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David Alcock, is a geography teacher, teaching and learning champion at Bradford Grammar school as well as a writer and presenter.

David joined John to discuss, among other things, his concept of 'Hopeful geography', which he has developed over a number years of work of and reflection.

Series 7 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Britannica. 

Take Britannica's LaunchPacks GCSE for a spin with history and geography lessons, built with Shireland Academy educators and mapped to UK curriculum needs. Within each KS3-4 topical pack, find a learning route, learning journey instructions, printable activities, and corresponding Britannica LaunchPacks articles and multimedia resources. 10% off for GeogPod listeners! 

 

Links from the pod

David's blog

'Optimism, progress and geography – celebration and calibration' - David' article for Teaching Geography

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