Children and young people

This HLF-supported project took on seven trainees in 2011 for 12 months of work-based training focusing on heritage building skills and historic landscape management.

Following the unexpected discovery of a Late Bronze Age tanged chisel and knife blade, a rapid archaeological assessment identified the site as an extremely rare, intact Bronze Age burial mound at Bolton-le-Sands.

Outside their lesson time, a group of students investigated the lives of people from Havant during the First World War and created a film, website and book.

LGBT+ young people in Wiltshire explore fashion and identity.

Young people from the communities of Muirhouse and Pilton in Edinburgh have been exploring the traditions and evolution of travelling circuses.

A group of young people from a local school worked with Bradford UNESCO City of Film (BUCF) to plan and deliver a heritage project alongside Bradford Industrial Museum, National Media Museum and Yorkshire Film Archive.

Young people researched the experiences and impact of Birmingham's migrants and discovered what it means to be British.

By exploring beyond nursing, young people from Bradford have discovered the range of women’s experiences and contributions in the First World War to create an inspiring publication.

Young people from Fareham researched and curated an exhibition exploring the relationship between technology and teenagers since the 1960s.

Young people from Midland Actors Theatre joined the Library of Birmingham to explore and share the 160-year history of New Street Station.

Students collected stories and discovered what life was like being blind or partially sighted in the past.

The Mental Health, Past, Present, Future project is exploring the history of mental health treatment for young people.