Geography Teaching Today

The Royal Geographical Society with IBG team will be

Claire Wheeler: Professional and Communications Officer. Responsible for CGeog Teacher and also the Society's work on www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk 

Eleanor Coulber: Professional Support Officer. Responsible for the fieldwork and local learning programme, alongside the development of a selected range of new KS3 online resources.

Kate Amis: Manager Ambassador Programme. Kate will retain her responsibility for leading the Ambassador's programme and also take on new responsibility for the day-to-day management of the APG team.

Bryony Cox: Education Project Officer, Geography Ambassador Programme. Bryony is responsible for supporting the Ambassador programme.

Steve Brace: Head of Education and Outdoor Learning will retain overall responsibility for the Society's APG activities

The Geographical Association team will be

Wendy North and Paula Owens: Curriculum Development Leaders (Primary). This new permanent post will be shared by Wendy and Paula who have done such sterling work on leading the primary Action Plan programmes in recent years.

Alan Parkinson: Curriculum Development Leader (Secondary). This post is also permanent. Alan is well known for his innovative curriculum work nationally and has been involved with much of the secondary Action Plan activity.

Anne Greaves: Website Editor will continue to keep www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk up to date for the GA team.

Julie Beattie: Project Assistant. Julie will assist with various aspects of APG2 with a particular focus on the Quality Marks.

John Lyon: Programme Director will retain overall responsibility for the GA's APG activities.

Justin Woolliscroft: Consultant leading the Secondary Geography Quality Mark scheme.

In addition we would jointly like to thank a number of colleagues who have made significant contributions to the APG 1 and move onto new roles outside our respective organisations. These include

Alison Gardner - RGS-IBG Ambassadors programme. She has moved to take up a new role with the CSR programme at Investec Bank. Alison has made an invaluable contribution to the Action Plan (not least in Society's expansion into the pencil market!) and the Ambassadors programme in particular.

Jon Wolton - RGS-IBG KS3 resources programme. Jon developed new online resources for KS3 (11-14) which have been very well received by teachers. Prior to this, he initiated and developed our successful and award winning Geography in the News website - which is the centre piece of the successful development of the Society's School Membership programme.

Nicky Reckless - GA Secondary Projects Leader. Nicky proved inspirational in her time at the GA, developing and leading a range of face to face CPD units and online CPD as well as organising and running a number of successful conferences for teachers. Her work has been very diverse, ranging from Physical geography to ICT and the Pilot GCSE.

Lisa Higgins - GA Administrative Assistant. Lisa worked on various aspects of APG1 with a particular focus on events and has moved on to a new role at an Events Company.

Lucy Oxley - GA Events Co-ordinator. Lucy organised all events during the first phase of the Action Plan for Geography. She will continue her role full time at the GA organising GA Annual Conference and other CPD events.

Di Swift - Curriculum Making Projects Leader. Di stepped down during APG1 but her leadership helped to ensure the success of the GA's Action Plan projects.

Steve Brace Royal Geographical Society with IBG
John Lyon Geographical Association