GEM has teamed up with the Heritage Education Trust to deliver a practical session looking at the six guiding principles of the Sandford Award. These principles underpin the award assessment, providing a framework for improvement and development. The next round of applications opens on Monday 5th December 2022. Join this free session to learn more about the assessment criteria and hear from the current award recipients to enhance your application.

This free session will provide a number of case studies from current award recipients and top tips from the volunteer assessors. Michael Maddison, Chair of the Heritage Education Trust, will provide an overview of the Sandford Award and recent developments, demonstrating how the award supports heritage professionals to be advocates for learning.

Over 500 organisations have received the Sandford quality assurance award since the scheme began in 1978, join this session to find out more about how you can use the Sandford award to chart the progress of your learning service in this lively interactive session.