Archive Education News

29/05/2012 English Heritage and the Cultural Education Partnership Following on from publication of Cultural Education: an independent review by Darren Henley, Arts Council England, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the British Film Institute and English Heritage have come together as the new Cultural Education Partnership Group. Read full story

13/04/2012 Wellington Arch reopens Wellington Arch on Hyde Park Corner will reopen on Wednesday 9 May 2012 as London's latest exhibition space. The Quadriga Gallery will host a fast-changing series of exhibitions that will explore the history and heritage of England, from the story of Stonehenge to the influence of Egyptian culture and design on the architecture of England. Read full story

27/02/2012 Heritage Schools Education Secretary Michael Gove is to ask English Heritage to draw up a list of local historical sites so schoolchildren can visit them and be inspired by "our rich island story". Read full story

09/01/2012 New centralised bookings service for education visits From this January, learning group leaders are only one phone number away from booking free school visits at any English Heritage property throughout the country. Read full story

09/01/2012 Exclusive March opening times for learning groups Leaders of learning groups can take advantage of an unusual opportunity to have an entire historic site to themselves this March, with 24 of English Heritage's top properties opening exclusively for education visits on Mondays and Fridays in March 2012. Read full story

10/11/2011 Guide to winter colour at Belsay Hall launched Finding the most stunning winter plants in the garden will no longer be a challenge at Belsay Hall & Gardens in Northumberland, thanks to a new joint initiative between English Heritage and the University of the Third Age (U3A). Read full story

24/10/2011 Heritage Explorer plays key role in "outstanding" local history project The role of English Heritage's Heritage Explorer website has been highlighted in an exceptional case study for local history, to be published in the autumn issue of "Primary History". Read full story

21/10/2011 New ‘industrial heritage’ teacher’s kit launched English Heritage Education has published a new Investigating Industrial Heritage Teacher's Kit to coincide with the publication of the organisation's largest ever research project into the condition of England's industrial heritage. Read full story

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15/09/2011 English Heritage sets technotrail for historical treasure History hungry students on the hunt for clues to England's past can now take a high-tech approach to historical exploration as English Heritage launches geocache trails at a selection of properties across the country. Read full story

07/09/2011 New geocaching trail for education groups Technotrail brings exciting exploration to Rievaulx Abbey. Read full story

01/09/2011 Bringing the Castle to the Classroom with the Heritage Explorer The ability to "engage pupils and bring learning to life" is cited by most teachers as the main reason to take pupils on school trips according to recent research from English Heritage. But for just under half the schools deterred from undertaking trips due to transport and other costs, online resources like English Heritage's Heritage Explorer are considered by far the best substitutes. Read full story

01/09/2011 Putting pupils in the picture A year-long project devised by Fran Lashmar, South East Education Manager for English Heritage and teachers from Dover Grammar School comes to fruition this September when some rather unusual self-portraits produced by 12-15 year-old pupils from the School go on display At Dover Town Hall. Read full story

04/08/2011 History in and out of school David Sheldon, Midlands Education Manager for English Heritage, will be running an "Out of School into History" (KS1-4) workshop at the Midlands History Forum Conference at the School of Education, University of Birmingham on Saturday 15 October. Read full story

15/07/2011 Local school pupils' design for new Stonehenge souvenir hits the shelves Two enterprising Year 10 students from Stonehenge School in Amesbury have seen their design for a Stonehenge-branded wristband become a reality. The wristbands are now on sale in the ancient monument's gift shop and have been flying off the shelves. Read full story

14/07/2011 Summer pilots for English Heritage’s first technological treasure hunts The Education team at English Heritage is to introduce its first geocache trails (technological treasure hunts) specially designed for learning groups and families. The first trails will be piloted at Witley Court on 15 July and the Festival of History on 16 and 17 July. If successful, others will be developed at one selected site in each region where sets of Global Positioning System (GPS) units will be loaned out to users. Read full story

01/07/2011 Changes in winter opening times Learning groups urged to book visits now for this and next summer. We are adjusting our winter opening times (November to March). More properties will be open than ever before but with a few exceptions, all our properties will only be open at weekends during the winter. Read full story

30/06/2011 Deer Park school pupil wins local heritage challenge English Heritage joined forces with the Historical Association earlier this year to offer a local heritage challenge competition designed to get learners looking at and discovering new things about their local area. Read full story

15/06/2011 Town trail to extend Whitby Abbey visit for schools Schools visiting Whitby Abbey will now have access to a new interactive trail, the first to be created by English Heritage's Archives and Education teams using amazing resources from the archives to explain how towns develop. Read full story

08/06/2011 Innovative Roman Learning Experiences Prove a Hit with Teachers Teachers are finding it easier than ever to give children an interactive experience of life in Roman Britain, thanks to a unique new teaching resource inspired by Wroxeter Roman City and the new Roman Town House which has been built there. Read full story

03/06/2011 Lion to Lead Tours of Warkworth Castle! Learning groups and families visiting Warkworth Castle over the coming months can expect an unusual guide to show them round, as English Heritage reveals Percy the Lion as the new castle custodian! Read full story

03/06/2011 Teachers' Weekend Proclaimed Resounding Success by English Heritage An initiative that invited school teachers up and down the country to visit an English Heritage site has proved a resounding success, with 745 teachers signing up for the day, and a significant increase in the number of enquiries for free educational visits following their visits. Read full story

17/05/2011 Declining skills get boost with new education resource Over 230 school children descended on Launceston Castle today (Tuesday 17 May) to celebrate the launch of English Heritage's new traditional building methods resource. Read full story