A warm welcome to our September blogger, geographer teacher and blogger, John Sayers.

The school holidays are coming to an end, and the new English school year will begin soon. Alan Parkinson looks back, and forward... Geography embraces futures thinking and teachers should also look ahead...

Alan Parkinson explores the past and present of a landmark that has been part of his life, and the city of Sheffield for half a century (although he'd like to point out he's got a few years yet before he turns 50...)

 Alan Parkinson looks back to two dramatic flood events that happened on the same day in August, 52 years apart.

The football season in England gets underway again this weekend for teams in the English Premier League. Alan Parkinson suggests some geographical connections with the game.

Alan Parkinson introduces a relatively new website which will help you explore weather data from locations around the world. At a time of year when many people take their main annual holiday, the weather is an important element in our enjoyment. For others, the state of the weather is a far more serious matter...