Mr Alan Parkinson CGeog (Teacher)

Biography

updated 22.10.14: Alan is a teacher at King's Ely, Cambridgeshire. He previously spent three years working as Curriculum Development Leader at the Geographical Association, following twenty years as a teacher in Norfolk. Alan serves on the Geographical Association's Secondary Phase Committee. He is also currently working as a freelance author and consultant on a number of projects, and has had numerous articles, resources and books published. He recently worked on the RGS-IBG 'From the Field' and KS3 Mapping London resources. He is a director at Explorer HQ, creators of 'Mission:Explore'. Alan was awarded the Ordnance Survey award for "excellence in geography teaching in secondary education" by the RGS-IBG in 2008, and the Joy Tivy Education Medal by the RSGS in 2013. Occupation: Teacher Employer: King Edward VII school Memo: Alan spent three years working as Secondary Curriculum Development Leader at the Geographical Association, having spent twenty years as a teacher in Norfolk. Alan was a member of the Geographical Association's Secondary Phase Committee for 6 years, and remains the GA's Curriculum consultant. He is currently working as a freelance author and geographer, and had numerous articles, resources and books published. He wrote the 'Language of Landscape' resource which was part of the OS Free Maps scheme for 2009, and more recently has worked on the RGS-IBG From the Field resource and the Discovering the Arctic website. He is a founder member of the Geography Collective, creators of Mission:Explore. Alan was awarded the Ordnance Survey award for "excellence in geography teaching in secondary education" in 2008.