Introduction
I overheard a student talking about it on the way out of school saying "we had this ambassador talking...I'm soooo doing geography next year!"
Geography Teacher, Brighton
This is typical of the positive feedback received from the Geography Ambassador scheme. Building on this success, the Ambassador Project has expanded to provide access to enthusiastic geography ambassadors for all LEA Maintained schools in England. The aim is for ambassadors to make at least one visit to a school where they will work with one or two groups of pupils in the 11 – 19 age groups.
What is the aim of the geography ambassador scheme?
The scheme recruits, trains and supports undergraduate and postgraduate geographers from universities and business to act as ambassadors for geography in the classroom.
This is a great way to introduce younger students to the benefits of studying geography and encouraging them to pursue the subject beyond the compulsory stages.
The ambassadors act as positive role models for pupils and they illustrate, with enthusiasm, both the specific and transferable skills they have developed as a geographer. The scheme offers schools the opportunity to strengthen links with local HE and businesses.
What will ambassadors offer?
Ambassadors deliver a presentation with activities to groups on a mutually agreed theme such as ‘Why study geography?’, ‘Geography and careers’ or ‘My special project or research interest’. Subsequently ambassadors could return to support geography clubs, homework clubs or fieldwork activities.
The Geography Ambassadors strand of the Action Plan for Geography is run by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). 
Current training details
- RGS-IBG, Kensington, London, 5pm - 8pm, Wednesday 6th October 2010
- University of Northumbria, 1 - 4pm, Wednesday 13th October 2010
- RGS-IBG, Kensington, London, 5pm - 8pm, Wednesday 20th October 2010
- University of Leeds, 1 - 4pm, Wednesday 20th October 2010
- Durham University, 1 - 4pm, Thursday 21st October 2010
- University of Chester, 1 - 4pm, Friday 22nd October 2010
- RGS-IBG, Kensington, London, 5pm - 8pm, Tuesday 2nd November 2010
- University of Portsmouth, 1pm - 4pm, Wednesday 3rd November 2010
- University of Oxford, 1pm - 4pm, Thursday 4th November 2010
- Bath Spa University, 1 - 4pm, Friday 5th November 2010
- University of Sheffield, 4pm - 7pm, Monday 8th November 2010
- University of Nottingham, 10am- 1pm, Thursday 25th November2010
- University of Manchester, 1pm - 4pm, Friday 3rd December 2010
For further information email ambassadors@rgs.org
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