I'm a Geographer, Get me out of here

📊 Autumn Term Summary

modjamie — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:50:36 +0000

The Pilot Activity Summary Report (November to December 2025) for I’m a Geographer has been published.

I’m a Geographer launched in November 2025. In its first term, over 500 students from 9 schools connected with 37 geographers.

The Pilot Activity Summary Report looks at activity during this pilot period (November to December 2025). The activity was designed and ran in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society (RGS).

Download the report PDF ❯

Summary:

37 geographers took part in I’m a Geographer‘s first term
9 schools took part in 22 Chats
An estimated 508 students have taken part in the activity to date

View the full report ❯

⏰ Booking now open!

modjamie — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:45:58 +0000

The I’m a… programme is growing, to support students to see more opportunities for themselves. Today, we are launching I’m a Geographer, in partnership with the RGS. This new project will help students explore how geography is used by a diverse range of professionals in their jobs.

I’m a Geographer is now open for bookings. Chats will begin from Monday 3 November.

Students can:

Explore the profiles and CVs of up to 40 people using geography in their careers
Connect with a diverse range of geographers in 30-minute, text-based Chats
Deepen their understanding by sending follow-up questions on the Ask page
Cast their vote to decide which geographer they want to win the £500 prize
Review and reflect on their learning through facilitated discussion

Teachers, book a Chat:

Pick and theme, date, and time to invite people using geography in their work to connect with your students.
Book a Chat ❯

Geographers, take part:

If you have a post-16 geography qualification and apply geography-related skills in your work, you’re invited!
Apply to take part ❯

📢 Updates to your profile

modjamie — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:49:48 +0000

We’ve added a new section to your profile, across the I’m a… projects: “How I use…”

This short section is your chance to show students how your work connects to the project, and how different subject areas overlap in real-life jobs.

You will get this question for each of the projects you are taking part in. For example, if you picked geography and maths themes when you signed up, you will have ‘How I use geography in my work’ and ‘How I use maths in my work’.

Filling out this section will help students see that the subjects they’re studying don’t exist in isolation, but work together outside of the classroom. For example, a geographer also taking part in I’m a Mathematician might talk about how they use maths to model a process, or a scientist taking part in I’m a Computer Scientist might explain how computers help them analyse data.

Please take a moment to complete this new section. You can do so by going to your Dashboard, clicking ‘Edit your profile’, and adding a sentence or two into the relevant field. You can fill in these sections on any project – your answer will be automatically carried across.

⏳ Why I’m a Geographer?

Shane McCracken — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:56:54 +0000

Through participating in I’m a Scientist, school students get to see scientists as “normal people doing research“. That helps them see more opportunities for themselves in life.

Geography was recently described to me as “the bit between hard rock and the outer atmosphere.” It gets involved in so much of our lives. How we travel. Where we live. The resources we use. The things we enjoy.

Yet, despite its influence, most people would struggle to think of a geographer. Possibly because the people who use geography in their work don’t call themselves ‘geographers’.

This term, we are launching I’m a Geographer, in partnership with the RGS. This new project will help students explore how geography is used by a diverse range of professionals in their jobs.

What happens next?

Registration opens today for schools and geography professionals. Bookings will open on 20 October, for Chats to begin from 3 November 2025.

The new project is part of our long-term strategy to offer schools a broad-based, cross-curricular resource to support students’ career aspirations, and subject knowledge.

Teachers

Find out more ❯
Sign up now ❯

Geographers

Find out more ❯
Apply to take part ❯