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Imagine Awards 2026

Thank you for your interest in Thornton Education Trust's (TET) Imagine Awards.

The Imagine Awards celebrates teachers who incorporate architecture and the wider built environment into their classroom teaching as part of the primary curriculum or built environment professionals who engage and collaborate with primary schools.

The awards aim to recognise the work that educationalists, teachers and built environment organisations are doing to help children and young people benefit from creative architectural learning and engagement in their built environment, within a school/curriculum setting. This includes supporting approaches aligned with the creative curriculum, which encourages cross-disciplinary, experiential learning that connects design, place and creativity.

This form is open to collaborators only.

Submissions will demonstrate a range of impacts such as giving children and young people greater agency in their lives and environment through introducing architecture into the teaching curriculum whether one-off or year on year through activities or schemes of work.

Winning initiatives will demonstrate best practice, engagement, impact and innovation.

Category:

This form is for submissions to the Collaboration Category only. This category recognises an individual or organisation that enriches classroom learning by bringing the built environment to life and supports educatotors.

If you wish to enter another category, please use the separate submission forms provided on the website.

Important reminders:
- Please save your form as you go — the save option is available at the end of the form
- Refer to our FAQs for guidance before submitting
- Submission deadline: Friday 19th June 2026
- Judging will take place shortly after the deadline, and shortlisted entries will be notified
Submission fee:

Please note that a submission fee applies per entry:
- £69.00 per entry for small not-for-profit organisations
- £149.00 per entry for built environment companies, developers, local authorities, and institutions
Award's ceremony:

Tickets for the Imagine Awards 2026 ceremony will be announced in June. For now, please keep the evening of Thursday 9th July free.

Your submisssion:

Don't worry if you can’t answer every question in full — judging is based on qualitative rather than strictly quantitative information.

Now, you can scroll down and start to complete your submission.

Note - if your organisation requires us to receive a purchase order from you to submit, please email us first at imagineprogramme@thorntoneducationtrust.org
1. Category - Collaboration
Collaboration*

Please fill in this form if you have collaborated with a primary school(s). This category recognises an individual or organisation that enriches classroom learning by bringing the built environment to life and supports educators.
2. About you
Full Name (application contact)*

First NameLast Name
Organisation*
Job Title*
E-mail*
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityCounty/Region

Postal CodeCountry
Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
3. About the activity
Which school(s) have you collaborated with?*
Who are the key project team members and their position*
Activity name*
Activity overview *
Please enter a short description of your lesson, activity or initiative
How many participants? *
Does your collaboration fit into one of our category themes? (if other, please specify)*

SustainabilityCitizenshipHeritageArchitecture 360 (cross-curriculum)STEMOther
Primary age group involved? (if other, please specify)*

Early years (0-5 years)Key Stage 1 (5-7 years)Key Stage 2 (7-11 years)Other
Length of activity*
One off activity, short term activity or long term engagement. Please be specific.
When did the activity take place?*
Please detail which year and term
How did you get involved with the school?*
Briefly explain the relationship between the collaborator and the school and where the activity developed from.
4. Activity purpose
Describe your activity in detail. Please explain your approach and the main goal of your activity?*
Which curriculum subject(s) if any, did the activity link to? (pick all that apply)*

MathsEnglishScienceGeographyHistoryArtDesign & TechnologyCitizenshipOutdoor learningOff curriculumOther
5. Delivery
Please explain how you delivered the activity. Which teaching methods were used and what buildings, objects or resources were utilised or created? *
Did you integrate the activity into the curriculum and how did you collaborate with teachers?*
If you did any research before the activity, please describe how the research shaped your approach.*
6. Evaluation
How has the activity supported the pupils, teacher and the school? What impact has the collaboration had on pupils and what skills have been learnt? Has the activity supported teachers, if so how? Is there a wider impact on the school and community? Did the project meet its goals? Please include any data or measurable outcomes that demonstrate impact.
7. Quote
Please provide a quote/reflection (if available, otherwise put N/A) on the impact and/or learnings of the activity from the pupils or teachers*
8. Funding and resources
How was the activity funded? Was this a standalone funded project or part of a larger funding programme? Please provide a break down of the funding parts.*
9. Reflections and learning
Reflecting on the collaboration, what have you learnt from this experience? Has it shaped future teaching methods or how you engage with pupils/teachers/schools going forwards? Has your involvement impacted your organisation and influenced future activities? And, if so, in which ways?*
Anything else you wish to add to your application?
10. Upload photos, resources etc
Supporting research and resources to share with teachers:

Upload a File
Please upload any supporting research or resources that you would be happy to share with teachers to help deliver more built environment education. This will be credited to you and added to our padlet to share with primary schools. Accepted formats: PDF, ZIP, MP3, MPG, AVI, JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF. Max file size: 20MB. Note: Selected images may be used for press and social media. Cancelof
Application supporting materials:

Upload a File
You may upload any other materials that you don’t want to be made public but aids your application. You may upload up to 6 pages (A4) of supporting documents, which can include evidence such as statistics, evaluation summaries, images, press coverage, and testimonials. Accepted formats: PDF, ZIP, MP3, MPG, AVI, JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF. Max file size: 20MB. Note: Selected images may be used for press and social media. Cancelof
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11. Award Details
Name to print on the Award Certificate*
Please be clear and include the school name and collaborator.
I hereby agree that the information provided on this entry is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. *

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12. Payment

1 x Entry - Not for Profits (and individuals absolutely not on behalf of any type of organisation)£69.00

1 x Entry - Built environment practices, development companies, local authorities and institutions£149.00

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1. Category - Collaboration

2. About you

3. About the activity

4. Activity purpose

5. Delivery

6. Evaluation

7. Quote

8. Funding and resources

9. Reflections and learning

10. Upload photos, resources etc

11. Award Details

12. Payment