The Strategic Commissioning Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme 2009-11 has provided over 4000 opportunities across the nine regions of England, to enable the cultural sector to gain further skills, knowledge and experience, helping to deliver quality programmes for children and young people.
Seminars, workshops, advice surgeries and networking events have been offered to museum, archive and other cultural educators, as well as to the wider children's workforce, to strengthen the role of museums, galleries and archives in the delivery of the Children's Agenda. Participation in these activities has been subsidised through the Strategic Commissioning Programme, and many are offered free or at a greatly reduced cost.
The CPD programme has been framed around the Common Core Framework of Skills, developed in consultation with the Children's Workforce & Development Council, to support the development of key skills for sector staff working with children and young people.
Continuing Professional Development offers 2010-11
Supporting pupils' literacy
Museum and archives are helping children and young people to develop literacy skills with inspiration from their collections, in partnership with other cultural sector and children's workforce providers. The MLA Strategic Commissioning CPD programme funded a series of exciting professional development offers, including the National Literacy Trust's 'Talk for Writing' training, Sarah Wilkie Consulting's 'Read the Past, Write the Future' series, and training input for teachers, museums and archives through the British Library's 'Literature in Context' project.
Click here for information - Education development: literacy and literature
Commissioning for Changing Times
Campaign for Learning's free training events - Commissioning for Changing Times - took place across regions of England. This training provided organisations working across these sectors a practical insight into what commissioning is, why it's important, and how it can be an essential 'tool' to help your organisation be sustainable through a tough economic climate. An online pack and snapshot guide are now available to download.
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Developing audiences in your region
A range of training opportunities focusing on working with young audiences across museums, archives and the wider cultural sector were made available across the regions. Training offers included an introduction to the 'Hear by Right' self-assessment tool, working with Looked After Children, Family Learning, Work Based Learning and other approaches to engaging 14-19 year olds and other young people.
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Safeguarding the welfare of the child
The NSPCC offered 1:1 and 2:1 advice sessions for cultural sector staff to support the effective safeguarding of children and young people in their working environments. Building on the MLA NSPCC Safeguarding Guidance document, a supplementary bulletin is now available to download.
Click here for information - http://www.mla.gov.uk/what/programmes/commissioning/CPD/safeguarding_welfare.
Leadership Development and Inspiring Learning for All
A series of training events focusing on the Inspiring Learning for All (ILFA) framework and Leadership Development provided inspiration and support with planning and evaluation. A sample of the training resources provided are now available to download.
Click here for information - http://www.mla.gov.uk/what/programmes/commissioning/CPD/leadership_further_professional_development.