Geographical Association Publishers' Awards


The Geographical Association Publishers' Awards recognise materials associated with geography in schools and colleges that are considered to make a significant contribution to geographical education and professional development. Alongside other leading educational publishers, we are proud to have received the following awards for videos developed in collaboration with Time for Geography partners:


2024


UK Extreme Weather (developed in partnership with Cardiff University, the University of Exeter, Verisk, the Met Office, and UCL Earth Sciences)

What is 'Sense of Place' and Why Is it Important in the Design of Cities? (developed in partnership with the University of Portsmouth)

How is research in Antarctica improving future sea-level predictions? (developed in partnership with Swansea University, Durham University, the University of Aberystwyth and ESRI UK)

Introduction to grassland ecosystems: life, fire and the carbon cycle (developed in partnership with the University of Stirling, University of Dundee and the London School of Economics and Political Science)

Plant and animal adaptations in tropical savannah grasslands (developed in partnership with the University of Stirling, University of Dundee and the London School of Economics and Political Science)

Earth materials, mining and our sustainable future (developed in partnership with Cardiff University, Imperial College London and SRK Consulting)

Understanding the environmental impact of volcanic ash by studying past eruptions (developed in collaboration with The Curious Geographer and in partnership with Edge Hill University)

Reducing flood risk through land-use management and nature-based solutions (developed in collaboration with The Curious Geographer and in partnership with Heriot Watt University)

Threats to tropical rainforests (developed in collaboration with The Curious Geographer and in partnership with King's College London)

The challenge of informal outsourcing in the fashion industry (developed in collaboration with The Curious Geographer and in partnership with Coventry University)

Physical geography of the Southern Ocean (developed in collaboration with The Curious Geographer and in partnership with Bangor University)

Geographies of mental health: How do our connections to places influence our wellbeing? (developed in collaboration with The Curious Geographer and in partnership with the University of Glasgow)

Managing the risks of geohazard tourism (developed in collaboration with The Curious Geographer and in partnership with Kingston University London)

The challenge of decarbonising residential housing (developed in collaboration with The Curious Geographer and in partnership with Durham University)

Using GIS to manage water resources (developed in collaboration with The Curious Geographer and in partnership with the University of the West of England, ESRI UK, and the Met Office)

Modern vs Modest infrastructure: meeting the needs of growing urban populations (developed in collaboration with The Curious Geographer and in partnership with the University of Edinburgh)

The rise of global education (developed in collaboration with The Curious Geographer and in partnership with the University of Exeter)


2023


Antarctica, ice melt and global sea level rise (developed in partnership with Durham University, Royal Holloway University of London, Newcastle University, Swansea University and ESRI UK)

A world without refugee camps (developed in collaboration with The Curious Geographer and in partnership with Cardiff University)

Anatomy of a drainage basin (developed in partnership with the University of the West of England, RSS-Hydro and ESRI UK )

The drainage basin system (developed in partnership with the University of the West of England, RSS-Hydro and ESRI UK )

Impacts of climate change on low-lying coastlines | The Muni coastal lagoon, Ghana (developed in partnership with the University of Derby)


2022


Evidence of UK glaciation and deglaciation (created in partnership with Bangor University, Keele University and Manchester Metropolitan University)

Investigating river channel morphology (created in partnership with the Field Studies Council, Aberystwyth University and RSS-Hydro)

Investigating river flow velocity (created in partnership with the Field Studies Council and Aberystwyth University)

Investigating river sediment characteristics (created in partnership with the Field Studies Council and Cardiff University)

Investigating beach and sand dune morphology (created in partnership with the University of the West of England and Discover the World Education)


2021


Glacier Mass Balance (created in partnership with the University of Dundee and Royal Holloway University of London)

Divergent (constructive) plate boundaries (created in partnership with Keele University, Swansea University and TREX Travel Experiences, on location in Iceland)

Conservative (transform) plate boundaries (created in partnership with Keele University, Swansea University and TREX Travel Experiences, on location in Iceland)

Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) (created in partnership with the University of Durham, the Field Studies Council and Atkins)

