Teachers - why you should choose a Sandford Award site
Established in 1978, the Sandford Award supports the heritage sector in achieving high quality, inclusive and accessible learning and promotes continuous provision.
The awards focus on formal, curriculum-aligned learning programmes that take place in the historic setting or natural environment and use the history and collections or natural resources of the site to engage, inform and inspire learners.
It’s an assurance of the highest standard of learning provision
At Sandford Award sites, you can be assured of exciting, immersive and accessible experiences for your class, and expert advice and learning resources to help you plan your educational visit. They include museums, galleries, castles, churches, historic houses, cottages, palaces, archaeological sites, archives and collections and zoos.
As a result, you can use the Sandford Award to support your application within school to help convince colleagues and senior leaders that the site you have chosen for a visit has an educational provision which has been assessed to be effective. This assessment includes an onsite visit, and the award lasts for five years. Find out more about the Sandford Awards.
What teachers can expect at each Award site:
Image: King Richard III Visitor Centre, Sandford Award holder
Learning programmes delivered in ways that engage, inform and inspire visitors.
Learning that helps children and students understand their local, national heritage or natural environment.
Sessions developed through consultation and evaluation with teachers and learners.
Attention to good management and administration during all aspects of the visit.
Quality learning resources and services which enhance the visit.
A safe, welcoming and accessible environment.
Find out more about the Sandford Award and the six criteria that applicants have to meet to be successful in achieving this endorsement.
Banner image: Great North Museum: Hancock, Sandford Award holder