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on June 14, 2026

Blogging Collaboration Matt Podbury Memories Music Sense of Place World of Music

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EMO-GI #18 - Climate change as a safeguarding issue

on June 14, 2026

Blogging Climate Change EMO-GI ERASMUS+ GA Magazine Kit Rackley Safeguarding

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Floating Farm

on June 14, 2026

Clarkson's Farm Farmers Farming Floating Farm Food Sustainability TV series

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More news on the Bloxham Sustainability Challenge

on June 14, 2026

ArcGIS Bloxham Sustainability Challenge EPQ ESRI GeoSpatial GIS Mapping Qualifications Wind Farms

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Coffee and Geography - with Anjana Khatwa

on June 13, 2026

Coffee and Geography Diversity Geology Kit Marie Rackley Podcast Rocks The Whispers of Rock

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David Hockney RIP - artist and geographer

on June 12, 2026

Art Art Exhibition David Hockney Exhibitions Fondation Louis Vuitton Landscapes Paris Representations of Place Visual Yorkshire Wolds

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GCSE Natural History - the proposed subject content is out for consultation

on June 12, 2026

#gcsenaturalhistory Consultation DfE Facebook Group GCSE Natural History Natural History Subject content

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Joey D'Urso's World Cup Analysis

on June 12, 2026

Analysis Colonialism Football Geography of Sport Joey D'Urso More than a Shirt Politics Sport

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School from the air

on June 11, 2026

Drone Filming Ely King's Ely

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RGS Support through Curriculum change

on June 11, 2026

CAR CPD Curriculum and Assessment Review Curriculum Change RGS Schools Royal Geographical Society Schools Membership Support

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World Cup 2026 GIS resources

on June 11, 2026

Andy Funnell Brendan Conway CIES Football Observatory Data Data Analysis Data Visualisation Demographics ESRI StoryMaps GeoMapper GIS International Longevity Centre UK Statistics

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Everest Base Camp Trek

on June 11, 2026

Base Camp ESRI StoryMaps Everest Nepal

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Encounter Edu Live Lessons

on June 11, 2026

A levels Climate Breakdown Climate Change CPD Encounter Edu Exeter Climate Forum Jamie Buchanan Dunlop Live Lessons

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Thoughtful Thursdays #29

on June 11, 2026

Consultancy Reading Teaching Thoughtful Thursdays Travelling Writing

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Quality geography

on June 10, 2026

Geographical Association PGQM Quality Marks SGQM

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GRIDA

on June 10, 2026

Climate Change Graphics Grid Arendal GRIDA Norway Plastic Pollution

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EMO-GI #17: AI use in education

on June 10, 2026

Active History AI AI Assistant Artifical Intelligence EMO-GI ERASMUS+ History Questions Russel Tarr

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Worldly Wednesdays #65: Sunshine and showers

on June 10, 2026

LivingGeography Newsletter Substack Worldly Wednesdays Zoom

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World Cup Woes #4

on June 09, 2026

2026 World Cup Borders Canada Climate Change Conflict FIFA Geography of Sport Global Iran Mexico Sport Trump USA Weather extremes World Cup Woes

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East Enders

on June 07, 2026

Cities Eastenders Inequality Quality of Life Winds

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Substack

on June 07, 2026

LivingGeography Newsletter Substack

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RIP the CIA Factbook - all hail the GATW Factbook

on June 07, 2026

CIA Factbook Countries Data Facts Geography all the Way IB Geography Information Richard Allaway

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World Cup Woes #3

on June 07, 2026

Bottled Water Climate Change E-Waste FIFA MapMe Merchandise Met Life Stadium Profiteering Sport Stadiums USA World Cup

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FT / RGS Essay Competition 2026

on June 07, 2026

Competition FT FT Essay Writing Migration RGS StoryMaps

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Goodways - a new travel option

on June 05, 2026

Connections Daniel Raven Ellison Goodways Human wellbeing Mental Health Slow Ways Travelling Walking

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Thoughtful Thursdays #28

on June 04, 2026

Consultancy Curriculum and Assessment Review Projects Reading RGS Thoughtful Thursdays Writing

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World Cup Woes #2

on June 04, 2026

Al Jazeera Borders Canada Crime FIFA Football Global Mexico Sport Trump USA Visas World Cup World Cup Woes

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