Jo Payne

@thosethatcan Definitely. Our puppy has the look on his face that says ‘I’m going to be an utter pest for at least 12 years’. I’m overjoyed 🙄🤣

@_jopayne We can compare mad life choices! How beautiful ❤️

Oops. Joining Rebel and the rest of us in a couple of weeks.

@AdamsGeog Exactly! I had one year when it was warmer there than here. On Thursday (we left in the early hours of the morning) there was a yellow warning for gales! So varied.

@_jopayne Weather that at this time of year is so varied - frozen waterfalls my first year and short sleeves two years later. Everything in between since - some snow last year

Well, with Reykjavík experiencing its heaviest October snowfall since 1921, our Iceland trip didn’t go quite as planned! The pupils loved playing in the snow, though. It’s a story they’ll tell for many years to come.

When precision in core knowledge allows for precision in vocab like never before🤝The list of the top 20 keywords needed to secure knowledge of our Y7 curriculum has been further mapped: When is this word taught? When it is revisited & applied? Have loved doing this thinking!

@lcgeography @kate_stockings @GeographyTom9 I agree. I pop onto X every now and then. I feel a bit lost, to be honest. I used to enjoy interacting with the geography teaching community. I haven’t really felt part of a professional network for a while. I might give LinkedIn a go.

@kate_stockings @GeographyTom9 @_jopayne I'm genuinely sad those days are gone. I'm operating mostly on LinkedIn these days, and it's beginning to develop okay for me. But it's not a patch on edutwitter of old. Between lots having left & me not seeing others' posts, X is nothing like the old days.

Do you remember the good old days where we could see each others tweets & Twitter was a goldmine?! Grateful for Advanced Search helping me delve into the archive & find the best bits for GAC. Blog from @GeographyTom9, video from @lcgeography & diagrams from @_jopayne + others💚

Ha! I drew the same diagram again this week. Forget GAC, there’s a definite circulation to the school year! 😆

For those of you who’ve been asking about what is in ‘What is geography teaching, now?’ - here’s a sneaky peek at the contents pages. Thank you to all who have contributed. ❤️ @Jennnnnn_x

@CMOGeography Where did you get the globe character from? Love it!

Wonderful day working with our #DRETTeamGeography heads of department nice to share this wonderful resource and essential book for any geography department #GeographyTeacher

@primaryteachew Ah, I see you go with the whole page. I should just come to terms with one being a bit wider 💪

@primaryteachew I do this too. Harder on the other side. Saying “fold it to where you can see the margin of the previous page through this side” is like a whole other language! 😆

✨ Teacher Hack ✨ Instead of printing tables with two columns or asking children to draw them out - just fold the page in half and write the headings at the top! No wasted space (or time!) and it looks so much nicer, too!

Out now! What is Geography Teaching, Now? is a comprehensive, practical guide for geography teachers tackling today’s biggest challenges. ow.ly/jQMw50X02n7

It’s almost here!! 10 days to go! Written by mostly practicing teachers, we are hoping this book will be useful for geography teachers everywhere ❤️ @GeogMum

@kate_stockings Did this last week too!

6 years old & still going strong: an absolute curriculum stalwart being used again as our Y8 students get underway with their globalisation topic. Link: youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3uwP…

Out on 19th September - written by geography teachers for geography teachers. Hope this will make a real difference.

@sarahlarsen74 Yes! And helicoidal flow. It sounds like some you’d need to see a doctor about 😂

It’s that time of year again tomorrow where I get to say my favourite geographical term to my heart’s content…good old THALWEG!! 🌎

@KateJones_teach Many congratulations to you both! ❤️

Yesterday I married the love of my life! ❤️ 👏 🍾 🥂

@emhoneyreads Looks like the one in Exeter St David’s station ❤️ I love my books to be perfect, so the risk of a bent cover from the fall is high. I realise that’s not an issue for 99% of other readers 😂

Just waiting for the day I run into one of these beauties in the wild

@RobGeog @researchED1 Hope you’re having a good day. Love this event. Haven’t been for years.

… and it begins. Great to be back at @researchED1 London! #CPD

@fiona_616 @UKPolarNetwork I was just thinking about this! I missed the deadline last year as I wasn’t using social media as much.

We are almost ready to launch the 2025-2026 Antarctic Flags Project! Keep an eye out on social media and the website! @UKPolarNetwork #GeographyTeacher