Resources for schools
We support teaching in the classroom and in the field by providing high quality geographical teaching and learning resources.
UK in the Wider World
Despite being a relatively small nation, the UK is an influential player on the international stage.
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Saving our seas
A look into the impacts of plastic in the oceans
Exploring Shackleton's Antarctica infographic
An infographic comparing Shackleton's voyage to the Endurance22 expedition
Who is Polar Prem and what is the Seals from Space project?
Conservationist Prem Gill talks to us about his latest research project dubbed ‘Seals from Space’, and how you can make grime music from seal calls!
Discovering Antarctica
The world's last great wilderness
Protecting vulnerable sites from tourism damage
Tourists are increasingly looking beyond the standard destinations and instead are favouring more unusual holiday activities in more distant places
Exploring Shackleton’s Antarctica
The aim of the module is to develop an enquiry on the Polar region of Antarctica focusing on Shackleton’s 1914–17 Endurance Expedition
Antarctic Glaciers: Pine Island
In January 2014 new research revealed that Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica was much more susceptible to climate change and ocean variability than previously thought
The Antarctic Treaty
Henry Burgess is the Deputy Head of the Polar Regions Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Antarctic glaciers
Dr Bethan Davies is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences Aberystwyth University
Subject knowledge animation: Shackleton
An insight into Shackleton's Endurance expedition.
Antarctica - extreme wilderness
In 1895, the International Geographical Congress claimed 'the exploration of the Antarctic region is the greatest piece of geographical exploration still to be undertaken'.
Passport to the Poles
Passport to the Poles uses the Polar First record-breaking helicopter journey by Jennifer Murray and Colin Bodill around the world via the two Polar Regions as a focus for stimulating and engaging educational resources
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