Geographical Association
The GA logo. This version appeared in 2000. For a century before (since 1901) the GA logo had been a global map of the world, based on a Mollweide projection.
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| Abbreviation | GA |
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| Formation | 1893 |
| Headquarters | Sheffield, UK |
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Region served
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United Kingdom and Worldwide |
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Membership
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circa 5000 |
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Chief Executive
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Alan Kinder |
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President
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Mary Biddulph (2016 - 17) |
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Honorary Vice-Presidents
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Professor David Lambert, Dr Vanessa Lawrence CBE, Professor Iain Stewart, Hetan Shah, Professor Peter Jackson |
| Website | www.geography.org.uk |
The Geographical Association (GA) is a United Kingdom-based subject association whose objects are the advancement of education for the public benefit by furthering geographical knowledge and understanding, through the promotion and dissemination of good practice in geographical teaching and learning. It is a registered charity and is wholly independent of state aid.
The Geographical Association was formed by five geographers, including Halford John Mackinder, in 1893 as an independent, unincorporated association. The first members got together to use and exchange lantern slides, a leading technology of the day. The history of the first hundred years of the GA was published in 1993 and a more recently a chronological list of key people, events and achievements of the association up to the present day has been produced. The current purpose remains the development of a community of practice for sharing teaching ideas, innovations and understanding about geographical education, but the GA also serves as a voice for and represents the interests of geography teachers in policy and practice initiatives through engagement with government.
The GA has approximately 5000 members. These include primary and secondary teachers, trainee teachers (student teachers), teacher educators, academics, geography students, infant, primary and secondary schools, colleges, universities, academies, libraries, societies, museums and businesses. Although a UK-based organisation, there are members in more than 60 countries with strong links between geographical organisations in the USA, Australia and Europe. Its core activities are financed by membership subscriptions.
The Geographical Association was incorporated under the Companies Act 2006 on 28 January 2010 as a private company limited by guarantee (company number 07139068). Charitable status was subsequently conferred by the Charity Commission on 24 March 2010, under registration number 1135148. The GA had previously existed as an unincorporated association (registered charity number 31329) since its formation in 1893. The main motivation for the change in the legal structure of the GA in 2010 was the purchase of property, in the form the land and buildings that it had been occupying since 1997. GA Trustees' Report 2014-15.
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