Cannock Chase Council is pleased to announce that the Museum of Cannock Chase has bee awarded the Sandford Award for Heritage Education.

Heritage organisations are assessed for this award every five years and to achieve it, have to show continuous high quality and improvement in education provision for schools.

The museum has previously won the award in 1998 and 2003 and to win it again had to demonstrate not only that it continues to meet the high standards set by the Heritage Educaiton Trust, but also that they have improved on previous work.

The judges commented that 'the success of the Cannock Chase Museum has much to do with the way in which all staff support each other in the presentation of the education programme. Good and productive links with LEA teachers and advisors and networking with relevant organisations ensure a strong commitment to the delivery of the National Curriculum in accordance with QCA guidleines.'

Date Created:21/01/2009 09:02:25 | Last Modified:21/01/2009 13:23:59