{"id":35303,"date":"2023-01-10T16:06:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T16:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35303"},"modified":"2023-01-09T17:33:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:33:54","slug":"he-heritage-schools-10th-anniversary-report-shows-learning-about-local-heritage-at-school-improves-local-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35303","title":{"rendered":"HE Heritage Schools 10th anniversary report shows learning about local heritage at school improves local pride"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"Historic England has published an impact report demonstrating the success of its Heritage Schools programme, which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary.<\/h3>\n

image: Historic England Impact Report<\/em><\/h6>\n

\u202698% of teachers said that learning about local heritage improved pupils\u2019 sense of place\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Historic England writes:<\/p>\n

The new report highlights the benefits of embedding heritage into existing school subjects across the curriculum. These include increased engagement, local pride and a sense of place which shows a positive impact on wellbeing, especially when learning can take place outdoors.<\/p>\n

In the last decade, the Department for Education-funded Heritage Schools programme has delivered heritage training to more than 2,500 teachers in almost 2,000 primary schools in Levelling Up areas, reaching almost 2 million children. Priority is given to schools in areas where social mobility is low. The programme focuses on providing free resources to embed local heritage into the curriculum, and working in partnership with local heritage services and cultural providers including museums, art galleries, archives, theatre groups and community-based heritage organisations to help facilitate the use of local services and resources.<\/p>\n

The new Impact Study, carried out by BMG Research using data from yearly independent evaluation reports by Qa Research, found that:<\/p>\n