This document summarizes a workshop from The Heritage Alliance that aims to promote the Engaging Places website and its resources for using historic buildings in education. The workshop will discuss changes to the national curriculum, introduce templates and support for heritage learning projects, and provide opportunities for networking. Attendees will include education staff at heritage sites, teachers, and partners interested in heritage education. Sessions will cover the Engaging Places resources, curriculum changes, resources needed for effective site visits, and creative engagement ideas from a visual artist. Attendees can gain templates for lessons, information on partnerships, and a chance to share resources on the Heritage Alliance website.

1. Engaging Engaging Places is the leading
Places
online guide to using buildings
and places for learning. You
will find lesson plans, teaching
resources about architecture
and design and details of
Using historic buildings other useful organisations
and upcoming events. Aimed
and places in the classroom at professionals and teachers,
this site aims to help whatever
A practical workshop series from the target audience.
The Heritage Alliance
Aims:
To promote the Engaging Places
website, its value and practical
What you will gain
use to historic buildings. by attending:
To present the latest information Opportunities for networking,
on the changing national information sharing and exploring
curriculum in the context of the potential partnerships.
historic environment. Templates to deliver a learning
To discuss the challenges and session about historic buildings in a
opportunities of delivering creative way.
learning projects. Hear from teachers about what they
To introduce on-line templates need for pupils to get the best out
and support for delivering of a heritage site visit.
heritage learning about the A chance to hear about new learning
historic environment. projects in regional and national
To provide opportunity for heritage sites.
partnership working and An update on the latest national
networking. curriculum changes that may affect
heritage learning.
The following will benefit from attending:
The following would gain from attending this free one day workshop:
Education staff in large, medium or small heritage sites, heritage site managers,
freelance learning and engagement advisors, volunteers at heritage sites, primary
teachers and teaching assistants, third sector partners interested in working with
historic buildings and or schools.

2. Sessions
National Curriculum and
Heritage Education Effective Resources
This session will look at changes to You will be invited to contribute to
the curriculum and how this may resources being developed for Engaging
affect heritage education. Places - The resources produced aim to
be relevant to the needs of teachers,
Engaging Places students and staff who work with
historic buildings.
This session introduces you to the
Engaging Places website, managed
by Open-City, and shows how you We ask attendees to provide an image
can promote your site and events from one of your learning sessions
online as well as accessing free or projects and a description of your
resources and lesson plans there. project for the Heritage Alliance
www.engagingplaces.org.uk website. This will not only help promote
your site but support colleagues.
What Teachers Want
Free
Focusing mainly on Key Stage 2 and
3, this is a rare opportunity to hear Each workshop is free, but you need
from teachers on what they need to book your place in advance. We
to have a brilliant site visit. Two expect considerable interest, and the
teachers who have worked in PRUs, limited number of places are allocated
Primary and Secondary schools will on a first come, first served basis, so
give their views on how to work do book early if you can. There will be
with teachers, valuable resources free tea and coffee, lunch, networking
and tips for engaging long term opportunities, and venue visits.
partnerships with schools.
Dates, venues and times
Creative engagement and the 31 January 2013, Kensington Palace,
historic environment London
In this session a visual artist will 6 February 2013, York Minster
put forward their ideas for creative 12 February 2013, Peterborough
engagement with historic buildings Museum
when working with young people.
Rachel Gadsden will illustrate All 10.30 - 16.30
with her own projects at Tate
Modern, Historic Royal Palaces How to book
and Inside Out. Email culturallearning@email.com for
more information and a booking form.
The Heritage Alliance, The Heritage Alliance is a
Clutha House, company limited by guarantee
10 Storeys Gate, registered in England and Wales
London SW1P 3AY. no 4577804 and a registered
Tel 020 7233 0500 charity no 1094793
Images by artist Rachel Gadsden