Attainment through Archaeology (AtA) aims to engage and connect young people with their local heritage, raising aspirations for work and further learning, developing new skills and knowledge while improving health and wellbeing within a supportive, outdoor learning environment.
What is AtA?
Archaeology Scotland’s Attainment through Archaeology programme uses hands-on archaeology activities to tackle the attainment gap and support skills development. Through archaeology young people can develop transferable skills for learning, life and work, while improving their confidence and self-esteem. It gives them the opportunity to work alongside professional archaeologists and apply curriculum learning in a real world context.
How does it work?
AtA workshops are developed and run by professional archaeologists from Archaeology Scotland and are tailored to meet the needs of learners. Workshops are delivered as one off taster workshops or five and ten session programmes.
AtA Activities
AtA activities may include: Desk-based Assessment, Excavation, Historic Building Recording, Walkover Survey, Graveyard Survey and Heritage Interpretation. Participants will be introduced to the tools and techniques used by professional archaeologists to perform these tasks. Through hands-on activities, young people will go on to develop these skills themselves.
Costs
AtA sessions may be linked to funded projects which means we can offer them to schools with no charge. If no project funding is available, there will be a charge for these workshops. Please contact us for details.
For more information take a look at our AtA guide and check out the case studies.
