Mr John Lyon CGeog (Teacher)

Biography

Occupation: Development Manager Employer: Geographical Association Memo: LYON, John John Lyon is currently Programme Manager at the Geographical Association (GA) and formally an Assistant Head at a large 11-18 comprehensive school in Rotherham. He taught geography for almost 30 years and has an NPQH qualification. He is responsible for the leadership and management of the GA's programme of support for teachers' professional development, including a range of projects such as the Paul Hamlyn 'Making My Place in the World' project and the development of the Secondary Geography Quality Mark. He has created and presented numerous CPD sessions including 'curriculum making' 'GIS', 'Cross curricular ways of working' and has contributed articles to journals and magazines, developed teaching resource packs and authored a chapter in a text book on 'Living Geography'.