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Object of the Heritage Education Trust

To enable the public in general and young people in particular to learn about history, art, architecture and other subjects through engagement with historic buildings and sites, museums, landscapes, parks and gardens, cultures and traditions. In particular, the Trust seeks to achieve this through assessment for the Sandford Award and the dissemination of good practice in heritage education.

 

 Sandford Award

The Sandford Award is an independently assessed, quality assured assessment of formal, curriculum-aligned and site led heritage learning programmes. Recognition is also given to informal learning such as family programmes and self-guided provision.

The award scheme is managed by the Heritage Education Trust in partnership with Bishop Grosseteste University.

Our story

The Sandford Award was conceived in 1975 as a result of the European Year of Architecture.

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Object of the Heritage Education Trust

To enable the public in general and young people in particular to learn about history, art, architecture and other subjects through engagement with historic buildings and sites, museums, landscapes, parks and gardens, cultures and traditions.

Learn more
 

Volunteer

The Volunteer Sandford Award Assessor plays a vital role in providing a supportive space for heritage organisations to showcase what they do and how they do it.

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“Over the past 40 years, the Sandford Award has recognised a huge variety of education programmes at hundreds of heritage sites across the British Isles. We are looking forward to building on this success in the years to come by continuing to broaden the reach of the scheme and celebrating many more heritage education heroes.”

– Tracy Borman, Chief Executive, Heritage Education Trust

 
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Contact us

For enquiries or to register your interest in applying for the Sandford Award, please get in touch.