Awards

Each year, at the GA’s Annual Conference, the Association presents a number of awards to recognise and celebrate the contribution of individuals towards geography education. GA awards include:

• GA Honorary Membership (normally one award per year) – this is the highest award made by the GA, in return for sustained and outstanding service to the Association. It confers lifelong and complimentary membership of the GA on its recipients. Read a list of GA Honorary Members
• GA Annual Awards for Excellence (normally up to two awards per year) – for a GA member or non-member who has made a significant contribution to furthering geographical knowledge and understanding through education and/or to the work of the GA over the previous year. Read a list of past recipients here.
• GA Geography Champion (normally up to two awards per year) – for a GA member or non-member who has made a significant contribution to supporting the work of the geography educator community or raising the profile of geography within the wider public arena.
• GA Distinguished Service Award – for GA members who have made notable contributions to the work of the GA and its charitable mission over a sustained period of time. This contribution might arise from participation on GA committees or special interest, or volunteer groups, service given to local branches, or other significant activity that has furthered the work of the Association.
• Ordnance Survey Award — a new award for 2025, sponsored by the Ordnance Survey. Given to a primary school for high quality geography.
• GA Rex Walford Geography Student Teacher Award – for inspirational and innovative practice for those undertaking primary or secondary geography initial teacher education.
• GA Journal Awards– GA members vote for this award which is presented to three articles, one from each of our three journals, that voters feel have made the greatest contribution to the development of good practice in geographical teaching and learning. More information will be added here when nominations open.
• GA Publishers’ Awards – recognise resources that make a significant contribution to geography in primary schools, secondary schools or colleges, and encourage the creative development of new materials. More information will be added here when nominations open.