LATEST NEWS
Posted 25/2/2005
HERO held a successful INSET day at Nottingham Castle using Journeys to Nottingham as a case study for thinking about Risk Assessment. Teachers had an opportunity to trial some of the activities related to the resource, including a journey on the Nottingham, supertram followed by an interactive walk from Welbeck Primary School to Nottingham Castle. HERO is very grateful for the support of Welbeck Primary School and of Martin Smith, Environmental and Outdoor Education Advisor for Nottingham City LEA.
Posted 14/2/2005
HERO is holding a training session for volunteers at Doddington Hall looking at ‘Collect/Conserve’, the resource that has been developed for and with the staff at Doddington. Volunteers will benefit from the expertise of Kevin Hicks who has developed the character of Edward Delaval for the resource.
Posted 14/2/2005
HERO is holding a training day for education volunteers and room steward at Kedleston hall on March 15th 2005. Attendees will be exploring the theme of ‘Communicating with Children and Young People’, using Kedleston Now!, the resource developed for Kedleston Hall, as a case study.
Posted: 29/1/2005
Throughout 2005 HERO will be holding INSET opportunities for teachers which will be fully funded with non contact time covered. Sessions often take a contemporary issue (e.g. risk assessment) and use a HERO education programme as a case study to facilitate understanding of this issue, thus giving teachers a hands on experience of he resource as well as further professional development in a broader context.
Posted: 21/1/2005
The HERO Project at Kedleston Hall is looking for Asian primary school teachers to support the development of the resource. Email hero@heritageeducationtrust.org.uk for more information
Posted 17/1/2005
HERO has set up “Kedleston Heroes”, a group of education volunteers supporting the development of the resource at Kedleston Hall. The group will develop handling collections and other resources to support the education pack. They will also benefit from training opportunities, including looking at the activities of the other four sites..
