360° AWARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN EDUCATION

The 360° Awards were open to secondary school teachers of any subject in the south west who focus on architecture and/or the built environment in some way in their delivery of the curriculum.

This pilot scheme aimed to celebrate and reward the work of teachers who are helping young people to better understand the world in which they live by raising awareness of the places and spaces that surround them.

Twenty two applications were received from Geography, History, Art and Design, Design and Technology, Citizenship and Dance teachers, from all across the region. They were assessed according to several criteria – educational value, curriculum relevance, impact and best practice. The judges were impressed by the creativity and diversity of the projects and, after much deliberation, agreed on seven runners up who each received an award of £500, and one overall winner who received an award of £1500 to further the good work of their department.

Overall Winner:

Stoke Damerel Community College, Plymouth – Citizenship project in partnership with Plymouth Museum.

Runners up:

Sheldon School, Swindon
Torquay Grammar School for Girls
Stoodley Knowle School, Torquay
Wyvern Community College, Weston-Super-Mare
Patchway Community College, Bristol
Oldfield School, Bath
Monks Park School, Bristol

The 360° Awards scheme is an exciting new initiative by CABE Education in partnership with Arts Council England and the Architecture Centre, Bristol.

For more information, see www.cabe-education.org.uk