Thank you to all the teachers who helped us hone the new GCSE resources for Thackray Medical Museum.   The new specifications for History GCSE prompted Thackray Medical Museum to review its offer. Innovate Educate Ltd carried out consultation with teachers to...

A child-friendly museum I’m lucky to work the length and breadth of the UK and I get to visit some great galleries and heritage organisations. I’m particularly interested in how these organisations engage children and young people, both on school visits...

We had a lot of fun working with a primary and a secondary school in Withernsea. The role was described as that of animateur, a first for us. The brief was to work with young people to generate a creative...

Employers are increasingly looking for skills in creativity, team working and problem-solving. To help fill this need, innovative educators are including art and design in science education.   Successful scientists have always been creative thinkers. Since 2010, the government’s plan for education...

A question that often pops up in consultation projects is why some schools visit a heritage venue and some don’t. In any consultation the most honest answers tend to come from children. My reports for venues generally contain the words:...

A lot of our work is in the county of Lincolnshire. We recently had the pleasure of working with teachers, children and project managers from East Lindsey District Council and Natural England on an HLF funded project in the Lincolnshire Coastal...