Homes and Communities Academy

Round Foundry Media Centre
Foundry Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS11 5QP
England

Website

www.hcaacademy.co.uk

E-mail

enquiries@HCAacademy.co.uk

Telephone

0113 394 4630

Fax

0113 394 4640

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The Academy is the skills and expertise arm of the new Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). We improve the skills and knowledge of people who create and maintain communities. Our work strengthens HCA's role to create thriving places and affordable homes.

HCA is the Government's national housing and regeneration body. It launched on December 1st, combining English Partnerships, the Housing Corporation, some delivery functions from Communities and Local Government and the Academy for Sustainable Communities - our previous name.

While our role naturally reflects the emerging priorities of the new agency, we'll continue to promote new approaches to creating better places and ensure people have the skills to work across professional boundaries. We're the only learning organisation that spans the entire homes and communities domain, allowing us to discover and inspire better ways of working.

Venue Type:

Campaign or initiative, Museum

Round Foundry Media Centre
Foundry Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS11 5QP
England

Website

www.hcaacademy.co.uk

E-mail

enquiries@HCAacademy.co.uk

Telephone

0113 394 4630

Fax

0113 394 4640

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Related teaching activities

Key Stage 2 History, Small project

Organisation and communication

How many different periods of buildings are there in the local streets where you live? Map the development of your local area on a timeline, showing the historical developments that led to housing growth in the area.

Key Stage 3 Citizenship, 1-2 lessons

2.2 Advocacy and representation

Write a manifesto for creating a better neighbourhood and more cohesive community in your local area. Think about housing, transport and recreation.

Key Stage 3 Design and Technology, Small project

1.1 Designing and making

Design 3 houses using glass, plastic or steel as the main material. Discuss your designs in small groups, looking at what design would be most effective to create a pleasing community.

Key Stage 3 ICT, Small project

2.3 Communicating information

Collect photographs and images of a local urban environment. Create a storyboard using ICT software to tell the story of your local community through its buildings and public spaces.

Key Stage 3 ICT, 1-2 lessons

2.3 Communicating information

Explore or look at images of housing in your local streets. What shapes can you find? Why are some shapes and patterns more common than others? Use ICT to present your findings.