural Geography Family Forebears Identity Mapping Migration Surnames

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Environmental Impact of the 2026 World Cup

on November 05, 2025

Carbon Footprints Climate Breakdown Environment Football Sport and Geography Sustainability World Cup World Cup 2026

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End of The Line?

on November 05, 2025

Building projects Cities Desert Neom Saudi Arabia The Line

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Worldly Wednesdays #44: Curriculum Review released

on November 05, 2025

Curriculum and Assessment Review Newsletter Riddley Walker Substack Worldly Wednesdays

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Place-based learning webinar with Paula Owens

on November 02, 2025

CPD Curriculum Making KS1 KS2 OUP Paula Owens Place Place-based learning Primary Geography Sense of Place Webinar

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Geography and Green Skills

on November 02, 2025

'Why Study Geography?' Becky Kitchen Careers Geographical Association Green Careers Green Skills Jon Cannell Steve Brace

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Riddley Walker country

on October 31, 2025

Books Kent Literature Place Reading Riddley Walker Russel Hoban Sense of Place Writing

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Halloween is scary... for the planet

on October 31, 2025

Environment Halloween Plastic Pollution Plastics

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'Big Issue' - reducing inequality

on October 30, 2025

BRIT card Digital ID Free school meals Homelessness ID Cards Inequality Wealth inequality

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Going back 40 years

on October 30, 2025

Fieldtrips Huddersfield Huddersfield Polytechnic Nostalgia Placemaking Reunion Sense of Place Yorkshire

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Black Geographers

on October 30, 2025

Black Geographers Black History Month Blog York St. John University

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Ursula K le Guin: Maps

on October 30, 2025

Cartography Exhibition Fantasy London Maps Mike Duggan Storytelling The Conversation Ursula K Le Guin Writing

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Middlesborough FC's new crest

on October 29, 2025

Football Kits Geography Landscape Logos Middlesborough FC North East

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Where will Mr. P be next?

2025

November

6: Hilary Bradt Lecture, RGS EE Event, Norwich

12: St. Mary's University CPD

19: OCR Geography Consultative Forum, Cambridge - TBC

28: No other way

29: Wes Anderson Exhibition - Design Museum & Secret Maps - British Library

December

1: RGS Council Meeting

2: Talisk, Norwich Arts Centre

3: RGS EE Committee Meeting

5: RGS YGOTY Awards Ceremony

10: RGS EE Christmas Social, Norwich School

18: ERASMUS Meeting #1 - TBC

Fieldtrips

2026

January

14: Roundtable on the Modern British City, Senate House

ERASMUS Meetings - Madrid, Kiel, Cologne, Iasi et al - TBC

February

10: UCL/IOE - Technology CPD

24: Education Committee - Online

March

4: David Byrne - Eventim Apollo

18: GA South Lincolnshire Branch - Spalding Grammar School

29-31: Iceland - Rayburn

April

1-2: Iceland - Rayburn

8-10: GA Conference 2026 - Sheffield College - presenting with Matt Podbury

13: RGS Council Meeting

May

June

8: RGS AGM, Awards and Reception

23: Sugar

29: RGS Council Meeting

July/August

Fieldtrips

PGQM/SGQM Moderation

Oct

5: RGS Council Meeting

13: Education Committee (online)

Rayburn FST - Iceland - TBC

Practical Pedagogies - Toulouse - date TBC

Dec

7: RGS Council Meeting

2027

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