Imagine Awards 2026
2026 Entries are now open!
Final Submission Deadline: Friday 19 June by midnight
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The Imagine Awards celebrates teachers and built environment professionals who incorporate architecture and the wider built environment into the primary curriculum.
By showcasing innovative teaching methods, the Imagine Awards encourages more educators to use the built environment as a tool for learning. By making a submission, you contribute to a growing resource bank that supports teachers and helps more children and young people explore and understand the built environment.
To access the submission form, simply click on 'Start your entry' under your preferred category. Got questions? Check out our FAQ section or reach out to us via email.
Categories open for teacher submissions
Categories open for built environment submissions
Teacher of the year
A teacher who brings creativity and curiosity into their teaching, helping pupils notice, explore and shape the world around them.
Citizenship
Recognising learning that encourages pupils to take pride in their school and community, and understand how places are designed and used.
Collaborator of the year
An individual or organisation that has made a real difference to schools by supporting inspiring, meaningful learning about places and spaces.
Collaborations
Celebrating partnerships that support schools, bringing new ideas, real-world experiences and inspiration into the classroom.
Heritage
Celebrating activities that help children explore their local area, uncover its stories, and connect the past with the present.
Recognising hands-on learning that uses building, designing and problem-solving to bring maths, science and technology to life.
Key Stage 2
Recognising engaging activities that help KS2 pupils explore, design and think about the spaces around them.
Sustainability
Celebrating everyday teaching that helps children care for their world, from green spaces to eco-friendly choices in their school and local area.
Architecture STEM
Architecture 360
Highlighting creative, cross-curricular projects where learning about buildings and places naturally links subjects across the curriculum.
Architecture SEND
Celebrating inclusive approaches that enable all learners to explore spaces, materials and design in ways that work for them.
Teacher of the year
Online Resources
Highlighting accessible and engaging digital tools that help teachers bring buildings, places and design into everyday lessons..