Maximising the potential of a school visit to a museum or gallery
Greg Klerkx from Nimblefish shares activities & lessons from our Heritage INSET to engage students in history and their surroundings
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Greg Klerkx from Nimblefish shares activities & lessons from our Heritage INSET to engage students in history and their surroundings
Katharine James from Nimble Fish shares some of the insights which came out of our Heritage and Visual Arts INSET.
This month, Arts Award want that young people explore art forms that they might not have heard of, or had a chance to see for yourself.
A round-up of this week's news and activities from across the arts, cultural and education sector.
Here are a few thoughts inspired by Sandra Standcliffe, head of education and interpretation at English Heritage, who spoke at the GEM/AND Conference: Forging New Agendas.
AND's Programme Associate Laura Fuller reflects on what the natural world can teaches us about teamwork and leadership
A new Key Stage 2 resource that gives teachers a 'how to' approach for working with history and heritage themes.
The artwork of pupils involved in our Heritage Lottery funded Stratford Explorers project has been turned in to a beautiful exhibition about the history of Stratford.
Yesterday (Tues 17 July), young people from across the six Olympic host boroughs travelled to The Savoy's Lancaster Ballroom for the culmination of Ruth Ewan's project, Liberties of the Savoy, to create a unique event inspired by the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
A beautifully illustrated map weaving together selected points of historical interest, memories from some of Stratford's older residents, and drawings by pupils at Colegrave and Maryland Primary Schools, was launched on 11 July 2012 at Stratford Town Hall, to much fanfare and cake...!