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Engaging Places
 

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January 2010

 

A resource to support teaching and learning through buildings and places

 
 
Your new-look website

Your new-look website

The Engaging Places website has changed – making it easier for you to find teaching resources, articles and events. With over 1,300 items, Engaging Places helps you plan lessons and schemes of work. We’d love to know what you think.

Avoncroft Museum

27 historic buildings where students can learn traditional building techniques.

Avoncroft Museum

Creating space to learn

Children need great places in which to learn, experiment and achieve. Read one primary teacher’s advice on how to involve children in creating inspiring learning spaces.

Creating space to learn

Spaceshaper 9-14

A new toolkit designed to capture young peoples' views about local places.

Spaceshaper 9-14
 
 
Making grounds for improvement

Making grounds for improvement

Barmby–on-the-Marsh Primary School used the revamp of its grounds to involve students in real-life learning from working with a local sculptor to designing an outdoor classroom. Do the same at your school.

Resources and places

Search for resources and events by location, curriculum subject or topic.

Resources and places

Mapping out your hopes and fears

Take inspiration from artist Michael Pinsky's project, using maps to encourage your students to express their hopes and fears for the future of their neighbourhood.

Mapping out your hopes and fears

Urban explorer resource pack

Get your students to analyse and engage with their local environment.

Urban explorer resource pack

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