For many museums, learning is at the heart of its purpose. Together we will make connecting with secondary schools less daunting with a whistlestop view of schools today in a post-COVID world. We will navigate through what is needed to succeed in museum learning, how to support school communities, and how to build and maintain positive relationships and partnerships for the long term. Find out where the 2025 Curriculum Review is and ideas for sustainable curriculum links.
This session is for small to medium-sized museums to explore how to create a learning programme for schools from scratch or reimagine a new offer. Find out what secondary schools really want from museums, how to encourage bookings and how to ensure your unique offer is well received. We will also cover encouraging and planning for behaviours. Zoom breakout rooms will be used for discussions and activities in small groups.
Who should attend?
This session is aimed at community or volunteer-led museums that may have tried a
primary-based offer and are starting a secondary school learning offer from scratch or
have had one in the past
What will you learn?
By the end of the session, you should be able to:
- Understand the needs of secondary schools today and how you might help meet those
needs and attract them - Know more about the National Curriculum for 11-18 through an overview and how the 2025
Curriculum Review is shaping up - Begin to explore how your collection might fit within the curriculum, ready for a team
approach back at your organisation - Be able to identify good (and not so good!) practice in museum and heritage learning for
schools and know when you have succeeded
How does this meet the Accreditation standard?
8 Understand and develop your audiences
About the trainer
Helen is the founding Director and consultant for Culture Force, supporting national, regional and independent museums with their learning, interpretation, and workforce development. A highlight includes Leonardo 500 secondary and primary school resources for their long-standing and valued client the Royal Collection Trust.
With 20 years of experience as an Education Manager for museums and heritage organisations, beginning at Brunel’s SS Great Britain, Helen led the museum to gain multiple awards, including her team collecting a regional ‘Volunteers for Museum Learning Award’ from the British Museum and Marsh Charitable Trust.
An advocate for volunteering, Helen is a former trustee of arts organisations, a mentor for GEM and an assessor for the Heritage Education Trust (The Sandford Award).
With recent experience in the secondary classroom, Helen is a qualified secondary school teacher specialising in interschool and whole initiatives for more able students, so she can help with partnerships. A Development Coach, Helen, warmly invites delegates to share their experiences.
Contact details
Email: museum.development@bristol.gov.uk
Phone: Jenni Orme, Senior Museum Development Programme Officer - 07824 165063
How will this session be delivered and what equipment do I need?
This session will be delivered online using Zoom a cloud based video conferencing service. The service is free to use, all you need is either a laptop, tablet/ iPad or phone. Your device will need to be able to stream video and sound. If you are using a laptop you can simply connect via your web browser. If using a tablet/ iPad or phone you will need to download the app (free to download) to connect to the session. Full instructions on how to join the session will be issued direct to the email address provided at the point of booking before the session takes place.
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