For a record sixth time, Beaulieu has been awarded the
coveted Sandford Award, in recognition of the excellent Education Services it offers.
The award was presented to the Beaulieu Education team at a ceremony in Durham
Cathedral on Tuesday 29th November.
Susan Tomkins, Heritage / Education Archivist, Group Visits
Executive, Mandy Lane and Learning & Access Officer, Chris Gutteridge were
present to accept the award, which was granted to Beaulieu by the Heritage
Education Trust and Bishop Grosseteste University College, Lincoln, in
recognition of Beaulieu’s outstanding contribution to Heritage education and
learning within the historic environment.
The Awards Scheme, first conceived by the Heritage Education
Trust in 1975, was established to raise the profile of the educational use of
historic properties, and annually presents Awards in recognition of excellence
in the provision of Educational Services. Beaulieu received its first Sandford
Award in 1978, and since then has continued to develop the quality and range of
services on offer for Educational Groups.
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The 2011 Sandford Award commendation for Beaulieu reads:
“Beaulieu offers schools some excellent facilities and resources, and an
outstanding range of carefully planned educational programmes and activities.
Delivered by some highly talented and well-trained staff, these are closely
linked to the needs of the National Curriculum and are stimulating, informative
and fun.”
Beaulieu boasts a wealth of resources for the study of
Heritage Education and in programmes offering something for every age group, it
spans the 800 year history of the Beaulieu Estate.
The 2012 Education programme will include a number of
curriculum-based activities themed on the National Motor Museum’s exciting new
exhibition for 2012, Bond In Motion, which will showcase 50 vehicles from the
James Bond films.
Beaulieu also offers a number of Educational trips to its
sister attraction, Buckler’s Hard. This 18th century shipbuilding village is
situated on the banks of the Beaulieu River, and was used to build the ships
for Nelson’s fleet at Trafalgar. The Maritime Museum at Buckler’s Hard has
recently been re-displayed to offer a new interpretation of Buckler’s Hard and
the Beaulieu River, which has helped greatly to improve the quality of its
educational programmes.
For further information on educational visits to Beaulieu
and Buckler’s Hard, please visit www.beaulieu.co.uk/education
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