Routes Journal

This is the 2nd issue of the 2nd volume of the ROUTES journal.

Routes is a peer-reviewed digital journal for sixth form and undergraduate geographers looking to read and publish geographical knowledge.

They publish work from all areas of geographical scholarship, including both human and physical geography.

Routes is a free, open-access journal with no pay-walls or subscriptions.

It is free to submit and review work for Routes and there are no deadlines for submission.

Well worth seeking out, particularly as I am pleased to have an article in the journal of my own research into the people who have previously held the position of GA President.

The editorial for the issue is here.

Well done to the other contributors to this issue as well:

Examining the impact of the East Coast Low Storm, June 2016 on Narrabeen-Collaroy Beach, Sydney, Australia

Anna Pennington (Teacher of Geography at Pangbourne College)

Landscape assessment: A useful tool for A Level enquiry

By Edward Jones (Geography Teacher at Buxton Community School)

Walking in Paris: locating hidden sights in the city

By Emily Chandler (Geography Teacher at St George’s The British International School – Düsseldorf Rhein-Ruhr)

I particularly like this article as it connects with some of the influences of my GA Presidential theme of 'Everyday Geographies'.

Exploring the interactions between children’s sense of self and their sense of place through sport

By Zoë Sayliss (Geography Teacher at Berkhamsted School)

The importance and relevance of geographies of wellness to A Level independent research

By Charlotte Fulham (Geography Teacher at Bedford Free School)

Why not suggest to your students that they write and submit an article for a future issue - all the information on how to do that is on the Routes website.

Thanks to editors Cyrus Nayeri and Lizzie Rushton, and the peer reviewers and to all those who have supported the journal in various ways, including submitting articles.

Cite my article as shown below:

Parkinson, A. (2022) Researching the changing professional profile of the Geographical Association’s Presidents 1893-2021. Routes 2(2): 67-79

Thought for the Day

Merry Christmas

Thanks to all those who've visited and read the blog this year.

Image by the wonderful Eric Ravilious - 'Considerable falls of snow' - not sure we will get them this year at Christmas time...

Stay safe and take care of yourself - see you in 2022

COP 26

Ahead of the COP26 conference, I was interviewed by students from Lesmahagow School in Scotland for part of the Green Room offering.

The interview was used in a newsroom resource.

There's some strange formatting and sequencing of what I said here, but the key messages come through I think..

I also get a mention here as part of the CEN Newsroom.

Not sure about the description here, but I'll take 'prominent scientist'...

'WIndrush Child' - some additional resources

I am currently working through the first running of a new unit on 'Windrush Child' by Benjamin Zephaniah. When I posted about this I got a lot of interest from teachers wanting to know more and have a copy of the scheme of work. This often happens whenever somebody posts a new resource which has perhaps taken them many hours to create. 

It is something going back many years to before the existence of TES resources.

I may share some of the document at a later stage, but wouldn't share something that hadn't been pressure tested by being taught at least once.

The teaching is going well so far.

With the two groups I teach, I am currently around a third of the way through the book and Leonard has just arrived in Manchester to meet his dad and settle in to the city.

'Windrush Child' - additional video resource

This film is part of the Geraldine Connor Foundation's Windrush Learning Resource, rebranded for 2020.

Antarctica Day - 1st of December

We celebrated this in the department...

Here's one of Mr P's origami penguins which was made with Year 6 help.

COMNAP Map of Antarctic Site Facilities

An excellent new map showing Antarctic facilities.

Click on any research station to find out more - a range of tools can be accessed from the toolbar at the bottom of the map too.