Presentation used at RGS TeachChat event - 23.02.21

1. TEACHCAREERSING
(or: putting careers into teaching)
RGS-IBG TeachChat
23rd February 2021

2. Alan Parkinson
Teacher since 1988 - Head of Dept.
Former GA Curriculum Leader &
current GA Vice President
Author - Numerous books &
resources
OS GetOutside Champion 2018-20
ERASMUS EU funded projects lead
Fellow of RGS & Chartered
Geographer
Image: Richard Allaway - creator of GeographyalltheWay website

3. Where did I study?
Huddersfield Poly & Hull University
Vocational elements to courses

4. What did you do before teaching?

5. Travelling
Expedition Planning - Water Diaries
BAS Antarctica / ALE
Felicity Aston

6. Keeping up with Geography
Census
Data analysis - Ollie O Brien - Datashine
CDRC - retail analysts
Planning
Flooding - Environment Agency

7. Project work
South Georgia Heritage Trust - curation / heritage / scientific monitoring
Doug Allan
Ice Flows Game - Research - Dr Anne le Brocq
TUI - Tourism - one of largest employers post-COVID19
EXPLORING CHANGES IN THE LONGER TERM

8. What can you do
with geography?
Shared by Caitlin Airey
Ambassador Takeover - get
one into your school.

9. Using Job Ads & Interview - National
Parks Casual Visitor Centre Assistant (Bakewell)
Ref: PDC/10/6743
Salary Details: Minimum wage paid.
Job Term: No Guaranteed Hours
Appointment Type: Casual
Hours: N/A
Location: Bakewell Visitor Centre
Department: Peak District National Park Authority
Division: Field Services
Two casual Visitor Centre Assistant posts based at the Bakewell Visitor Centre are
available within our Field Services.
You will have 4 GCSEs (9-7 including English, or equivalent qualifications, experience of
dealing directly with members of the public and excellent communication and customer
care skills. In addition, you will have a basic knowledge of the Peak District and
enthusiasm for National Parks in general.
The posts will require working some weekends and bank holidays.

10. Skills acquired during degree
Drone flying - a part
of many universities’
work e.g. Keele
University
Source:
RGS-IBG
-
21st
Century
Challenges

11. When I grow up...
Weather forecasts

12. ERASMUS Developing Digital Data
Literacy (D3) & GI Pedagogy

13. GIS with a billion views a day
COVID-19 dashboard from John Hopkins University
https://www.esri.com/en-us/covid-19/overview

14. Logistics: getting stuff to the right place
at the right time...
Gig Economy & the Changing High Street
Globalisation - Supply Chains
School Uniform stories - Follow the Things & Fashion Revolution
Story of our Stuff
Buffaload - Ross Taylor - Environmental Management
Innovation - Amazon trip to fulfillment centre

15. GeoSpatial Thinking and Careers
Visitors:
Jack Waley Cohen - What 3 Words
Arctic Live - Jamie Buchanan Dunlop
Kit Rackley - Climate Change
Science
Military
Diplomacy
Use ZOOM to invite more
outside voices into the
classroom

16. Outdoors
#GetOutside community

17. Helping others: Shelterbox - Celine Chhea

18. Context

19. For the
teachers

20. Questions P.S:
a.parkinson@gmail.com
@GeoBlogs on Twitter