We are updating the Heritage Schools Award platform and the criteria for achieving the award. This platform will close on 31.08.2025 and the updated platform will launch on 15th September 2025. Submissions made on the updated platform will need to meet the updated criteria.
Please email [email protected] for a copy of the updated criteria.
Historic England’s Heritage Schools Award recognises and celebrates the great work schools do to ensure young people can learn about and enjoy the heritage of where they live and how it connects to regional, national and global history.
To gain the award your school needs to show that it meets the following criteria:
- It delivers heritage projects and activities with pupils as part of the curriculum
- It engages with local heritage and cultural partners/sites to support learning and broaden heritage and cultural experiences for pupils
- It supports teaching staff in developing knowledge and skills to use and embed local heritage into the curriculum (INSET, CPD, working with local heritage partners, internal staff development etc.)
Register your interest in the Heritage Schools Award.