On May 9th 2025, Dr Charlene Rose had her A-Level Geography Teacher Toolkit launch with the Geographical Association and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
The toolkit focuses on Dr Rose’s PhD research which asked how do Caribbean restaurants and takeaways advertise to the superdiverse city of Birmingham, and more specifically the Ladywood constituency. The research has then been applied to the A-level Geography ‘Changing place; changing places’ core theme from the Department of Education guidance to create the toolkit.
30 people came to the event, some from local colleges such as Joseph Chamberlain College, Cadbury’s College and Mander Portman Wood. Others had travelled from the University of Oxford, University of Worcester and Coventry University.
As well as Dr Rose speaking, Assistant Professor of Geography Education, Graham Jackson, and student teacher Hannah Barnden also spoke. They spoke of the importance of real-world application in Geography education. Hannah spoke about how lived experiences can be beneficial when teaching students with English as an additional language the subject of Geography. Dr Rose extended her thanks to all involved:
“A special thank you has to go to Graham who collaborated with me on the event and worked with me on a successful joint application for public engagement funding. I should also thank the University of Birmingham for the public engagement funding also. Then finally Kay Basterfield and Hope Nyabienda for their support with the toolkit and Azzy Gill for the photography. Also, the food was amazing, Amazing Grace were fantastic. They accommodated for all dietary needs and the fish bites were delightful. If you have an event on campus they are great. I promise I’m not being biased because it’s Caribbean cuisine.”
The toolkit will be on the Geographical Association website at the beginning of June.
