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Catherine Owen

@geogmum.bsky.social

Geography teacher with 30 years classroom experience. Vice President of The Geographical Association. CGeog & Fellow of RGS. Jack & Megan’s Mum. Love reading, travelling & learning. 🌍

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Sue Cowley@suecowley.bsky.social · 3w ago

Excellent article which should be read by all teachers. (Plus your regular reminder that your students own the copyright in *their* work so you should never share it without permission especially with commercial sites.)

School Reading List@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 3w ago

Can teachers copy material from the internet onto a school website? Uploading commercial resources onto school websites surged during the pandemic. We look into what happens when things go wrong. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/co... #ukedchat #sltchat

Catherine Owen@geogmum.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A new blogpost in my ‘Geography makes a difference’ series. The Open University geography degree can make a big difference for those looking for a flexible approach to studying. This blog also has links to some teaching resources. @geographicalassoc.bsky.social geogmum.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/g...

Geography makes a difference 4 – Geography done differently at The Open University: Choosing when, where and how to study for a Geography and Environmental Studies degree

At the 2025 GA Annual Conference in Oxford I had a great conversation with The Open University team. With my interest in geography making a difference to people from different backgrounds and with …

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Climate News@climatenews.bsky.social · 9mo ago

It's clear from the video footage that Billie Eilish felt slightly intimidated & apprehensive to call out billionaires in a room full of billionaires, but she did so anyway. She did so anyway.

It's clear from the video footage that Billie Eilish felt slightly intimidated & apprehensive to call out billionaires in a room full of billionaires, but she did so anyway. She did so anyway. threads.com/@kyleenrussell
Dr David Preece@doctorpreece.bsky.social · 10mo ago

birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2018/09/30/g... birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2023/08/07/p... birminghamteacher.wordpress.com/2022/03/13/o... - three of the best, I think.

Great Expectations: growing up Pupil Premium

“Alice had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible.” Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll This is a personal post. It’s about poverty, and it’s abo…

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Catherine Owen@geogmum.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I’m really keen to have these difficult conversations as part of my ‘Geography makes a Difference’ theme. How can growing up in poverty put obstacles in the way of students studying geography? How can studying geography enrich these students’ lives? @geographicalassoc.bsky.social

Alom Shaha@alomshaha.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My experience of working in various fields is that people are perfectly happy to do “diversity and inclusion” which involves minorities but really struggle to get to grips with how being poor affects things. Acknowledging the existence of poverty seems to make most middle class people uncomfortable.

Catherine Owen@geogmum.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My GA Presidential Theme is ‘Geography makes a difference’. I aim to post a blog on this theme in conjunction with someone else from the geography community each month. Here’s the September blog, written by Meg, ClassAct Officer at Emmanuel College. geogmum.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/g...

Geography makes a difference Part 1: Could your students study at Cambridge?

I am delighted to be the President of the Geographical Association for 2025/26. My chosen theme for this year is ‘Geography makes a difference’, which I have blogged about here. One of …

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