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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · 9d

We typically go for articles as the wider application these days. Geography review is also good.

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · May 21

I’m so honoured to have been appointed Acting Assistant Principal at my wonderful college.

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thank you for coming Alice! And right back you to you and Alex. That was such a well needed insight into Detroit.

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · Apr 17

Yesterday’s update on AI use at the key stage 5 ‘coalface’ and how to support best practice was excellent from @ploguey.bsky.social Great idea to upskill year 12 with early enrichment ‘dos and don’ts’ course #GAConf2025

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Apr 17

Sitting with eight of my Year 12 students, waiting for the keynote session to begin! #GAConf25

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Apr 14

Make sure you follow the work of the Post 16 and HE committee!

Post-16 and Higher Education Committee GA @geogpost16he.bsky.social · Apr 14

Please follow us on our other accounts to keep connected with the work of the Post-16 and HE Committee!
www.linkedin.com/groups/13194...
geogmatters.substack.com

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Post-16 and Higher Education Committee GA @geogpost16he.bsky.social · Apr 14

We are excited for #GAConf25!

Here is a breakdown of some of the Post-16 and Higher Education events for this year's @geographicalassoc.bsky.social Conference.

With thanks to @robbogeog.bsky.social for her foreword.

shorturl.at/g8EvM

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Apr 12

I am putting the final touches on my session on AI for next week's @geographicalassoc.bsky.social #GAConf25. It will focus on the NEA, what preventative measures teachers could take to ensure ethical work from their cohorts, and some general T&L reflections. Hope to see you there!

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Mar 23

I have also added in this piece on the controversy in Bristol over consultation plans to reduce bin services and the public response.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Makes me better that it's going to be a little more engaging and relevant to students this year! 2/2

https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Mar 23

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Teaching the role of local government in regeneration is often a dry part in Changing Places (especially after looking at high-profile national projects) so I was very pleased yesterday to receive a visual guide on my council's spending overview for this year in the post. 1/2

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Feb 24

Hello from the current Post-16 and HE Committee!

Meet the new Post-16 and HE Committee for the GA

open.substack.com

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Feb 22

We are keen to hear from you! What topics or areas at A level would you like us to explore in our blogs to support your professional development? Please share your suggestions by completing our online form: shorturl.at/3K0TU

Post-16 & HE Committee Substack recommendations

Please recommend an area linked to the A Level curriculum or promoting Higher Education that you would like to see our committee blog about https://geogmatters.substack.com/

shorturl.at

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Feb 22

GA Post16 and HE Committee Update:
geogmatters.substack.com is the blog showcasing the work of the Committee, publishing fortnightly, starting on Monday! We will address key issues and topics designed to support the effective teaching of A-level Geog and promote higher education pathways.

GeogMatters | Substack

Geog Matters is the newsletter for the GA Post 16 and HE Phase Committee sharing ideas and links to support the teaching of Geography to 16-19 year olds in schools, colleges and universities. Click to...

geogmatters.substack.com

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Feb 18

One of the questions in their investigation was on the impact of the pandemic on the high street- they started their theory using your work geogramblings.com/2020/03/31/t...

The ‘Downward Spiral’ and the Coronavirus

How the coronavirus pandemic is causing a ‘downward spiral’ in local ecomonies and what we can do about it.

geogramblings.com

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Feb 17

A first for me- just finished reading an NEA that referenced work from the brilliant @geogramblings.com

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Hina Robinson @robbogeog.bsky.social · Feb 13

This looks really good! @ploguey.bsky.social

Ilan Kelman @ilankelman.bsky.social · Feb 13

#Gender, #Disaster, and the #SendaiFramework
18 Mar. 1830-2100
UCL, UK, in-person
www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaste...

#GenderDisaster #DisasterGender #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (do not use #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DisasterRiskReduction

Gender, Disaster, and the Sendai Framework: A Decade of Progress?

Join us to mark the Sendai Framework's 10th anniversary and the 6th anniversary of the UCL Centre for Gender and Disaster, exploring disaster risk reduction through a gender lens.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Dec 5

Thank you Alan.

Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Dec 5

Thanks Ben!

Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Dec 4

I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to take over as Chair of the Post-16 and Higher Education Committee of the GA.

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Ben Bishop @mrbishopgeog.bsky.social · Nov 24

El Nino is tricky, but this video is pretty useful explainer from @theeconomistevents.bsky.social . www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC7P...

How El Niño and La Niña cause extreme weather

YouTube video by The Economist

www.youtube.com

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Nov 24

A shoutout to the work of the Decolonising Geography collective in producing this fantastic resource on Niger, which all students have now read: decolonisegeography.com/resources/ni...

Niger and globalisation - Decolonising Geography

Decolonising Geography challenges the reproduction of colonial practices of knowledge in our classrooms. It contributes to developing curricula that challenge ‘universal truths’ and objective knowledg...

decolonisegeography.com

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Nov 24

So we now have a couple of examples for each: North Korea as a country switched off to globalisation from a political & economic perspective and the role of colonialism and other factors in creating a detachment from globalisation for locations within countries, such as Niger.

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Nov 24

This is how we differentiate between the two terms.
Even on reflection, I can see how embargoes could be perceived as 'detached from' as they can sometimes be short-term and isolate countries from certain, but not all, globalisation flows.

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Nov 24

Oracy is a strength of my department so my students engaged with it well, giving some good insights into differences in the wordplay and coming up with some clear examples of places that could be perceived as 'switched off' and 'detached from'.

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Paul 🌍 @ploguey.bsky.social · Nov 24

I still like the term 'switched off' because of its application to many aspects of the spec, and, honestly, I have been teaching that terminology for over a decade now, so I will be unlikely to make an immediate swap, so I had my classes discuss the differences between the terms

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