Steve Brace opening #TMRGS presentation on value of geography
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Teach Meet 4.11.15
Steve Brace
Head of EducationRGS-IBG
Welcome
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Welcome
A couple of reflections on where we are: The Home of Geography The discipline’s value The workforce
@rgs_ibgschools www.rgs.org/schools
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Our subject’s value
• Reducing Risks of Future Disasters• Migration and Global Environmental
Change• International Dimensions of Climate
Change• Global Food and Farming Futures• Land Use Futures• Floods and Coastal Defences• The Future of Manufacturing
10% of UKplc from OS dataEsri a $1B business
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On the up!
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Making the uncool cool, Wayne (Hemmingway) explores his old geography teacher's fashion with corduroy, tank tops & lurid shirts. 1997
“You teach ****ing geography. The most tedious subject in the history of subjects, historically taught by the most tedious ***ing teachers. You’re supposed to be boring. Live with it!” (Kurt to Brian the PE/Geography Teacher Teachers 20th August 2003)
“ (Corbyn) looks like a geography supply teacher” TES 29.09.15.
Geography Teachers Is there really an issue …?
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Not if we’re prepared to own our professional standing
• FRGS• CGeog (Teach)
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Thank you to
David Rogers Jo Debens Richard Allaway Claire and Laura
Over to you …