Department for Culture Media and Sport

education

The buildings and spaces around us have great potential for education. Spaces can easily be explored, buildings are durable and most public buildings can be entered freely at no cost.

Our built environment can be a fresh starting point for subjects across the curriculum and can develop a sense of community and citizenship.

Find out more:

  • Engaging Places unlocks the educational potential of the historic and contemporary built environment
  • Creative Partnerships projects in schools have helped children and young people across the country investigate design in new ways
  • English Heritage promotes understanding of the historic environment and have a vast range of online and offline resources 
     

Websites of interest