MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧
@mrvisgeography.bsky.social
Head of Geography in Bristol 👨🏻🏫 Oxford, KCL, Sheffield🎓 UNCC accredited 🇺🇳 Views are my own 💭
Two years ago, I was approached by @geogmum.bsky.social and @jennnnnn.bsky.social about a book on teaching geography in the 21st century 🌍 They asked me if I wanted to write a chapter on how to teach geographical skills in secondary school 📝
September 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Two years ago, I was approached by @geogmum.bsky.social and @jennnnnn.bsky.social about a book on teaching geography in the 21st century 🌍 They asked me if I wanted to write a chapter on how to teach geographical skills in secondary school 📝
Successful day of data collection on Slapton Sands ⛱️ My group spend the whole day collected rock samples and beach profiles on the bar 🪨 After walking nearly 13km, they found the energy to write up parts of their NEA methodology before dinner 👏
April 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Successful day of data collection on Slapton Sands ⛱️ My group spend the whole day collected rock samples and beach profiles on the bar 🪨 After walking nearly 13km, they found the energy to write up parts of their NEA methodology before dinner 👏
Today we walked from Start Point to @fscslaptonley along the South West Coastal Path 🏞️ Along our 15km hike, students collected primary data on coastal management strategies in Hallsands, Beesands, Sunnydale, and Torcross 🏖️
April 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Today we walked from Start Point to @fscslaptonley along the South West Coastal Path 🏞️ Along our 15km hike, students collected primary data on coastal management strategies in Hallsands, Beesands, Sunnydale, and Torcross 🏖️
Successful first day in Slapton with our Year 12s 🏖️ Our first stop was in Totnes where students carried research on the concept of transition towns 🏙️ After arriving, we walked down to Slapton Sands to practice different data collection methods ⛱️ After that we walked home via Slapton Ley ☀️
April 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Successful first day in Slapton with our Year 12s 🏖️ Our first stop was in Totnes where students carried research on the concept of transition towns 🏙️ After arriving, we walked down to Slapton Sands to practice different data collection methods ⛱️ After that we walked home via Slapton Ley ☀️
Premier League Champions 2024/2025 🏆 I honestly could not have dreamed of a better way for Liverpool to win the league ⚽ Watching the communion between the team and the fans in Anfield after the final whistle was magical 😍 (/1)
April 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Premier League Champions 2024/2025 🏆 I honestly could not have dreamed of a better way for Liverpool to win the league ⚽ Watching the communion between the team and the fans in Anfield after the final whistle was magical 😍 (/1)
Jumped on the Studio Ghibli trend 😍
April 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Jumped on the Studio Ghibli trend 😍
Packing for my training weekend with Year 12s from RGS and True Adventure to prepare for our summer expedition to Borneo 🇲🇾 Before heading to Malaysia, I will be heading to Slapton for a residential with Year 12 and Naples with Year 10 🌋 #geographyteacher
March 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Packing for my training weekend with Year 12s from RGS and True Adventure to prepare for our summer expedition to Borneo 🇲🇾 Before heading to Malaysia, I will be heading to Slapton for a residential with Year 12 and Naples with Year 10 🌋 #geographyteacher
Last week, my wife got the chance to ski down Vallée Blanche and the Mer de Glace near Chamonix and the Mont Blanc ⛷️
March 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Last week, my wife got the chance to ski down Vallée Blanche and the Mer de Glace near Chamonix and the Mont Blanc ⛷️
Final day of Bristol Harbourside regeneration fieldwork with Year 11s ⚓ The weather was still cold but the rain did not return so students were able to interview far more people today ❄️ Anyone else agree that Mr Helliwell should win the award for the best dressed geography teacher in town? 🏆
February 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Final day of Bristol Harbourside regeneration fieldwork with Year 11s ⚓ The weather was still cold but the rain did not return so students were able to interview far more people today ❄️ Anyone else agree that Mr Helliwell should win the award for the best dressed geography teacher in town? 🏆
Huge thank you to @jbwgeog.bsky.social from AQA for joining my geography team on our Bristol Harbourside regeneration fieldwork with Year 11 ⚓ It was a pleasure showing you around our rainy city and we thoroughly enjoyed chatting about our geography curriculum with you 😊
February 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Huge thank you to @jbwgeog.bsky.social from AQA for joining my geography team on our Bristol Harbourside regeneration fieldwork with Year 11 ⚓ It was a pleasure showing you around our rainy city and we thoroughly enjoyed chatting about our geography curriculum with you 😊
This week has been a struggle 😴 Recovering from the Doynton Hard Half Marathon whilst fighting a cold meant I felt completely broken at the beginning of the week and I have struggled to reach my usual levels of energy ⚡️ Thankfully, sunrises like this and coffee helped to motivate me 🌅
