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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 schools and teachers 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 Online Resources Category only. This category recognises high-quality digital tools that support imaginative and accessible built environment learning.

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

Important reminders:
- Submission is free for teachers and schools
- 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
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 imagine@thorntoneducationtrust.org
1. Category - Online Resources
Online Resources*

This category recognises high-quality digital tools that support imaginative and accessible built environment learning.
2. About you
Full Name (application contact)*

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

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityCounty/Region

Postal CodeCountry
Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
3. About the activity
Who created the resource and what is their name, job title, company?*
Name of resource*
Resource overview *
Please enter a short description of your resource
How many teachers/pupils have used the resource so far?*
Primary age group for resource? (if others, please specify)*

Early years (0-5 years)Key Stage 1 (5-7 years)Key Stage 2 (7-11 years)Other
Length of activity*
Briefly explain if the resource is aimed at supporting a one off lesson, short term activity or part of long term engagement. Please be specific.
When was the resource established?*
4. Resource purpose
Describe your resource in detail. Please explain your approach and the main goal? How does the resource support imaginative and accessible built environment learning?*
Which curriculum subject(s) if any, does the resource link to? (pick all that apply)*

MathsEnglishScienceGeographyHistoryArtDesign & TechnologyCitizenshipOutdoor learningOff curriculumOther
5. Activity delivery
Please explain how the resource is used and delivered?*
If you did any research before creating the resource, please describe how the research shaped your approach.
6. Lessons learnt
Were you able to do any evaluation of the resource, if so how? How has this supported pupils and teachers with imaginative and accessible built-environment learning? What have you learnt from this experience? What have you learnt from running this activity?*
7. Quote
Please provide a quote/reflection (if available, otherwise put N/A) on the impact and/or learnings of the resource from pupils/teachers?*
Anything else you wish to add to your application?
8. Upload photos, resources etc
Supporting research and resources to share with other 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
Key Image

Upload a File
Accepted formats: JPEG, PNG, PDF. Max file size: 2MB. Images may be used for press and social media. Cancelof
9. Award Details
Name to print on the Award Certificate*
Please be clear and include the teacher, job title, school name
I hereby agree that the information provided on this entry is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. *

Agree
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1. Category - Online Resources

2. About you

3. About the activity

4. Resource purpose

5. Activity delivery

6. Lessons learnt

7. Quote

8. Upload photos, resources etc

9. Award Details