Award Winning Learning

Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge

The LOtC Quality Badge is a nationally recognised indicator of good quality educational provision. It is a national award combining the essential elements of provision- learning and safety- into an easily recognisable and trusted accreditation scheme for all types of learning outside the classroom provider organisation catering to children and young people throughout the UK.

"Well done to the learning team at GNM for providing an excellent education service to visiting schools and educational groups! The museum itself is a fantastic resource but it is the commitment and enthusiasm from the learning team that make it so successful. Feedback from teachers and visiting staff across is of a consistently high standard and as a result of this many schools are return visitors. They operate a very busy service but this does not affect standards. It was a great experience for me to meet staff who genuinely appear to love what they do and work together very well as a team. Keep up the fantastic work!" LoTC Assessor (Assessment Visit Report, February 23rd 2016).

The scheme is managed and developed by the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom

You can download our certificate here.


Sandford Award

The Sandford Award is an independently assessed, quality assured assessment of formal, curriculum-aligned heritage learning. Recognition is also given to informal learning such as family programmes and outreach.

Held between 2015 and 2020.