February 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This week has been a struggle 😴 Recovering from the Doynton Hard Half Marathon whilst fighting a cold meant I felt completely broken at the beginning of the week and I have struggled to reach my usual levels of energy ⚡️ Thankfully, sunrises like this and coffee helped to motivate me 🌅
Students always struggle to explain the formation of physical landforms so today I asked my Year 10s to recreate 3D models of waterfalls using Angel Cakes 👼 The aim was for them to see how erosion causes the waterfall to retreat over time thus creating a gorge in the process 🏞️
February 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Students always struggle to explain the formation of physical landforms so today I asked my Year 10s to recreate 3D models of waterfalls using Angel Cakes 👼 The aim was for them to see how erosion causes the waterfall to retreat over time thus creating a gorge in the process 🏞️
Tonight, France takes on Wales in Paris for the opening game of this year's Six Nations championship 🏟️ Last year, I went to Cardiff with my dad to see the reverse fixture & we battered Wales so I am very much hoping for a similar outcome 🇫🇷😉🏉
January 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Tonight, France takes on Wales in Paris for the opening game of this year's Six Nations championship 🏟️ Last year, I went to Cardiff with my dad to see the reverse fixture & we battered Wales so I am very much hoping for a similar outcome 🇫🇷😉🏉
Did you know France used to be in the centre of the world? 🤔 300 million years ago, there used to only be one continent in the world called Pangea 🌎 It was C-shaped and surrounded by the superocean Panthalassa 🌊
January 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Did you know France used to be in the centre of the world? 🤔 300 million years ago, there used to only be one continent in the world called Pangea 🌎 It was C-shaped and surrounded by the superocean Panthalassa 🌊
Year 12s braved Storm Éowyn on Friday and headed into the city centre to learn about how past present connections have shaped the economic and social characteristics of St Paul's and the Harbourside 🏙️ Great effort in tricky conditions 👌
January 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Year 12s braved Storm Éowyn on Friday and headed into the city centre to learn about how past present connections have shaped the economic and social characteristics of St Paul's and the Harbourside 🏙️ Great effort in tricky conditions 👌
To celebrate Mr Dixon's birthday, everyone in the Humanities office was asked to bring in their favourite cheese 🧀 At lunch, we got to indulge and feast on a fantastic selection 🥖 This was hands down the best lunch I have ever had in my teaching career 😍 Next up a raclette? 🇫🇷
January 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
To celebrate Mr Dixon's birthday, everyone in the Humanities office was asked to bring in their favourite cheese 🧀 At lunch, we got to indulge and feast on a fantastic selection 🥖 This was hands down the best lunch I have ever had in my teaching career 😍 Next up a raclette? 🇫🇷
Back to reality tomorrow after a brilliant holiday in the Alps ⛷❄️🇫🇷🏔
January 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Back to reality tomorrow after a brilliant holiday in the Alps ⛷❄️🇫🇷🏔
Happy New Year from the Alps ⛷🎉⛰🇫🇷
January 1, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Happy New Year from the Alps ⛷🎉⛰🇫🇷
Skiing with two little ones is physically more challenging but so much fun 😍🏔️🇫🇷⛷
December 28, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Skiing with two little ones is physically more challenging but so much fun 😍🏔️🇫🇷⛷
Heading home for New Year 🌟🎄🇫🇷✈️
December 27, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Heading home for New Year 🌟🎄🇫🇷✈️
Santa currently visiting the Chagos Islands... It seems geopolitical events do not affect his route 😜
December 24, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Santa currently visiting the Chagos Islands... It seems geopolitical events do not affect his route 😜
Merry Christmas 🎄After breakfast, I gave my daughters a mini geography lesson on time zones to explain how Santa manages to cover the whole world in one night 🗺️ They have been enthusiastically following his progress since 😂 #geographyteacher
December 24, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Merry Christmas 🎄After breakfast, I gave my daughters a mini geography lesson on time zones to explain how Santa manages to cover the whole world in one night 🗺️ They have been enthusiastically following his progress since 😂 #geographyteacher
Mr Dixon and Mr Laurie's winning performance 🏆
December 20, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Mr Dixon and Mr Laurie's winning performance 🏆
Huge thank you to Me Shepherd for organising and presenting the 'Masked Teacher' singing competition at RGS 🎤 Outstanding performance from all teachers involved and I thoroughly enjoyed judging 👨⚖️
December 20, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Huge thank you to Me Shepherd for organising and presenting the 'Masked Teacher' singing competition at RGS 🎤 Outstanding performance from all teachers involved and I thoroughly enjoyed judging 👨⚖️