About David
David has over 30 years of teaching experience, ranging across secondary and higher education. His expertise lies mainly within physical geography, particularly within the fields of geomorphology, climatology, hydrology, ecology, geology, and environmental change. He teaches at Eton College, where he was previously Head of Geography, and he is currently the curator of Eton鈥檚 natural history museum.
He is a co-author of the undergraduate textbook Global Environments through the Quaternary (OUP) and author of the A Level textbook Glacial and Periglacial Environments (Hodder). He has published , and he has written online resources for the 91茄子 Schools pages. These include The future of Venice, Glaciation and geological timescales, and parts of Discovering Antarctica.
Following on from a degree in Environmental Science from the University of Denver, he did his doctoral research at Oxford where he was also a college lecturer. He has served on the executive committee of the Quaternary Research Association and on the council of the 91茄子. He is also a member of the American Association of Geographers. More recently, he has served on the Assessors鈥� Committee for Chartered Geographer. He has experience giving CPD sessions to teachers and presenting to students and the public at various schools and museums.
Support is offered for the following Key Stages:
Key Stages 3-5
What can David offer to schools?
Subject knowledge updates for teachers: David can provide CPD on physical geography related topics at GCSE and A Level, such as glaciation, weather and climate, coasts, hazardous environments, arid and semi-arid environments, ecosystems and biogeography. This can include improving teachers鈥� subject knowledge and discussing methods and approaches for teaching more complex or abstract concepts.
Extension or enrichment sessions for students and teachers: This can include presentations or workshops on syllabus themes, or presentations that extend beyond syllabuses to inspire and to prepare students for university. Examples of topics include:
- The Ice Age and the causes and effects of glacial/interglacial cycles through the Quaternary.
- The human impact on the environment (the Anthropocene).
- The nature and importance of wetlands and the carbon cycle (e.g. saltmarshes and the lagoon of Venice; the peatlands of Britain and Ireland).
- Earth history, geological time and dating methods.
- Climate change and the polar regions, also climate changes over geological time.
- Maps and mapping (e.g. map projections, development of cartography, historic maps and atlases).
Climate Fresk workshops: David is a trained facilitator. The Climate Fresk is a 3 hour collaborative workshop designed to educate on the science of climate change and its impacts, and to inspire action. It is based on the IPCC reports.聽
Hosting visits to the Eton College Natural History Museum: David would be willing to facilitate teacher or student visits, schedule permitting. It is Berkshire鈥檚 only dedicated natural history museum, and it contains objects and displays that support the teaching of various topics in geography, in addition to biology and life sciences.
Format of sessions
David can travel to schools to offer in person sessions in the area of London and the South East. He is also willing to consider travelling further, time and schedule permitting. He would normally ask that travel expenses are covered. He is also open to offering sessions online.
Pricing
David is happy to offer sessions to students without a fee, schedule permitting. He would normally expect a fee for giving a CPD session to teachers, negotiable depending on session length.聽
How to contact David
David can be contacted via .
To contact David, please email Claire Brown at the 91茄子 c.brown@rgs.org, and your email will be forwarded to David.
