Opening Doors | Learning in the Historic Environment

Chairman's foreword

Preface

Summary

Recommendations

A The character of the historic environment
	A1 Definitions of heritage

	A2 Changing approaches to heritage and its interpretation

	A3 Special characteristics of the historic environment

	A4 What historic sites can offer to learners

	A5 Issues in presenting the historic environment
B The historic environment and the public
	B1 Visitor numbers

	B2 Interest in history and archaeology

	B3 Heritage learning – a story of growth?
C Survey of sites (Alan Kirwan)
	C1 Background

	C2 Findings
D Users
	D1 Schools

	D2 Secondary education

	D3 Teacher education

	D4 Higher and further education

	D5 Vocational training

	D6 Lifelong learning
E Changing approaches to learning
	E1 The place of the historic environment within national curricula

	E2 Cross-curricular approaches

	E3 Living History

	E4 Hidden Stories

	E5 Information and communications technology in the heritage environment

	E6 ICT

	E7 Printed publications

	E8 Studying architecture

	E9 Involving the public in conservation and restoration

	E10 Use of documents and archives

	E11 Involvement of local communities

	E12 Art activities and creativity

	E13 Summer and day camps
F Organisational and financial issues
	F1 Funding and fund-raising

	F2 Education staffing

	F3 Volunteers

	F4 Guides and room stewards

	F5 Partnerships

	F6 Assessment and evaluation

	F7 Transport

	F8 Marketing
G Sectors within the historic environment
	G1 Places of worship

	G2 Archaeological sites

	G3 Historic houses

	G4 Industrial, maritime and transport sites

	G5 Townscapes and designed landscapes sites
H Summary of organisations and their current activities
	H1 Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), England

	H2 Department for Education and Skills (DfES), England

	H3 Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)

	H4 English Heritage

	H5 Scottish Executive and Historic Scotland

	H6 Welsh Assembly and Cadw

	H7 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)

	H8 National Trust for England, Wales and Northern Ireland

	H9 National Trust for Scotland (NTS)

	H10 Conservation bodies

	H11 Heritage Education Trust

	H12 Historic Houses Association

Appendix 1 - Research methodology

Appendix 2 - Advisory committee

Appendix 3 - Colloquia

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