Steve Brace opening #TMRGS presentation on value of geography

Teach Meet 4.11.15

Steve Brace

Head of EducationRGS-IBG

Welcome

Welcome

A couple of reflections on where we are: The Home of Geography The discipline’s value The workforce

@rgs_ibgschools www.rgs.org/schools

Our subject’s value

• Reducing Risks of Future Disasters• Migration and Global Environmental

Change• International Dimensions of Climate

Change• Global Food and Farming Futures• Land Use Futures• Floods and Coastal Defences• The Future of Manufacturing

10% of UKplc from OS dataEsri a $1B business

On the up!

Making the uncool cool, Wayne (Hemmingway) explores his old geography teacher's fashion with corduroy, tank tops & lurid shirts. 1997

“You teach ****ing geography. The most tedious subject in the history of subjects, historically taught by the most tedious ***ing teachers. You’re supposed to be boring. Live with it!” (Kurt to Brian the PE/Geography Teacher Teachers 20th August 2003)

“ (Corbyn) looks like a geography supply teacher” TES 29.09.15. 

Geography Teachers Is there really an issue …?

Not if we’re prepared to own our professional standing

• FRGS• CGeog (Teach)

Thank you to

David Rogers Jo Debens Richard Allaway Claire and Laura

Over to you …