This term saw the launch of Mr Hegarty’s Geography podcast series, ‘Get it in 10’ (Gii10)!  Every week in term time, Mr Hegarty hosts a new 10-minute-long episode, with series covering a whole topic. Geography is a broad and brilliant subject and so far, Mr Hegarty has covered many key trends and phenomenon, including Migration in Series 1 (delving into migration trends and the impact of migration) and Hazardous Earth in the current Series 2. 

Tune in to the bite-sized episodes to hear from a range of expert geographers from around the world about their work and life-experience in specific topic areas, including: 

• In Series 1 episode 8 Mr Hegarty is joined by Dr Käkelä from the University of Strathclyde - an expert on female migration, a growing phenomenon across the world, and the risks to the women who make the decision to move 

• In the penultimate episode of Series 1 Jeanne Batalova, a senior analyst at Migration Policy Institute, joins from Washington DC to discuss Latino migration 

• In the first episode of Series 2, Mr Hegarty meets Earth Scientist Jenny Collier from Imperial College to talk about the Theories of Plate Tectonics 

This brilliant podcast format is designed to quickly convey an important message, a useful concept, or key information and our forward-thinking Geography teachers are now starting to use the podcasts in delivering some of our day-to-day curriculum. So, whether you're a student or a geography enthusiast this is the podcast for you!  

Tune in to ‘Get it in 10!’

In other Geography news 

• Year 7 students were invited to design a flag for Antarctica as part of a competition with the UK Polar Network. Fourteen submissions were then sent directly to Antarctica for photos of the prospective flag designs to be taken by a researcher. Check out the delightful winning submissions in our gallery below - by Maya, Annabel, Khanh-My, Manleen, Florence, Xanthe, Annabel, Carla, Sofia, Hazel, Lydia and Bea, with overall winners: Phoebe and Isla 

• In a great collaboration between the Geography, History and Politics departments, students had a fantastic opportunity to attend the recent NATO lecture, hosted by the University of East Anglia on NATO Evolution & Challenges, led by Dr Suzanne Doyle, lecturer in International Relations. The lecture traced the growth of NATO since 1949, its history, evolution and challenges. There were some excellent discussions led by the students on the emerging security threats facing NATO and how threats have changed over time. The recent changing presidency was also a topic of discussions and what influences this will have on NATO.