Local History Competition

Here are details of a competition from Teachers TV for the budding local historians reading: Come up with an innovative class project involving local buildings and you could win complete funding for it (PLUS a digital camera) in our Hidden House History competition. There's even an opportunity for pupils to win a new laptop and digital camera with their own innovative ideas.

Co-sponsored by The History Channel and Ancestry.co.uk the competition ties in with a range of fascinating programmes that can help actively engage pupils with local history.

Two examples are available online to give you some ideas and a bit of inspiration, as are links to top-notch resources and a number of short video clips with great tips on investigating the history of your local architecture and landscape.

Go to the Hidden House History homepage now to start planning a local excursion that could wake up the future historians, archaeologists  and archivists in your classroom. And don't forget the 30 June deadline – be sure to start brainstorming before the competition is history!