Learning Seminars - Wednesday 16 May
The Learning stream of seminars, which has been curated by Culture24, will be exploring the very latest in cultural learning. From adult learners and volunteers to teenagers and school children, these sessions will open up new possibilities and thinking for education departments.
All seminars are free of charge and places are issued at the Show on a first come, first served basis.
Curated by
Essex opens the day with a short journey through the needs of adult learners in museums and current policies which may influence those needs. Then discover how the Manchester Museum, with Imperial War Museum North, developed their award-winning In Touch Volunteer programme as a way to diversify their volunteer workforce and to engage more deeply with local communities.
Essex Havard, Campaigns and Fundraising Coordinator, NIACE; Anna Bunney, Curator of Public Programmes & Kate Glynn, Volunteer Coordinator, The Manchester Museum
11.10 - 11.50
Teams at English Heritage and The Wolverhampton Art Gallery have been working with young people on a range of projects with great success. Find out how young enterprise students created a brand new retail product for Stonehenge and how the Gallery’s ongoing Artforum project not only attracts young people through the doors but then embeds them within the life of the organisation.
Harriet Attwood, Education Manager South West, English Heritage; Jen Dooner, Outreach Worker, Wolverhampton Art Gallery
12.20 - 13.00
Making the most of Arts Award
Join the Arts Award team to find out how the award’s flexible framework can help you build relationships with young audiences aged 7 -25. Hear from Marina Castledine about the exciting new levels, Discover and Explore and also have the chance to hear from The Holburne Museum (Bath) about their experience of delivering Arts Award.
Dan Ellitts & Marina Castledine, Arts Award
13.30 - 14.10
Two themes for the price of one this time, though both are about more people doing more with more of your stuff! Jo explores how museums, archives and the heritage sector can open up their collections, from APIs to Wikis, and looks at the role education departments can play. John follows with a step-by-step guide to attracting and working effectively with older learners.
John Stevenson, Director, GEM (Group for Education in Museums); Jo Pugh, Education & Outreach, The National Archives
14.40 - 15.20
The Langley Academy is the first school in the UK to work towards embedding museum learning across the curriculum. Get the inside track on how the school is getting on and the impact of this approach. Also, from the other side of the fence, hear how one of the school’s local partners, the Oxford Museum of Natural History, provides support and how this has impacted upon their working practices.
Jenny Blay, Head of Museum Learning, The Langley Academy; Janet Stott, Head of Education, Oxford University Museum of Natural History
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