The Geography Geek

Author. Educational Consultant. Scriptwriter. Content Creator. Lecturer. Teacher. Geographer.

Helen Young - The Geography Geek
One of Helen Young's textbooks, published by Cambridge University Press.

Author

Extensive background of authoring geographical education textbooks with The Advisory Unit and Cambridge University Press.

Creation of teaching materials for schools.

Educational Consultant

Creating innovative and interactive media for BBC Bitesize, BBC Teach and BBC Studios. Examples of recent projects include the BBC Bitesize KS3 and GCSE web pages, The Regenerators, Planet Planners and the BBC Learning Collection in collaboration with Century Tech.

BBC Bitesize and Century Tech platform that Helen Young works on.
Helen Young at Fylde Sand Dunes.

Content Creator and Scriptwriter

Creating content for websites and apps and writing scripts for educational films. Recent examples include writing self-guided walking tours for Pandemic Tours and Tap n Tour, and scripting IGCSE clips for Cambridge University Press.

Adult Educational Lecturer

Creating training courses for teachers through the National College and lecturing on the ‘Never Too Late to Learn’ course at Burton and South Derbyshire College. Contact me to enquire about A Level Geography/NEA tuition.

Helen Young's webinars for the National College.
Helen Young running fieldwork at Flamborough Head.

Advisory Roles

Educational consultant to schools, businesses and charitable organisations, and Subject Matter Specialist for Ofqual. Ongoing work supporting secondary schools and other projects, such as creating fieldwork for the Environmental Education Project at Rosliston Forestry Centre in the National Forest.