How did it work?
The project focussed on 4 regions - the South West, North East, Yorkshireand Humberside and London and ran from 2005-2008. The programme followed an action research approach to compile findings about how best to engage young people with their sense of heritage. This research suggests that:
- Pupils learnt best in hands-on experience about their own local place.
- School grounds are superb places to express interpretations of heritage
and are often primary heritage sources.
- Heritage offers a broad wealth of opportunity which is often
misunderstood or undervalued.
Participating schools worked on a school grounds based heritage project for one year. Each project was unique to the school and could be carried out in any curriculum subject and was communicate to the whole school community. Schools worked with other organisations, such as museums, galleries, artists and local history societies to learn new skills and express ideas.
Who was it for? It was for English Secondary Schools
What should I do next?Download resources to help run a heritage programme in your school
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Workout: Heritage
Guidance on how to run a heritage project in your school.
(this is a large file (>1MB) and may take time to download)
Workout: Heritage activity sheets
Tried-and-tested ways to engage young people in their own interpretations of local heritage.
Time Travellers
A celebration and final report marking
Case studies of the participating schools:
Yorkshire & Humberside case studies
Join LTL to access specialist advice and support, the latest resources, case study information and to find out more about funding opportunities for heritage school grounds projects.
Programme Partners:
Heritage Lottery Fund:
The Heritage Lottery Fund uses money from the National Lottery to give grants that support a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom.
Our project workers are based with Wildlife Trusts in Sheffield and Durham and in Bristol at CSV Environment. 
