Cultural Geography Blog

The latest batch of sessions organised by Richard Allaway and Matt Podbury have now been made available on their website. There will be six online workshops between the end of August 2025 and May 2026, which can be booked individually or as an ‘any three’, ‘any four’ or ‘all six’ bundle. Each workshop consists of two 90-minute sessions and then the opportunity to have a 30-minute one-on-one meeting with either Richard or Matt to focus on your specific topic of interest and questions. The workshops will happen on Saturdays, so most of you will not need to find cover for your classes. They will run from 10h00 CET to 13h30 CET, so you have enough time for a lie-in and a lazy breakfast, and everything is finished in time for a late lunch. Saturday 30th August 2025 – Surviving the first months as a DP Geography Teacher Saturday 27th September 2025 – Adapting to the new CIE IGCSE Geography 0460 Syllabus Saturday 1st November 2025 – Making it matter for your students Saturday 29th November 20...

A nice piece in 'The Guardian' explores the legacy of 'Autobahn' . It's fifty years since the LP was released. Tim Jonze explores the legacy of this album and in particular, the main title track. Astonishingly for a 22-minute 43-second song about the German road network, it somehow managed to change the musical landscape forever. I remember my Uncle Stan playing me this album on his quadrophonic sound system - it must have been shortly after it came out. There is a connection with Köln here too, which I visited last month for Practical Pedagogies. For me the classic Keith Jarrett concert is the main connection I think of with the city. The story behind its creation is also fascinating. I'm working on something inspired by Matt Podbury's Music and Geography session at the conference. Check out his unit.

  A new venture, and one I can certainly get behind... Two legends of international geography teaching, resource creation and training in the same virtual space: Richard Allaway and Matt Podbury have teamed up to offer some special support for teachers in international schools / teaching international qualifications. Their new website and opportunity is now live. They will start their new enterprise by offering three online workshops between now and May 2025, which can be booked individually or as an ‘all three bundle’ . Each workshop consists of two 90-minute sessions and then the opportunity to have a 30-minute one-on-one meeting with either Richard or Matt to focus on your specific topics of interest and questions. The workshops will happen on Saturdays, so most of you will not need to find cover for your classes. They will run from 10h00 CET to 13h30 CET, so you have enough time for a lie-in and a lazy breakfast, and everything is finished in time for a late lunch. The worksho...

If you teach iGCSE / IB Geography you may want to check out the details. In association with Discover the World Education. This will be an essential webinar for all International teachers. It may become a more regular event during lockdown. Details on how to join will appear on the IB Facebook Group.

Discover the World are organising an exciting-sounding CPD event in Iceland in June which involves Richard Allaway and Matt Podbury. This is designed for those teaching (or preparing to teach) international qualifications. Day 1 - 29th June 2019 Arrive in Keflavik and head to the Hafnarfjordur area for your overnight stay. Day 2 – 30th June 2019 8.00 – 8.15 Welcome from Discover the World Education from our travel specialist, Beverley Cameron. 8.15 – 10.15 The Physical Geography of Iceland, lecture by Professor Chris Davies. 10.15 – 10.30 coffee break 10.30 – 12.30 workshops by Matt Podbury and Richard Allaway 12.30 – 20.00 Tour of Iceland’s iconic Golden Circle guided by Chris Davies including stops at Thingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss and a few hidden gems. Overnight in Selfoss area Day 3 - 1st July 2019 Depart hotel at 8am for an exciting tour of Iceland including: Visit to the geothermal town of Hveragerdi View two of Iceland’s most remarkable waterfa...