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Our aim is to promote geography and geographical education in the South West of England. Geography SW is a collaborative project driven by a group of enthusiastic geographers who have volunteered their time to create a wide-ranging and dynamic resource to support the wider geographical community.
The monthly Geography Southwest newsbites provides a summary of events, new resources and short news items. Detailed articles give more detail news stories relevant to teachers of geography in the region.
Welcome to the first Geography Southwest Newsbites of 2024. We begin the New Year with a summary of events in February and March and some relevant new resources and topical regional news. Remember to put the date of the free Geography Southwest conference 2024 into your diary. It will be held…
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Welcome to our December 2023 Newsbites. The start of December brought a yellow warning for ice and snow to the West Country followed soon after by 24 hours of rainfall leading to floods on Devon and Somerset rivers. However, as we approach the end of term, this December Newsbites looks ahead…
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Our November 2023 Newsbites brings exciting news of forthcoming events, and some very relevant new resources, plus topical news items from the region. New resources have been added to the website including a topical A level investigation focussing on the risks from high waves overtopping coastal defences in Dawlish and…
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The October Newsbites highlights events, new resources and news items for the autumn term. Save the date! The 2024 Geography Southwest Conference will take place on Monday 17 June 2024 at the University of the West of England. (UWE). Full details of the programme and how to book will be…
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Our aim is to promote geography and geographical education in the South West of England. Geography SW is a collaborative project driven by a group of enthusiastic geographers who have volunteered their time to create a wide-ranging and dynamic resource to support the wider geographical community.