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Geography Education Research Collective / UK Commission on Geographical Education of the International Geographical Union

GEReCo Open Forum 2026: Standards in geography education over the last 30 years

In this video Dr John Hopkin considers standards in geography education over the last 30 years, as part of the annual GGEReCo Open Forum.

John explores how things have changed and, in some cases, stayed the same, before highlighting what this means for geography teaching today. Two respondents: Iram Sammar and Sarah Sprake bring their perspectives to the discussion. Read the GA National Research Report: Standards in school geography, 1991 – 2023