Win for Gunnersbury Park's Learning Team
Workshops for schools receive the Sandford Award
The Gunnersbury Park learning team
October 11, 2024
Gunnersbury Park has joined a range of heritage venues including Windsor Castle and Bletchley Park after winning a Sandford Award.
The Sandford Award, established in 1978, claims to be the gold standard for heritage learning, recognising the contribution of heritage organisations to formal and informal education.
A 2024 award went to the Gunnersbury Park Learning Team who run workshops for local schools. They judges said they, “are multi-sensory and memorable for students. With a team who pay close attention to detail from booking onwards, teachers can be confident of a high-quality experience linked to the national curriculum at this museum.”
The award presentation ceremony took place at Kensington Palace on Tuesday 10 December.
The programme provides the only independent quality assurance for heritage sites that run formal education programs. It is run by Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU), in partnership with the Heritage Education Trust and supported by Historic Royal Palaces.
Professor Andrew Jackson, speaking on behalf of BGU said, “Bishop Grosseteste University is delighted to be joining the celebrations of the Sandford Award 2024. The number and diversity of winners form a fabulous testimony to the role of our sites and organisations and reflects the dedication of their staff to heritage education and learning. BGU is proud to be supporting and championing their endeavours.”
Dr Tracy Borman, OBE, Chief Executive of the Heritage Education Trust and Chancellor of BGU said, “I am thrilled to see such a rich and diverse range of sites celebrated in this year’s Sandford Awards. From iconic historic buildings such as Windsor Castle, Whitby Abbey, and the Roman Baths to art galleries, archives, ships, and even a farm, they are all united by the excellence of their education provision. My heartfelt congratulations go to all the worthy winners of 2024.”
The award is not only a validation of formal learning programmes that align with national curricula but also acknowledges the value of informal learning opportunities such as family programmes and self-guided tours.
Like Reading Articles Like This? Help Us Produce More This site remains committed to providing local community news and public interest journalism. Articles such as the one above are integral to what we do. We aim to feature as much as possible on local societies, charities based in the area, fundraising efforts by residents, community-based initiatives and even helping people find missing pets. We’ve always done that and won’t be changing, in fact we’d like to do more. However, the readership that these stories generates is often below that needed to cover the cost of producing them. Our financial resources are limited and the local media environment is intensely competitive so there is a constraint on what we can do. We are therefore asking our readers to consider offering financial support to these efforts. Any money given will help support community and public interest news and the expansion of our coverage in this area. A suggested monthly payment is £8 but we would be grateful for any amount for instance if you think this site offers the equivalent value of a subscription to a daily printed newspaper you may wish to consider £20 per month. If neither of these amounts is suitable for you then contact info@neighbournet.com and we can set up an alternative. All payments are made through a secure web site. One-off donations are also appreciated. Choose The Amount You Wish To Contribute. If you do support us in this way we’d be interested to hear what kind of articles you would like to see more of on the site – send your suggestions to the editor. For businesses we offer the chance to be a corporate sponsor of community content on the site. For £30 plus VAT per month you will be the designated sponsor of at least one article a month with your logo appearing if supplied. If there is a specific community group or initiative you’d like to support we can make sure your sponsorship is featured on related content for a one off payment of £50 plus VAT. All payments are made through a secure web site. |