Conference 2025 - 25th October - Marr College, Troon
Conference 2025 - 25th October - Marr College, Troon
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Bookings for Conference 2025 are now open!
2025 SAGT Conference Information"Skills and Pathways in Geography"
"Skills and Pathways in Geography"
We'd love to welcome you to Troon for a day of CLPL centred on all things Geography.
This year we have Luisa Hendry (The Scottish Geologist) coming to do our main conference address. We also have 18 CLPL workshops to choose from (a full list below and in the accompanying PDF), pallets of SQA past papers to give away and lovely delegate packs which will include a free choice of textbook. Our exhibitor's will be along highlighting useful resources, events, places to visit and opportunities for you and the pupils you teach.
Breakfast and lunch is included.
The price has remained the same as previous years - £30 for members and only £10 for students and NQTs. Non-members are welcome to join us for £50. We encourage members to approach their school who might be able to cover this cost from their CLPL budget. We have put into place an invoicing system to help with this.
Our workshop allocations will be on a first-come-first-served basis, so the sooner you sign-up, the more likely it will be that you get your first choices.
This year we're delighted to be able to include a free book for teachers attending conference. We've chosen two books which will support your teaching in class or in the field. You will get the opportunity on the booking form to select which book you would like.
We also have all the leftover SQA papers for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher to give out to conference delegates. Useful for those precious maps and as a revision resource, we'd much rather see them being used in classrooms than sitting on a pallet for much longer!
List of CLPL workshops
List of CLPL workshops
CHOICE A: CURRICULUM PATHWAYS
1. An Introduction to Environmental Science. Advice and strategies to help deliver the course at N5 and Higher level. Emma Wotherspoon & Kristine Bogomazova
2. Introducing a Level 6 Tourism course. The process of attaining verification, course structure and developing resources, including the use of AI. Iain Aitken
3. An Introduction to Advanced Higher Geography. Advice on course content, folio topics and marking tips for new teachers or those unfamiliar with the course. Alastair McConnell.
4. Powering Futures. This workshop discusses how schools can run the SCQF Level 6 course and make links with local businesses. Anna Bell & Lucy Eastwood, Powering Futures.
5. Curriculum Improvement Cycle. An update and discussion of curricular progress within 3-18 in social studies. Dr Lynne Robertson, Education Scotland.
6. The International Sustainability Diploma. A new Level 6 qualification based on design solutions to real-world problems rooted in the UN SDGs. Jacqueline Smith, Futures Institute, Dollar Academy
CHOICE B: DEVELOPING PRACTICAL SKILLS
7. Measuring Microplastics in Soils. Practical scientific skills, Jonathan Doran, SSERC
8. Planning and Delivering Human Fieldwork. Amy Hopley, Field Studies Council
9. Five Quick Wins for GIS in the Geography Classroom using Arc GIS software. Addy Pope, ESRI UK
10. Physical Fieldwork Skills in Geography. Neil Smith, Outdoor Instructor, Arran Field Centre.
11. Plant Identification. The importance of plants in conservation and developing skills to identify them. Eve Armstrong & Jacquie Grocott, RBGE
CHOICE C: PROMOTING GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE
12. Careers Relating to Geography and Rural Job Opportunities. Tors Hamilton, Countryside Learning Scotland
13. Land management for Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture. Adapting to climate change, promoting sustainability and and profitability in farming. Jane Cameron, RHET
14. Land Use and Conflicts in Loch Lomond National Park. An overview of the conflicts and issues in the park at present including a case study of Conic Hill. Alison Cush, LLNP
15. The Geography of Morocco. A transect from Marrakesh, over the Atlas Mountains into the Sahara. Ian Geddes, Rayburn Tours
16. The Nature Discovery Map Scotland. Discover how schools can use this digital resource and how it fits with the curriculum. Eleanor Carlisle, NatureScot.
17. Volcanoes Transition Topic. Can you build defences to save towns from lava flows? We’ll set off a model eruption to find out. Lynn Daly, Geobus
18. The Curriculum Review Process. Discussion session on how the Royal Scottish Geographic Society can support curricular change. Clare Hamilton & Ken Muir RSGS.
Please note:
CLPL Workshops will be capped at 20 delegates; to get your first choices, please book early!
Presentations and information for all seminars and workshops will be available on the SAGT Google Drive after the conference.
Information for organisations, charities & businesses
Information for organisations, charities & businesses
Exhibitors:
Exhibitors:
Our exhibition hall (pictured above) is the hub of the conference and we would love to invite you to join us if you have an organisation, business or charity which is relevant to Geography teaching in Scotland.
Please get in touch with conference@sagteach.org to find out more.
Workshops:
Workshops:
We run around 15 workshops at our conference each year with the aim of upskilling Geography teachers to be better equipped and inspired to return to their classrooms. If you've got some expertise, wisdom or resources to share we'd really appreciate your input.
Please get in touch with conference@sagteach.org to find out more.
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