Services & Skills | Historic England

Education

Find out about our inspiring education and work experience resources for pupils and teachers to learn about their local and national heritage.

Educational Images
A collection of Educational Images from the Historic England Archive
Teaching Activities
Teaching Activities provide a selected image supported by a teaching idea and associated downloadable resources.
Heritage Schools
Find out about our Heritage Schools programme, helping school children across the country learn about their local heritage and its significance.
Work Experience
Our virtual work experience programme for young people aged 15 and over.

Learn about Historic England grant schemes and other funding available.

Our Grant Schemes
Our grants are an essential part of our work to protect the nation's heritage.
Visit Grant-Aided Places
You can visit any of the hundreds of historic properties we have grant-aided in England.
Our Grant Priorities
Read about our grant priorities. Grant applications are assessed against our priorities as well as individual scheme criteria.
Other Grants
Find out about other possible sources of funding.

Historic environment specialist training, CPD and skill development opportunities to understand, protect and conserve historic places.

Training
Online and blended courses including Heritage for Planners: Essentials and Historic Environment Management, plus core skills and technical topics.
Work-Based Training
Details of work-based training opportunities including Heritage Apprenticeships and our scheme to increase workforce diversity in the sector.
Heritage Skills & CPD
How to find support from across the sector to develop your heritage skills.

Find out about the services we offer to support people involved in managing change to the historic environment.

Find out how we can help you to unlock the economic potential of a historic site in your area with our Heritage Action Zones scheme.

High Streets Heritage Action Zones
Funding to find new ways to champion and revive our historic high streets through the High Streets Heritage Action Zones scheme.
Heritage Action Zones: Breathing New Life Into Old Places
This initiative harnesses our extensive and wide-ranging expertise to help breathe new life into unloved places and achieve sustainable growth.