Dr Paula Owens FRGS

Pleased to announce a Silver Award from @The_GA for our book 'Teaching Primary Geography'. 🌍 #primaryteacher #geographyteacher Written with @StephenScoffham & published by wonderfully supportive @BloomsburyEd this 2nd revised edition will help you plan & teach. 🌏

A photo of Iran’s bombed schoolgirl graveyard went around the world. Was it real, or AI? (Spoiler- Ai said it was false but it was real.) Why #CriticalThinking matters more than ever in our manipulated world. #GeographyTeacher theguardian.com/global-develop…

Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating #climatecrisis #geographyteacher theguardian.com/environment/20…

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows #climateCrisis #geographyteacher theguardian.com/environment/20…

Just tried to log complaint with @CCWvoice - ‘independent voice for water consumers’ - but since complaint is about dumping #sewage in sea, I can’t as it’s one of many categories of complaint that doesn’t count. 🤔#WaterScandal @Feargal_Sharkey

Teaching about #ClimateChange is tricky - not least in understanding the facts, processes & terminologies. Latest @the_GA downloadable ‘In the Know’ guide will equip you with the basics. #primaryteacher portal.geography.org.uk/shop/view/P978…

New @The_GA #geography #CPD pack with ideas to use whether you have 15 min in a staff meeting or a whole morning. #ClimateChange in your Curriculum has glossary & guidance for coherence between geography & science, citizenship Eng & maths. #primaryteacher portal.geography.org.uk/shop/index?utm…

Not only are is the UK one of the most nature depleted countries in the world (bottom 10%) public only has access to 25% of England’s woodlands? How near & accessible are woods where you are? #geographyteacher #enquiry theguardian.com/environment/20…

In all fairness @SouthernWater did come & look at their stopcock 8 months after asking them. Verdict - they couldn’t fix it but they’d be back. That was 2 months ago. So who is the criminal here? A pensioner behind with bill paying for service he doesn’t get? Or these polluters?

I know a lovely man, nearly 76, deeply upset by sewage releases on his local beach by @SouthernWater & still waiting for them to fix their stopcock to his house 10 mnths on despite requests. He’s behind with water rates & upset to get this today. @horton_official @Feargal_Sharkey

This is difficult to watch, it's embarrassing, it's enraging, it's shameful. Emma Reynolds the Secretary of State for the Environment and David Hill the head of water at Defra appeared before MPs on Tuesday where they repeated the same old lie, that water company shareholders invest their money in the companies and we, the bill payers, pay them back over 10, 15, 20, 30 years. Even Ofwat have owned up, that's a lie the £104 billion "private sector investment" is coming directly out of your pockets, your bank account. For God sake just tell the truth. Barry Gardiner, you're a star. 👏👏👏

How can the Secretary of State for Environment not be aware that according to the Office for Environmental Protection, the Environment regulators she presides over broke the law ?

Infuriating to read the about the huge bill increases allowed. How much longer will water companies be allowed to carry on their destruction of our environment, make huge profits & yet get us to pay for it? #waterpollution @Feargal_Sharkey @EmmaforWycombe theguardian.com/money/2026/mar…

Sorry @metoffice I love you & practically everything you do. But I just can’t tolerate the new App - it can’t even get my location accurately & it brings frustration to my day instead of calm. Hoping for improvement either to old App or to a better version c.org/g8vxqSRtZ6

Voting for @The_GA President closes Friday 27.02 midday. There is a #primaryteacher contender, Helen Martin, Chair of @EYPPC_GA standing alongside 2 secondary candidates, Rachel Hawke & Sophie Wilson.  You can find out more here & vote. geography.org.uk/election-ga-pr…

New ideas Inspiration for #primary #geography? @The_GA Thanks to all contributors! @ EYPPC onedrive.live.com/?redeem=aHR0cH…

@hello @united I have been sent e tickets and reservation receipts that are not mine, I have not purchased anything from you & I suspect an email mix up. May I dm you details.

@AmericanAir you have sent me confirmation of travel for several connected flights from the US to Europe - but they’re not mine. They belong to someone with the same first and last name and I’m guessing a very similar email that has been mistyped. Can I dm you?

@HMRCgovuk We’ve just been trying for half hour to pay tax online - it’s not straightforward!

There's only one week to go until the Self Assessment deadline - with 3.3 million customers yet to file their tax return. 📆File yours by the 31st January to avoid any penalties. gov.uk/log-in-file-se…

"Schools shut again as water supply issues continue." In many ways that is the biggest obscenity of all. Children been deprived of an education due to nothing more than corporate greed, regulatory failure and political indifference. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

This looks scary but useful #geographyteacher #weather #ClimateEmergency #wildfires theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…