Pleased to announce a Silver Award from @The_GA for our book 'Teaching Primary Geography'. 🌍 #primaryteacher #geographyteacher Written with @StephenScoffham & published by wonderfully supportive @BloomsburyEd this 2nd revised edition will help you plan & teach. 🌏

Neutrality, proportion, aesthetics & a good name .. thinking about #maps #EqualEarth #geographyteacher theguardian.com/science/ng-i…

While conventional geographical skills are important, more localised, personal knowledge can show children the subject’s real-life relevance… | via @Primageographer teachwire.net/news/maps-earl…

Scotland just delivered one of the most powerful clean-energy statements in modern history. On multiple occasions, the country’s wind turbines generated around 200% of national electricity demand, producing far more power than Scotland itself needed. It can be done!!! No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #renewables

Interesting how perceptions change over time, and how slowly #maps #geographyteacher bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce30…

It is often repeated that El Niño is a natural phenomenon. It is, like warm days in summer, rain in autumn, hurricanes in the Caribbean & unusually dry periods in otherwise wet regions. Like all those, however, it is the strength & frequency that is not natural. El Niño is this time at an extreme never before recorded & the scientist who sounded the alarm on climate to the US Congress in the 1980s says ‘The abnormal El Niño strength is itself likely human-driven’. More than 90% of the heat so far trapped by human pollution has been absorbed by the ocean. Now some of it is being released again. 2027 is thus set to be more extreme than 2026, & widely forecast to be the warmest year recorded. That in turn will spark extreme weather of different kinds, including drought & flood, with knock on effects across food, water, infrastructure, the natural world & health. Making preparations for extreme conditions in 2027, & the rest of this year, would be wise. It is also important, I think, for discussions about the intensity of this El Niño to register a likely link with human impacts on the atmosphere & ocean. Or we could just fill the media with coverage about Harry & Megan…

James Hansen is Albert Einstein of climate science.

In the communications industry we often say ‘show, don’t tell.’ I’d like to congratulate the beavers of the Holincote River for showing the nation what drought resistance looks like. They got the lead story today. No showing off just getting on with it. theguardian.com/environment/…

I’ve just read this report bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk4… @andyburnham & am praying it relates to the environmental destruction of our SSSI Sheppey coastline through illegal flytipping that islanders have been campaigning & crying about for several years now. Thank you, in hope.

Sunrise swim with a bonus today - a beautiful Thames barge sailed past on its way out to sea.

Summer sale of education books. Our revised & new curriculum ready book ‘Teaching Primary #Geography’ has 30% discount. @StephenScoffham bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbury…

Proud of the GeogLive! team for putting together today's webinar on trade in primary teaching Feedback welcome! Thanks Sophie, Julia, @geosteve7, @fashionchuhi, Sally, Kate, Tessa and all @EYPPC_GA @The_GA colleagues for your support @primageographer piped.video/bc3O-hu9Loc?si=ypJk…

We have an amazing opportunity for a Head of English position that has just opened up at our school. Please share widely if you want to come and work in Peru jobs.markham.edu.pe/ #englishteacher

The public can vote for which animals they'd like on the new banknotes. I think I might go curlew theguardian.com/business/202…

When I’m not ‘doing geography’ I’m lucky enough to be doing this! Playing our own songs as ‘Wild Roots’ alongside legends Lynn Gosney & @CoorBlimeyGuv (check out his latest single). Latest gig also had Pete (from Touch the Earth) adding extra quality on violin. Pics Nina & James

Just been reading this fascinating article - more impacts of #ClimateCrisis #geographyteacher ‘… the rate at which our days are lengthening is now “unprecedented” in 3.6 million years of geological history’.  sciencefocus.com/news/unprec…

Oxford, the longest running continuous weather station in UK history, with temperature observations stretching back to 1815, has preliminarily broken its maximum temperature record for May yesterday by OVER 3ºC with a temperature of 33.7ºC. Unprecedented in its 211-year history.

RT @KHayhoe: This article says climate change is “believed to have played a role” in the UK's extreme heat this week. As a climate scienti…

A simple and effective way to reduce the summer temperatures in our towns and cities: Plant lots of trees. 🌳stores carbon dioxide 🌳reduces city pollution 🌳helps protect from flooding 🌳reduces city temperatures 🌳provides habitats for urban wildlife 🌳beautifies urban surroundings