Publications - Geography

Living Geography

Author: Edited by David Mitchell

Living Geography draws from recent, school-focused research to guide and support you in providing a concept based geography curriculum that is relevant, purposeful and exciting for young people. It is written for all those involved with the teaching of secondary school geography

Dilemma-based learning in the humanities: integrating social, emotional and thinking skills

Author: Phil Wood, Barry Hymer, Deb Michel

Use dilemma-based learning techniques in your humanities classroom to teach your students important skills that will help them make wise choices in their lives read more

Using Games in School Geography

Author: Rex Walford

Enliven and enrich geography lessons with this collection of games and simulations to challenge and excite your students

Reading Our Landscapes: Understanding Changing Geographies

Author: Charles Rawding

“Silver Award Winner 2008, The Geographical Association”

This award-winning illustrated book by Charles Rawding shows how approaches to the study of landscape — in its broadest sense — can reaffirm the relevance of geography to pupils' everyday lives

Re-presenting Geography

Author: Liz Taylor

“Gold Award Winner 2005, The Geographical Association”

Liz Taylor explores exciting concepts and new ways of thinking in geography. How do teachers think about teaching their subject; how do they support their students to learn, re-present or re-appraise their geography? This is a challenging and rewarding book for all geography teachers

Teaching Geography in Primary Schools

Author: Fran Martin

“Silver Award Winner 2007, The Geographical Association”

Whether you are an experienced geography teacher or, more likely, a primary teacher insecure in your geography knowledge, Teaching Geography in Primary Schools: Learning to Live in the World is for you!

Thinking Through Geography 2nd edition

Author: David Leat

"Gold Award Winner 1998, The Geographical Association"

Devised by ten classroom teachers active in the Thinking Through Geography Group, this exciting resource will help you create stimulating, memorable geography lessons that encourage risk-taking and develop your professional practice

More Thinking Through Geography

Author: Editors: Adam Nichols and David Kinninment; Series editor: David Leat

"Silver Award Winner 2002, The Geographical Association"

The follow up to the highly acclaimed Thinking Through Geography (GA Gold Award Winner 1998), More Thinking Through Geography, edited by Adam Nichols and David Kinninment, contains eight strategies to enable teachers to further diversify their repertoire of teaching approaches that really do get children thinking