GCSE geography continues to rise in popularity
Geography remains the 8th most popular subject at GCSE with a higher than average percentage of A-C grades. The subject had the 5th highest percentage increase in GCSE entries with a rise in uptake for the third consecutive year, while overall entries for all subjects decreased by 4.2%
Source: Geographical Association
UK geographers win silver medals at iGEO
Four young geographers from the UK took part in the International Geography Olympiad (iGeo) during August 2013 and walked away with two silver medals following a series of geographical challenges.
120 competitors from 32 countries took part in the contest which was held in Kyoto from 30 July - 5 August 2013, where post 16 students completed a written response test, a multimedia test and a fieldwork exercise in central Kyoto before the scores were tallied and medals awarded.
Source: Geographical Association
Calling all geography students
If you are studying Geography at school please complete this online questionnaire, using the ESRI UK QuestionWhere Builder. It will only take a few minutes and will provide the Geographical Association with valuable information.
In February 2009 the Geographical Association commissioned Ipsos MORI to investigate which issues students think are important and whether they feel they are learning about them. We want to update this and find out what impact geography, as a subject in school and an academic discipline, has on young people today.
Teachers would certainly say geography helps young people develop an understanding and appreciation of the world around them. But do we really know the impact on you? Well this is your chance to tell us what you think
Your views will contribute to this year's GA conference, ‘Making an Impact', and will help us all reflect on the geography that young people encounter at school. Your thoughts and advice will help us improve geography. We want you to have the best information available as your generation will be responsible for the management of our landscape and environment in the future.