Building on last year's success, Engaging Places inducted a new group of school and learning provider partnerships to the network programme in October. Participants engaged in activities that pushed them to think about how buildings and places can be used to enhance the experience and achievement of the learner.
Network workshop in Southwark Cathedral © A&M Photography
Organisations involved range from the Diocese of Coventry to the London Borough of Camden. A full list of projects and participants will be published at the beginning of November 2009 and we will continue to update you on their progress in the spring.
During the workshop at Southwark Cathedral, the participants were introduced to the network process and through activities were encouraged to think creatively about how buildings and places could be used in their school-based projects.
All projects will follow the QCDA’s disciplined innovation framework to ensure that the learner is kept at the heart of the project and that the project works with the national curriculum.
We are really looking forward to working with everyone involved, and sharing these best practice projects with you at the end of the academic year – we hope they inspire you to use buildings and places in your teaching!
Workshop activities around Southwark © A&M Photography
Read about the nine projects from the 2008/09 Engaging Places network
A window on the past – Cardinal Newman Catholic School, key stage 3
Street investigation – Ospringe Primary School, key stage 2
A new view on design - Graveney School, key stage 3
Grounds for improvement - Barmby on the Marsh Primary School, key stage 1, 2
A 360-degree journey - Dover Grammar School for Girls, key stage 4, AS level
Tales from the Palace - St John’s CE Primary School, key stage 2
Resurrecting the past – St Pius X Catholic High School, key stage 3
Groundbreaking geography – The Royal Grammar School, key stage 5
Partnership discussions © A&M Photography
Background to the Engaging Places network
The Engaging Places programme is run by CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) and English Heritage. It supports teaching and learning through buildings and places.
Engaging Places realises that young people identify deeply with where they go to school and live but they are not always able to adequately communicate their sense of place to others. The physical face of many neighbourhoods is changing fast and schools are being transformed at an incredible pace, despite the recession. These dramatic changes will either involve or exclude a whole generation of young people.
This is why we have developed the Engaging Places network. The network is made up of schools and learning providers across England working together on projects which seek to equip students with the tools to articulate and critically analyse the places where they live and learn.
Want to know more?
Read about the 2008/09 Engaging Places network process
Watch the Engaging Places network videos
