Learning Advisory Service

The launch of the HHA’s Learning Advisory Service in 2006 represented a major step in the Association’s access and learning programme.  The Service helps HHA houses owners and managers to explore how their houses can be used to create stimulating and exciting learning environments.

It has been designed to provide tailored advice and guidance to houses wishing to explore their educational potential or to develop what they are already doing.  An important element lies in helping houses owners, staff and volunteers to further their own knowledge and understanding of heritage-related learning and the skills required to deliver it effectively.  It will address issues of capacity, working to share knowledge and expertise across the heritage sector, ultimately delivering learning and access opportunities to new audiences.
 

The Learning Advisory Service is the main outcome of a groundbreaking project  which the HHA undertook  with  English Heritage,  funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, to develop a series of  learning models designed to reach out to new audiences.  Twelve historic houses in the North West and South East took part in the project to help historic houses in independent ownership develop educational programmes and publications for school teachers and pupils, students in higher and further education, vocational trainees and informal and specialist learners.