27th July - 31st August 2026

esta summer school

SUMMER SCHOOL 2026

The UK's only specialist training course for geology teachers.

What Will You Learn?

  • delivering effective fieldwork

  • creative lesson planning

  • teaching practical geology

  • using geological models in the classroom

  • accessing geological teaching resources

  • integrating the specified maths content into geology

  • understanding the examination process

  • employing metacognitive approaches to teaching geology

  • avoiding teaching misconceptions

ABOUT THE COURSE

The ESTA-EGU Geoscience Summer School is a five-day intensive training programme for current and future geology teachers. Taught by leading experts, the course carries a Professional Development Certificate awarded by the European Geosciences Union (EGU) and is endorsed by the Geological Society of London.

What’s Included?

  • five days of tuition from leading experts

  • all written materials

  • accommodation

  • lunch and refreshments throughout

  • a Certificate of Completion

This year’s Summer school

27th - 31st July 2026

Summer School 2026

This programme is available to those with at least 50% geoscience in their degree, who are practising, or newly qualified teachers, or about to start a PGCE QTS course and who wish to teach geology in the UK to examination level (GCSE or A level or to contribute to the Higher in Environmental Studies in Scotland). There are exceptions and everyone will be considered on merit, but the course will be designed to teach the pedagogy of teaching geology rather than the subject itself.

The course, which carries a Professional Development Certificate awarded by the European Geosciences Union (EGU) as part of their Geoscience Education Field Officer scheme and ESTA, is endorsed by the Geological Society of London.

It is supported by bursaries so is free-of-charge to participants (including all tuition, field trips, catering & hotel accommodation). The course is taught by highly experienced professional teachers, teacher trainers and examiners and has received highly positive feedback over many years.

Aquinas College, Stockport

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Delivering effective fieldwork

Teaching practical geology

Using geological models in the classroom

Accessing geological teaching resources

Course Features

Integrating the specified maths content into geology

Understanding the examination process

Employing metacognitive approaches to teaching geology