New GA books

Up to Sunny Sheffield on Wednesday for a meeting at the GA HQ.
Plenty of buzz around the place, and I was there for an important meeting to discuss ideas relating to the new curriculum which will be appearing in 2012/13 and being taught from 2014 onwards.

We discussed a whole range of issues, and made some progress towards thinking about themes, knowledge, progression, assessment etc.
Discussed some ideas for KS1, 2a & b, 3 and 4.
All of this still waiting for the official confirmation about the place of Geography in the curriculum.
Like many people in various situations, we're waiting for some pronouncements from a minister, and hoping they don't cause quite the unexpected consequences of another recent bit of government advice...

Fortunately I have a full tank of fuel...

The books were written by Bob Lang and Paul Cornish, and designed as always by Bryan Ledgard. Ruth Totterdell and I worked on shaping them ready for publication, and they will be available in the GA Online store shortly. You should be able to see copies at the GA Conference in Manchester in a few weeks time.
A reminder that today is the final deadline for registering for the conference.

Image: Alan Parkinson

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