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Object of the Heritage Education Trust
To enable the public in general and young people in particular to learn about history, art, architecture and other subjects through engagement with historic buildings and sites, museums, landscapes, parks and gardens, cultures and traditions. In particular, the Trust seeks to achieve this through assessment for the Sandford Award and the dissemination of good practice in heritage education.
Championing high-quality heritage learning
The Heritage Education Trust exists to champion high-quality heritage learning and to support heritage organisations in delivering engaging, inspiring and inclusive learning experiences. We do this through the Sandford Award, our flagship programme, which has been running for decades and is respected across the heritage learning sector as a trusted, independent mark of quality.
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The Sandford Award
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Award holders
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2025 award winners
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How to Enter
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Sandford Award criteria
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Assessment process
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Meet our Assessors
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Resources
Object of the Heritage Education Trust
To enable the public in general and young people in particular to learn about history, art, architecture and other subjects through engagement with historic buildings and sites, museums, landscapes, parks and gardens, cultures and traditions.
Volunteer
Independent champions of heritage learning quality
“For almost 50 years, the Sandford Award has recognised a huge variety of education programmes at hundreds of heritage sites across the British Isles. We are looking forward to building on this success in the years to come by continuing to broaden the reach of the scheme and celebrating many more heritage education heroes.”
– Tracy Borman, OBE, Chief Executive, Heritage Education Trust
Contact us
For enquiries or to register your interest in applying for a Sandford Award, please get in touch.