GA Annual Conference 2026: Full Schedule

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14:00 BST

Geography for life: bringing learning to life through fieldwork

Thursday April 9, 2026 14:00 - 14:50 BST

Fieldwork is more than a curriculum requirement - it’s a powerful way to make geography real, relevant, and memorable for students. In this session, we’ll explore how hands-on experiences outside the classroom deepen understanding, spark curiosity, and build essential skills for life.

Sponsors

NST

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Thursday April 9, 2026 14:00 - 14:50 BST
T210

Fieldwork, Lecture

14:00 BST

Moments that make a difference: reframing geography fieldwork

Thursday April 9, 2026 14:00 - 14:50 BST

T208

In an age of smartphones, social media and rising anxiety, fieldtrips offer more than curriculum delivery - they're also a chance to pause, connect and grow. This workshop will share practical ways to embed mindfulness, nature connection and reflective practice into busy trips, helping students to recognise the interpersonal and critical thinking skills shaped through geographical experience.

Speakers

Robyn Landy

Education Team Leader, Field Studies Council

Robyn is the Education Team Leader at Field Studies Council, Nettlecombe Court in Somerset. Robyn has 12 years experience of fieldwork delivery across a range of key stages as well as a PGCE in Secondary Geography.

Sponsors

Field Studies Council

Field Studies Council (FSC) is the only environmental education charity dedicated solely to helping people of all ages to experience the environment at first hand.
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Thursday April 9, 2026 14:00 - 14:50 BST
T208

Fieldwork, Workshop

Key Stage KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5, ECT

15:30 BST

Fieldwork skills that make a difference

Thursday April 9, 2026 15:30 - 16:20 BST

T207

Developing students' abilities in core skills such as quantitative data processing, qualitative observations and questioning will enhance their fieldwork investigations as well as make a difference to how they approach other geographical subject areas. This session will focus on creative strategies for introducing and enhancing these kinds of skills before, during and after fieldwork experiences.

Speakers

Jill Owens

Cranedale Centre, Cranedale Centre

Geography Field Work Tutor

Chloe Searl

Field studies tutor, The Island Geographer

Thursday April 9, 2026 15:30 - 16:20 BST
T207

Fieldwork, Workshop

Key Stage KS3, KS4, KS5

15:30 BST

Green spaces matter

Thursday April 9, 2026 15:30 - 16:20 BST

T205

Discover simple, effective fieldwork ideas to explore the vital role of green space in health, wellbeing and sustainability. This session shares practical strategies to investigate the accessibility, quality and value of green spaces in your local area. You will leave with activities that help students see why access to green space matters and connect geography to their everyday lives.

Speakers

Rhiannon Molyneux

Author, examiner and consultant, Self-employed

I am a geography education specialist with 20 years of classroom experience as a teacher and subject leader. I now work as an author, examiner and consultant, supporting geography teachers and curriuclum development.

Thursday April 9, 2026 15:30 - 16:20 BST
T205

Fieldwork, Workshop

Key Stage KS3, KS4, KS5

GA Annual Conference 2026

14:00 BST

NST

14:00 BST

Robyn Landy

Field Studies Council

15:30 BST

Jill Owens

Chloe Searl

15:30 BST

Rhiannon Molyneux

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