North East England Cultural Observatory

Engaging Places, a built environment education project, involved a major new research project in 2007 from the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) looking at the supply and demand of built environment education in Schools.  This research was developed by DCMS and DCSF in association with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and English Heritage, together with a wide range of learning providers and schools. The research helped Engaging Places to identify practical approaches to make schools more aware of what can be achieved by engaging with buildings and places.

This research for Engaging Places is now available.

1. NFER Engaging Places Research Summary : Research into the supply and demand of Built Environment Education in Schools
   
   
2. Research synthesis PDF (92kb): Engaging Places research summary. Bridging the Gap: A synthesis of research into the supply and the demand of built environment education in schools
   
   
3. Research with Teachers, Head teachers and School Governors : Teachers research report
   
   
4. Research with Heritage and Built Environment Learning Providers : Final Report - An investigation into the provision of built environment education to schools in London, the South East and Yorkshire and the Humber