The size of volcanic eruptions (created in partnership with the University of Cambridge, the University of Sheffield, TREX Travel Experience and the Earth Science Teachers Association)

Tectonics, lava and different types of volcano (created in partnership with the University of Cambridge, the University of Sheffield, TREX Travel Experience and the Earth Science Teachers Association)


2020


Causes of Tsunamis (created in partnership with Bangor University and the University of Dundee)

Evidence of Tsunamis in the UK (created in partnership with Bangor University and the University of Dundee)

Multiculturalism in London video and accompanying GIS application (created in partnership with Kingston University London)

Stores of Carbon on Planet Earth (created in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University)

Long-term carbon cycle (created in partnership with the University of Exeter). In 2020, this video was also shortlisted for the Learning on Screen Educational Film Award.

Short-term carbon cycle (created in partnership with the University of Exeter)

Evidence of climate change (created in partnership with the University of Sussex)

Temperate deciduous woodlands: The UK's climatic climax (created in partnership with the University of Greenwich - Natural Resources Institute)

Temperate deciduous woodlands: Biotic and abiotic components (created in partnership with the University of Greenwich - Natural Resources Institute)

Temperate deciduous woodlands: Habitat layers (created in partnership with the University of Greenwich - Natural Resources Institute)

Temperate deciduous woodlands: Influence of topography (created in partnership with the University of Greenwich - Natural Resources Institute)

Structure of the Earth (created in partnership with Trex Travel Experiences, Swansea University and Keele University)


2019


Formation of U-shaped valleys (with kitchen geography) (created in partnership with Cardiff University)

Floodplains (created in partnership with Cardiff University)

Glacial landforms: Pyramid peaks (created in partnership with Cardiff University)

Glacial landforms: Corries, Cirques, Cwms (created in partnership with Cardiff University)

Do sea cliffs sway during storms? (created in partnership with Cardiff University)

Glacial landforms: Arêtes

River Transport Processes

Official Commendation: Time for Geography has produced six fantastic geomorphology videos as part of their high-quality series of Knowledge Booster videos. The videos are beautifully shot on location, placing experts into UK landscapes to explore a range of case studies on a number of key topics. Informative and engaging presenters bring each topic to life, making the content interesting, purposeful and, most importantly, accessible. In Formation of U-shaped valleys (with kitchen geography), the judges were impressed with analogies used to aid understanding, and particularly loved the use of a water melon to demonstrate how a v-shaped valley can be gouged out by a glacier resulting in the formation of a u-shaped valley. The production of each video is to a very high standard and includes the use of clear, crisp imagery of real landscapes; the spoken word shown as text on screen; each video broken down into bitesize chunks and rounding off each one with a summary.


Sand dunes: formation and succession (created in partnership with the University of Derby )

Sand dunes: dune slack wetlands (created in partnership with the University of Derby )

Formation of Drumlins (created in partnership with Keele University)

Glacial deposits: Types of Moraine (created in partnership with Keele University)

Location, importance and sense of place in UK cities (created in partnership with University of Portsmouth)

UK urban regeneration (created in partnership with University of Portsmouth)

Gentrification: economic, social and political effects (created in partnership with Royal Holloway University of London)

The challenges of sea-level rise and coastal management (created in partnership with the University of the West of England)

Soft engineering: Beach management (created in partnership with the University of the West of England)

Soft engineering: Sand dune management (created in partnership with the University of the West of England)

Hard engineering approaches to coastal management (created in partnership with the University of the West of England)

Official Commendation: Time for Geography, in partnership with a number of universities, has produced a range of beautifully shot and intellectually stimulatingvideos that successfully explore elements of the geography curriculum in a dynamic, hands-on and real way. Without exception the videos are brought to life by an excellent mix of engaging and expert presenters who create a clean, new feel to each topic without being overly academic. The judges really enjoyed the up-to-date learning the experts were able to deliver through the use of original case studies such as Gibraltar Point and Portsmouth rather than more familiar examples which are often overused. The production of each video is to a very high standard and includes the use of clear, crisp imagery of real landscapes; the spoken word shown as text on screen; each video broken down into bitesize chunks and rounding off each one with a summary.